Contributed by Organizations or Campuses; Articles, Papers, and Reports; SEVIS; and USA Patriot Act
An Examination of Online Privacy Issues for
Students of American Universities
| Title: | An Examination of Online Privacy Issues for
Students of American Universities (ID: CSD4039) | | Author(s): | Diana Orrick (Florida State University) | | Origin: | Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2003) | | Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports | | Abstract: | An increasing amount of information is being published on the Internet by institutions of higher learning about persons within the educational community. Once the information is available online, the community boundary expands significantly from thetelephone directory previously distributed only on campus. As personal information becomes more widely available, what steps are being taken to protect the privacy of members within the university community? What are the key elements of privacy policies implemented at American universities? How does aninstitution recognize the need and build a privacy policy? What considerations should be given for the privacy of persons outside the university accessing university web sites? How will privacy be affected in the post 9/11 university environment? This paper examines, by a survey sample of American higher educational institutions; the current methods employed to protect personal information made available through universities' Internet presence. | | View this resource: | |
Curtailing online education in the name of homeland security: The USA PATRIOT Act, SEVIS, and international students in the United States
| Title: | Curtailing online education in the name of homeland security: The USA PATRIOT Act, SEVIS, and international students in the United States (ID: CSD2984) | | Origin: | Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2003) | | Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports | | Abstract: | Online courses have become an important part of the academic offerings of many institutions of higher education in the United States. However, the homeland security laws and regulations enacted since September 2001, including the USA PATRIOT Act, have created serious limitations on the ability of international students studying in the United States to participate in online educational opportunities. Placing online education within the context of the mutually beneficial relationships between international students and the United States, this article examines the assumptions and the impacts of these regulations on the students and the institutions of higher education. This article explores the enrollment limitations in online courses for international students in terms of information policy and concepts of presence and identity in online environments, offering an examination of the implications of this issue for education and information in United States. | | View this resource: | |
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