FERPA is in place to protect those students who need their personal information kept private. This task is usually easy to uphold, but the introduction of technology creates a unique situation in which one might unintentionally violate FERPA. Listed below are some suggestions for educators regarding FERPA.
- If outside social media is used in the course (outside of the school's LMS), students and parents should be informed that it is public and may be read by people outside of the course
- Teachers should not require students to release public information on an outside site (social media site, etc.). In addition, teachers should encourage students not to post private information
- Instructor comments on students work or posts should not be made public
- Allow students to participate online using an alias and encourage those within the class not to disclose the identities of others
- Allow students to use another platform to complete assignments if they are not comfortable with posting information publicly online
What methods could be employed to verify that copyright is not being violated?
- Always obtain permission before using
- Remember that copyright is automatic
- Just because you do not see the copyright sign, does not mean it isn't copyrighted
- Programs can be used to determine if plagiarism has occurred and/or copyright law has been violated
Does copyright require that all work, images, words, and graphics must be original?
No, Fair Use allows for the use of copyrighted materials for
- commentary
- parody
- news reporting
- scholarly research
- education
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