This week, we were given the task of exploring the ethical issues that arise through business or educational use of social media. This topic triggered a broad range of topics to be discussed by fellow #UOSM2008 students, however my post focused on the issue of digital footprints that accumulate from using social media in education.
I thoroughly enjoyed researching this topic and reading the different perspectives that everyone had explored. Given the broad range of issues surrounding this week’s topic, this gave me a perfect opportunity to challenge myself and jump out of my comfort zone by creating my own media through the use of Haiku Deck. Once I eventually got the hang of how to use it, it became a valuable tool to help me touch upon wider related issues.
Some Reflections…
After reading Stuart’s post, who focused on similar topics to those which I raised in my post, but from a business point of view. From the points Stuart raised, this prompted me to think about whether there should be time limits imposed as to how far in the past a recruiter can investigate into a candidate’s social media. When considering this, the ethical issue which I discussed within my blog regarding the impact that using social media in education would have on digital footprints, would not be as prevalent.
One thing that has been emphasised since beginning this module, particularly when completing Topic 3, is that social media can be a vital tool which can aid employability. Social media has played an integral role for me throughout my undergraduate studies, an example is shown below of how my Intellectual Property lecturer has set up a Facebook group in order to keep us updated with latest developments regarding this area of law.
Therefore, as highlighted in Holly’s post, by providing adequate education for students to ensure that they use social media appropriately, this can minimize the ethical issues that arise when using social media in education.
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REFERENCES
Haiku Deck, < https://www.haikudeck.com/> accessed 24th April 2016.
Topic 3 Post, < https://kemigrace.wordpress.com/2016/03/13/developing-an-authentic-online-professional-profile/ > accessed 1st May 2016.
Image Credits- Screenshot of Facebook Group taken by myself on 1st May 2016.