See now the Mobile Technologies and the Law Webcast (14 March 2012)
JISC Legal contributed to the pre-conference activity week of this JISC online conference - Innovating e-Learning 2011 - Learning in Transition. The JISC Legal session was entitled - Mobile Learning – Identifying and Reducing the Legal Risks at your College. The objective was to highlight good legal practice for institutions as they launch and support mobile learning technologies. Further details here - http://www.jisclegal.ac.uk/LinkClick.aspx?link=http%3a%2f%2fwww.jisc.ac.uk%2fwhatwedo%2fprogrammes%2felearningpedagogy%2felpconference11.aspx&tabid=243&mid=585.
See now the Mobile Technologies and the Law Webcast (14 March 2012)
Webcast Session by JISC Legal – a JISC Advance Service - a full text TRANSCRIPT of the talk is available here.
Web-enabled smartphones (and their applications) have converged with cloud computing to change the ways learners interact with each other and their environments. Many mobile phones are capable computing devices in their own right and they are increasingly a learner’s first choice for internet access.
Even as the pedagogical advantages of mobile learning are being evaluated it is clear that many colleges and universities see that mobile computing is going to be a very big deal for the foreseeable future and that communicating with learners via mobile devices is effective.
Certain legal issues arise when institutions are providing mobile learning technologies.
- Privacy and security – location aware applications – Do learners have a right to opt-out? How can location data be used lawfully? What level of privacy must be ensured?
- Accessibility – What are the legal obligations?
- eSafety and young learners
- Loss of information – a real issue for learner work?
- Loss of personal data – legal obligations
- Liability - acceptable use - appropriate behaviour - Who is responsible?
- Spoofing? – Authenticity of the learner record – Identity management.
- Who should be permitted to authorise the sending of messages to mobile phones at your institution?
This session highlighted good legal practice for institutions as they launch and support mobile learning technologies. It attempted to ensure colleges and universities can go forward being aware of the legal risks and being confident in compliance. JISC Legal specialists responded to delegates that contributed questions and views on how best to deal with the legal risks associated with mobile learning.
Audience
The 10 minute webcast session was aimed at those who are responsible for planning and managing mobile learning and who have responsibility for its operation and support. It was also of interest to those involved in teaching by means of mobile learning.
Outcome
The session demonstrated good practice in terms of the legal risks of providing mobile learning services. It was designed to assist institutions on how to proceed with mobile learning confident that the legal risks have been considered and evaluated.
Contact details - John X Kelly - johnxkelly@jisclegal.ac.uk - Web - http://www.jisclegal.ac.uk/AboutUs/JohnXKelly.aspx
See now the Mobile Technologies and the Law Webcast (14 March 2012)