aculty and staff, I have not see a lot in the area of actual examples.
So I took it upon myself to try to create one, which I offer below, with =
the full knowledge that this group will provide me with gracious, honest =
feedback. My hope is that perhaps this will jump start an ISED discussion=
and suggestions for improvements
that will result in a policy I can bring to our faculty and administratio=
n, so as you can see I have an ulterior motive! :-)
Suggested Guidelines for Faculty and Staff Use of Social Networks*
1. COURSE USE OF SOCIAL NETWORKING: In order to provide equal, age-approp=
riate access for students to course materials, faculty should limit class=
activities to school-sanctioned online tools. New social networking tool=
s and features are being
continually introduced which may or may not be appropriate for course use=
. The same care must be taken in choosing such tools as other tools and s=
upport materials.
2. MODEL APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR: Exercise appropriate discretion when using=
social networks for personal communications (friends, colleagues, parent=
s, former students, etc.) with the knowledge that adult behavior on socia=
l networks may be used as a model
by our students.
3. FRIENDING ALUMNI: Accept social network friend requests only with alum=
ni over the age of 18. Do not initiate friend contacts with alumni.
4. UNEQUAL RELATIONSHIPS: Understand that the uneven power dynamics of th=
e school, in which adults have authority over former students, continues =
to shape those relationships.
5. OTHER FRIENDS: Remind all other members of your network of your positi=
on as an educator whose profile may be accessed by current or former stud=
ents, and to monitor their posts to your network accordingly. Conversely,=
be judicious in your postings to
all friends sites, and act immediately to remove any material that may be=
inappropriate from your site whether posted by you or someone else.
6. GROUPS IN YOUR SOCIAL NETWORK: Associate with social networking groups=
consistent with healthy, pro-social activities and the mission and reput=
ation of the school, acting with sensitivity within context of a diverse =
educational environment in which
both students and adults practice tolerance and accept competing views.
7. PRIVACY SETTINGS AND CONTENT: Exercise care with privacy settings and =
profile content. Content should be placed thoughtfully and periodically r=
eviewed to maintain this standard.
8. MISREPRESENTATION: Faculty who use social networks should do so using =
their own name, not a pseudonym or nickname.
9. PUBLIC INFORMATION: Recognize that many former students have online co=
nnections with current students, and that information shared between scho=
ol adults and former students is likely to be seen by current students as=
well.
*Some of the ideas for this list come from a Facebook group I belong to, =
Faculty Ethics on Facebook. It is geared towards higher education.
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