Fair Use 3.1.2

• How does an understanding of Fair Use affect one’s role as an online instructor? It is extremely important that educators are aware and understand the restrictions of Fair Use.  However, it is vital that an online instructor understand Fair Use.  Since they do not have normal face-to-face instruction time, many of the students' resources will be delivered and found on the internet.  By understanding Fair Use, online instructors can better determine what resources they can distribute to their students.  By looking at the 4 factors mentioned (purpose of the use, nature of the work, amount and substantiality of the portion to the whole, and the effect of the use on the market), teachers can know what resources they can provide to their students. 
• How do Fair Use and the TEACH Act correlate to the delivery of reliable content?  I think these things have high correlation.  If a resource contains reliable content, it will most likely have some sort of copyright license associated with it.  As a result, teachers want to use this material linked with the Fair Use and TEACH Act in their classrooms.  We would be limited to resources we could incorporate to meet the learning needs of our students.