Throughout the reading in this week, I have extended my knowledge of keeping privacy. It is always important for people to keep their personal information safe when they are working with internet, and it is necessary for people to know their right of themselves or others to disclose or change their personal information.
The “Aha” moment is about the encryption of password. I was using the similar password for my computer and cellphone, because that is easier for me to remember. Now I realize it is not a safe way to protect my privacy. Using different password and change them at least once a year is a good way to keep security of personal information, or hackers can crack them all once they know one of them.
I agree with the fifth concern in Ethical challenges of edtech, big data and personalized learning: Twenty-first century student sorting and tracking. If we just concern about the effect of big data on online education, use of big data will help teachers or companies to filter out the talent people by their race, gender,age or some other properties. It looks like a better way to make an appropriate plan, and is helpful allocate the resources. By doing so, the difference between learners can be easily ignored, and it is unfair for people who has equal ability but discriminated by their personal property. As mentioned in the article An urgency of teachers: The work of critical digital pedagogy by Morries S.M. and Stommel J., a pedagogus concern less with grading, more with big ideas, the themes of education, its ethics, and morals and goals. I believe the use of big data should not be a easier way to “grade” people, it should be developed to become a way for digital pedagogue to enhance the experience of education.
Reference:
Regan, P., & Jesse, J. (2019). Ethical challenges of edtech, big data and personalized learning: Twenty-first century student sorting and tracking. Ethics and Information Technology, 21(3), 167-179. DOI: 10.1007/s10676-018-9492-2
Morris, S. M., & Stommel, J. (2018). An urgency of teachers: The work of critical digital pedagogy. Hybrid Pedagogy.
https://teaching.madland.ca/passphrases, last access August 4, 2021
Hi Sam,
The piece that stood out to you, “use of big data will help teachers or companies to filter out the talent people by their race, gender, age or some other properties.” is a really important one. It is one I have thought about a lot in my work, as I have worked on learning analytics initiatives. There is definitely a fine line that we must walk when using data. You seem to connect this to grading. Are your concerns beyond grading?