Jisc legal hot e-safety topics

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28/11/2013 Login to e-‐Safety

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Have you contacted Jisc Legal before?

A.  Yes, regularly B.  Sometimes C.  Occasionally D.  Who?

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About Jisc Legal

» Role: To avoid legal issues becoming a barriers to the use of technology in tertiary education » Information Service: We cannot take decisions for you when you are faced with a risk

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How do you rate e-‐safety in your college?

A.  Excellent B.  Good with some room for

improvement C.  Satisfactory D.  Lots to improve on E.  Help!

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Why Does It Matter?

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FB Comments Result in sacking

Think Before You Tweet or Risk Arrest

Tighter control for internet sites after suicide

Social network is social nightmare

10 legal risks of using Twitter Teacher in FB Meltdown

How to Defuse the e-Safety Time Bomb

Disciplinary action for tweet

Cyberbullying and cyber-blackmail on the rise


Meeting Your Duties Statutory: »  Education Acts »  Equality Act 2010 »  Data Protection Act 1998

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Common Law: »  Duty of care:

Take all reasonable steps to ensure ‘safety’ (behaviours and systems) and minimise risk


Personal vs Professional

»  Risky? »  Worth it? »  What’s all the fuss about?

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Scenarios….. »  Mrs Nelson posted on Facebook a photo of herself on the beach in a bikini…..

»  Mr Cohen ‘likes’ the photo of Lucy being drunk…

»  Tweet – I hate my job!

»  Mr McGhee is gay – it says so in his profile!

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A learner sends you a friend request on Facebook. What do you do? A.  Accept B.  Refuse C.  Accept on condition… D.  Speak to other staff and see what they do E.  Not sure

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Reasonable? »  Be proactive »  Policy and procedures (e-‐Safety, AUP) »  Clear roles and responsibilities »  Keep context in mind and risk in perspective

»  Response: immediate, consistent and fair

»  Dissemination and review »  Clear and concise incident report system

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Reasonable? »  Embed risk assessment strategies into everyday practice

»  Schedule training & education programme for learners

»  Regularly monitor your e-‐Safety measures and policies

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Next steps?

A.  Congratulations all round B.  Start a conversation C.  Update policies and/or

procedures D.  Contact Jisc Legal E.  Point at someone else –

it’s his/her problem!

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