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Responsible use of digital technology:
I teach at Te Kura - The Correspondence School, Wellington, New Zealand. Te Kura is distance education providing school which is implementing online learning delivery project. From the beginning of 2018 school year, Te Kura will deliver all the learning online (from junior level to NCEA Level 3) through Te Kura Online Teaching and Learning Environment (OTLE).At present OTLE consists of discussion forum for interactions between students and teachers. Students submit their completed school work through OTLE Dropbox function and teachers provide feedback on their work through the same Dropbox. It also consists of other functions like e-mail and pager for student teacher interactions.
To manage its online learning delivery and potential challenges Te Kura has developed policies and procedures for its teaching and learning communities - Responsible use of ICT at Te Kura as well as Te Kura Cyber Safety Incident Handling Procedures. This information along with Te Kura Cyber Safety Incident Form are published on Te Kura Intranet, for staff. And the information for learning community is published on Te Kura Website Te Kura enrolment Terms and conditions along with the information about Learn Cyber safety which also includes links to NetSafe as well as Hectorsworld. Guide lines are also included in terms and conditions in Te Kura enrolment form. Te Kura OTLE information HUB also has a complete unit on responsible use of digital technology, cyber citizenship and cyber Safety, available for learning community. (Some of the information and documents can’t be linked to this post as they are stored in secured space – intranet and OTLE). These approaches are underpinned by the idea that cyber citizenship is a shared responsibility of the school, educators, students, families and whanau as well as wider learning community.
However the risk of an incident occurring exists, there for it is important that the school has developed and implemented an incident response plan.
Teachers certificated to practice in New Zealand are committed to the attainment of the highest standards of professional service in the promotion of learning by those they teach, mindful of the learner's ability, cultural background, gender, age or stage of development.
This complex professional task is undertaken in collaboration with colleagues, learners, parents/guardians and family/whānau, as well as with members of the wider community.
(Code of Ethics for NZ Certificated Teachers)
Potential ethical dilemma in my practice linked to digital or online access or activity
How the potential issue would be addressed if it occurred in my practice:Te Kura Online Teaching and Learning Environment (OTLE) carries a risk of potential misconduct or an incident through its interactive functions: Discussion Forum, e-mail, Pager and Dropbox. Te Kura students submit their completed school work by uploading it onto OTLE Dropbox. A student can upload an inappropriate image onto Dropbox. If or when this incident occurs, the teacher involved, has to follow Te Kura cyber safety incident response plan. The focus is to respond in such a way so that:
• the situation is not escalated or made worse
• student and teacher safety is maintained
• student distress is minimised
Staff involved and dealing with the incident should focus more on the misconduct of the student and less on the digital tools and technology involved. It is also important that the integrity of the OTLE Dropbox function and the image file should be maintained for gathering the evidence.
The incident must be reported to relevant team leader, curriculum leader, OTLE manager and Te Kura Information Resource Group (IRG) manager, followed by completing and submitting Te Kura cyber safety incident form. The teacher involved must discuss the incident with the group of Te Kura staff listed above and depending on the nature and seriousness of the incidence, the group will follow Te Kura cyber safety incident handling policies and procedures to decide on the outcome and further actions. As Te Kura is a distance education provider, the regional manager involved will contact and deal with the student involved and their whanau. If necessary the incident will be reported to Police.
References:
Code of Ethics for Certificated Teachers:http://www.educationcouncil.org.nz/content/code-of-ethics-certificated-teachers-0
Guidelines on Ethical Use of Social Media
http://www.teachersandsocialmedia.co.nz/guidelines-ethical-use-social-media
Digital technology: Safe and responsible use in schools:
http://www.education.govt.nz/assets/Documents/School/Managing-and-supporting-students/DigitalTechnologySafeAndResponsibleUseInSchs.pdf
NetSafe: https://www.netsafe.org.nz/the-netsafe-kit-for-schools/
Applied and Professional Ethics, GÖRAN COLLSTE, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden: http://web.usm.my/kajh/vol19_1_2012/KAJH19_1_2012_2.pdf
Teacher Ethics Videos:
https://app.themindlab.com/media/7318/view
Ethical and Professional Dilemmas for Educators:
https://app.themindlab.com/media/12731/view
Teacher commitment to Parents/Guardians and Family/Whānau
https://app.themindlab.com/media/12729/view
Te Kura Responsible ICT Use – Procedures for staff
Te Kura Cyber Safety Incident Form (both are stored in Te Kura internal secured space)
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