Presenter
Licheng Li is a student at Thompson Rivers University
Session Description
In response to the 2020 worldwide COVID-19, most higher education institutions pivoted to Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT). This sudden transition urged the integration and growth in educational technology adoption even though issues in relation to online privacy and surveillance were minimally understood by students and instructors (Szcyrek & Stewart, 2022). To understand student perceptions of online privacy and the security of their personal information when using the technology in the context of emergency remote teaching, I conducted a research study to explore how graduate students experienced privacy during ERT.
In this project, students reported that though they are concerned with their online privacy and the security of personal information, they are also willing to take the risk of data disclosure to utilize various online tools, including learning management systems and social media for purposes of learning. However, students did expect that institutions were protecting their data and ensuring their privacy when they were studying. This finding was supported by Stewart et al. (2023) who also highlighted that not only the students, but also the instructors, expected the institutions to do more to protect student data. When selecting online tools, instructors need to consider whether the tool will affect students’ privacy, where the data is being stored, what access the third party has, and if student information is shared between systems. In this session I will share the results of my research, and will also highlight some tools and strategies for instructors considering using tools in their own classrooms.
Session Materials and Files
- Slides (.pdf)