The Ethical, Philosophical & Social Issues: Telecommunication Projects EDER 677 Team: Holly & Alfred

Social Issues Social Issues: Social Issues: The digital divide The digital divide Internet Safety Internet Safety EDER 677 Team: Holly & Alfred

The Digital Divide What’s The Digital Divide? Casualties of the digital divide Factors Inducing The Digital Divide Feasible solutions to the digital divide EDER 677 Team: Holly & Alfred

The Digital Divide What’s The Digital Divide? Pervasive inequities in access to information technology and the internet. EDER 677 Team: Holly & Alfred

The Digital Divide Casualties Of The Digital Divide Minority groups, women, rural communities and developing countries are most affected EDER 677 Team: Holly & Alfred

Factors Inducing the Digital Divide PovertyIlliteracy Lack of basic computer skills Resistance to technology Language Skills EDER 677 Team: Holly & Alfred

Solutions to the Digital Divide National E-strategy National E-strategy Action and connectivity Action and connectivity Human capacity and knowledge Human capacity and knowledge Enterprise and entrepreneurship Enterprise and entrepreneurship Global policy participation Global policy participation ICT for health ICT for health Local content and participation Local content and participation EDER 677 Team: Holly & Alfred

Internet Safety Internet Related Risk Exposure to inappropriate material Potential for physical molestation Harassment Legal and Financial Risks Drugs, alcohol, tobacco et cetera Exposure to gambling EDER 677 Team: Holly & Alfred

Promoting Internet Safety Parental Involvement & Supervision Open dialogue with children Caution children never to share identifying information on the internet Avoid listing children’s name and address in public directories Familiarize yourself with the internet and the sites your child visits Never allow children to arrange in person meetings without parental involvement Internet safety on the the web: EDER 677 Team: Holly & Alfred

Philosophical Issues Philosophy …the sum of the beliefs and attitudes of a specified group (Penguin, 2000) Hence, the informing tenets of and or imperatives of telecommunication technology and distributed learning The purpose of telecommunication technology The purpose of telecommunication technology Technological imperative & communications technology Technological imperative & communications technology Telecommunication technology as manifesting the global reach Telecommunication technology as manifesting the global reach EDER 677 Team: Holly & Alfred

Philosophical Issues The Purpose of Telecommunications Technology Within the larger capitalism mediated context, telecommunications technology predominantly advances capital accumulation (Lorimer & McNulty, 91). EDER 677 Team: Holly & Alfred

Philosophical Issues The technological imperative of the global economy: “The mobilization of technology to accelerate capital accumulation” (Lorimer & McNulty, 1991). EDER 677 Team: Holly & Alfred

Philosophical Issues How telecommunication technology manifests the global reach: Telecommunication technology primarily exploits the value of audience to advertisers, providing information, education, and entertainment is secondary. (Lorimer & McNulty, 91) EDER 677 Team: Holly & Alfred

EDER 677 Team: Holly & Alfred Ethical Issues Definition of  Ethic, ethical, ethics Definition of  Ethic, ethical, ethics the discipline dealing with what is good and bad and with moral duty and obligation the discipline dealing with what is good and bad and with moral duty and obligation a set of moral principles or values a set of moral principles or values the principles of conduct governing an individual or a group the principles of conduct governing an individual or a group a guiding philosophy a guiding philosophy (Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary)

EDER 677 Team: Holly & Alfred ISSUES Are not necessarily unique to the online environment Online etiquette Plagiarism Legal Issues Learnerdiversity Geographic Diversity HonestyPrivacy Cultural diversity Intellectual content Student Authenticity

EDER 677 Team: Holly & Alfred Cultural Diversity E-learning community becoming more culturally varied E-learning community becoming more culturally varied Many cultural aspects are expressed physically Many cultural aspects are expressed physically Use of text, combined with culture and language diversity can lead to misinterpretation Use of text, combined with culture and language diversity can lead to misinterpretation

EDER 677 Team: Holly & Alfred Legal Issues Privacy Privacy Interaction with course management software requires certain information from students Interaction with course management software requires certain information from students All online activity within that site is tracked All online activity within that site is tracked The “silent” communication that student’s home computers are relaying The “silent” communication that student’s home computers are relaying

EDER 677 Team: Holly & Alfred Legal Issues Copyright & Plagiarism Copyright & Plagiarism Applicable to both Student & Instructor Applicable to both Student & Instructor Applicable to traditional classrooms & online learning Applicable to traditional classrooms & online learning Student Authenticity Student Authenticity Is the student that is producing the work, the same student that is registered? Is the student that is producing the work, the same student that is registered? ESL issues ESL issues

EDER 677 Team: Holly & Alfred Learner Diversity Students with special needs Students with special needs  technology can actually make it easier to interact with all types of students Needs to be kept in mind during curriculum design in order to maximize capabilities of the technology Needs to be kept in mind during curriculum design in order to maximize capabilities of the technology Hearing, visually, and speech impaired Hearing, visually, and speech impaired Physical capabilities Physical capabilities

EDER 677 Team: Holly & Alfred Time to Vote for your… Breakout Session 1. What types of internet risk are adults exposed to? (hate related literature, subversive technology such as bomb-making...) 1. How can these risks be minimized without excessive censorship? 1. How can these risks be minimized without excessive censorship? 2. Are current approaches to bridging the digital divide addressing root causes? 2. Are current approaches to bridging the digital divide addressing root causes? 3. Does information technology advance the cause for social justice or simply reinforce dominant economic structures?