Activity 5: Legal and ethical contexts in my digital practice
I think when considering an ethical dilemma that I am likely to face in the further, the use of social media is the one that springs to mind. The dilemma in the Teacher Ethics Video (2016) by Cenelearning, I think is all too real. I agreed with Hall’s ideas that teachers need to conduct themselves in ethical ways and they need to be accountable for their actions. I think the challenge is that we communicate digitally and publicly. That’s ok, until... it isn’t. So here is the issue: a staff member posts images of themselves intoxicated on facebook with the comment needed a blow out after a tough week at school, they have parents of the school as friends who see the images. The questions to consider are: Is it ok for teachers to have parents as friends? Is it ok for teachers to post intoxicated images on facebook? However, on the other hand, teachers have a right to a private life, and the drinking was outside of school hours. ...