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Using Material from The Le@rning Federation:
Government Schools and Licences A & E -
 What can I do? 

Q. Why should I choose TLF materials rather than commercially available content?

Materials from TLF are specifically designed for the educational purposes of Australian and New Zealand schools.  In addition, your education department has obtained a licence to use TLF materials so that when you use this material there is no further charge to your organization.  Using TLF material helps reduce copyright costs to schools as well as providing imaginative, high quality resources for schools.

Q. Where can I look to get an idea of the type of materials available from TLF?

Examples of material published by TLF are “showcased” on the TLF website: 
http://www.thelearningfederation.edu.au/tlf2/

Q. Where can I access TLF materials?

TLF materials are available through your state or territory education department “portal”, for example, The Learning Place in Queensland, TaLe in New South Wales, DigiLearn (Department of Education, Victoria) and myclasses under each school’s website (Australian Capital Territory).  To find out more about TLF activities in your state or territory visit the TLF website: http://www.thelearningfederation.edu.au/tlf2/showMe.asp?nodeID=52

Q. How can I identify TLF materials in curriculum resources on our education portal?

TLF Materials are generally identified by the TLF logo and accompanying TLF information.

TLF material is also marked with a unique “object number” which is displayed in the title bar of your browser (e.g. Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox) when you view the item.  In addition, a “Conditions of Use” statement always appears in the “footer” of TLF materials.

Q. Are TLF materials included in copyright costs paid by schools to the Copyright Agency Limited (CAL)?

No, TLF materials are made available to your education department without charge under a range of licences.  No further payment needs to be made to copyright owners via CAL.

Q. Is there a limit on the amount of TLF material I can copy or communicate?

No.  There is no limit to the amount of material you can copy and communicate (for example, by placing it on an intranet) under TLF licences. However, you may not communicate TLF material outside of your school or education department secure intranet.  You may not, for example, place TLF material on a publicly accessible website or email it to a person outside of your education department.

Q. What licences does TLF offer to government education departments?

Licence A (for the use of “TLF Content”) and Licence E (for the use of “Non -TLF Content”) apply Government Education Departments and the Ministry of Education, New Zealand, and their respective schools.

Q. What do the terms "TLF Content" and "Non-TLF Content" mean?

The term “TLF Content” refers to materials that have been produced by TLF (or its contractors such as multimedia developers).  TLF owns the copyright in this material.

“Non-TLF Content” refers to pre-existing material that TLF has licensed from other producers such as cultural and scientific institutions, commercial photo libraries and news sources. Copyright in this material is not owned by TLF.

Q. How are TLF materials provided to schools?

TLF materials are provided to schools in electronic form as “digital resources” and “learning objects”. 

Digital resources” are single items sourced from key cultural and scientific institutions in Australia and New Zealand. Digital resources include film, animations, documents, photos, maps, posters, line drawings, audio music files, speeches and broadcasts. They are most often simple items that contain very little or no interactivity and are not linked to specific learning outcomes.

“Learning objects” are interactive multimedia curriculum resources designed to support teaching and learning in Australian and New Zealand schools.

Q. Can we make TLF materials available on our publicly accessible website?

No.  You need to ensure that TLF materials are not publicly accessible.  They can only be made available to schools which are part of your education department on a secure intranet.

Q. How can we use TLF materials?

You are able to download, copy, print, and communicate (eg email, place on school Intranet) TLF materials. This applies to both TLF and Non-TLF Content. You can, for example, email a digital resource to another teacher at your school or within your department or place it on your secure school intranet.  Material can also be copied to CD-ROMs and DVDs for use within your school or by students at home but must not be made available to other parties.

Q. Can we provide parents and students access to TLF materials?

Yes. A parent, guardian or tutor assisting a student is permitted to access TLF materials at home from your department’s education portal or your school’s secure intranet.

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