Privacy and EDUCAUSE_SEC08

After the tragic events of April 16, 2007, at Virginia Tech, IT professionals and university legal counsel had to quickly address the need to collect and preserve data in the event of future litigation. Performing tasks while dealing with grief and protecting academic freedom and privacy issues has required a delicate approach.

Institutions are increasingly placing students' papers, discussions, and personal opinions in course management systems, wikis, or other shared learning spaces. This session will address the many critical questions that remain unanswered concerning what privacy protections and choices should be provided, and by whom, in learning spaces that fall outside the traditional classroom or online course shell.