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Have you contacted Jisc Legal before?
A. Yes, regularly B. Sometimes C. Occasionally D. Who?
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Jisc Legal – e-‐Safety Hot Topics 28/11/2013
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
Jisc Legal – e-‐Safety Hot Topics 28/11/2013
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
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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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Jisc Legal’s e-‐Safety Top Ten Tips
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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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Jisc Legal’s e-‐Safety Top Ten Tips
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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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