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Week 7: Academic surveillance and student privacy

• Real time lecture: November 28th, 10am - 12pm Pacific/1pm - 3pm Eastern Eastern on Zoom https://zoom.us/j/9129428892
• Recording: https://vimeo.com/775929410

Overview

The pandemic forced students much more online, and school administrators have demanded greater productivity in these online environments. Surveillance is built into these online learning platforms, tracking what students click on, how much time they spent on each page, and how attentive they are to the screen. This week, we're focused on the new academic surveillance norms and what this means for students both K-12 and at the college level. We'll also talk about bringing privacy into information literacy environments in academic settings.

Readings

• The hidden costs of high-tech surveillance in schools https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/hidden-costs-high-tech-surveillance-schools
• School surveillance zone: https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/school-surveillance-zone
• EFF student privacy overview: https://www.eff.org/issues/student-privacy
• EFF student privacy tips for parents: https://www.eff.org/issues/student-privacy/tips
• Software that monitors students during tests violates their privacy and perpetuates inequality: https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/08/07/1006132/software-algorithms-proctoring-online-tests-ai-ethics/

Discussion

Chat link: https://libraryfreedom.chat/t/cc-4-academic-and-k-12-surveillance/997

Tasks

• Lecture, readings, discussion forum