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ERIC Number: EJ1140894
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Jul
Pages: 22
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1537-2456
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Privacy in Educational Use of Social Media in the U.S.
Marek, Michael W.; Skrabut, Stan
International Journal on E-Learning, v16 n3 p265-286 Jul 2017
Few scholarly publications have addressed in detail the question of student privacy when using social media for classroom educational activities. This study combined qualitative and conceptual methodologies to explore the implications of privacy law on learning activities, using the strict Family Educational Rights Privacy Act (FERPA) in the United States as a case in point. The authors used a Google search to find .edu web pages addressing "FERPA" and "social media." The resulting typology showed few educational institutions addressing privacy in classroom use of social media. A synthesis of 15 themes and notable statements from 208 institutions is provided, along with recommendations for specific guidance that higher education institutions should provide with respect to privacy in classroom use of social media. The authors conclude that the enthusiasm of higher education faculty around the world for the affordances of social media platforms as learning tools versus the limited attention devoted to social media privacy by institutional policy, in the United States at least, appears to represent multiple disconnects between the academic and administrative perspectives.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act 1974
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