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Ethics of teaching with social media

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conference contribution
posted on 2014-01-01, 00:00 authored by M Henderson, Glenn AuldGlenn Auld, N F Johnson
This paper goes beyond the commonly held concerns of Internet safety, such as cyberbullying. Instead, it explores the ethical dilemmas we face as teachers when using social media, in particular social networks, in the classroom. We believe old ideas of respect and culture of care for children and young people need to be reconstructed around new media. This paper draws on the authors’ experience in teaching with, and researching students’ use of, social media in the classroom. In this paper we explore the ethical issues of consent, traceability, and public/private boundaries. We tackle the complex issue of the rights around virtual identities of the students followed by a discussion on the ethics of engaging students in public performance of curriculum and their lives. Finally we discuss the ethical dilemma involved in recognising and responding to illicit activity. While we reflect on our own response to these dilemmas and propose a dialogic process as the way forward, we also return to the argument that the e ethical choices are dilemmas in which most, if not all, options are unpalatable or impracticable.

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Event

Australian Computers in Education. Conference (26th : 2014 : Adelaide, S. A.)

Pagination

1 - 7

Publisher

Australian Computers in Education Conference

Location

Adelaide, S. A.

Place of publication

[Adelaide, S. A.]

Start date

2014-09-30

End date

2014-10-03

ISBN-13

9780646920955

ISBN-10

0646920952

Language

Eng

Publication classification

E1 Full written paper - refereed

Copyright notice

2014, Australian Computers in Education Conference

Editor/Contributor(s)

T Sweeney, S Urban

Title of proceedings

ACEC 2014 : Now it’s personal : Australian Computers in Education 2014 conference

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