E-Safety

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Kevin Campbell-Wright Ken Scot Kathy BoyerE-Learning Advisor (ACL) E-Learning Advisor (Technical) E-Learning Advisor (FE &

ITT)

www.rsc-yh.ac.uk RSCs – Stimulating and supporting innovation in learning

RSC YH E-Safety & SecurityThe issues & the debatesChris BarberSenior E-Learning Advisor

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E-SafetyToday

Why do we need e-safety? The Case for being safe

(Chris Barber)

What’s so dangerous? The E-Safety Issues

(Kevin Campbell-Wright & Ken Scott)

Am I Accountable? OFSTED and E-Safety

(Kathy Boyer)

Your Thoughts. Group Disscussion

(All)

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E-SafetyA case for being safer

The case for e-safety is simple - just as we don't send children out onto the roads without lessons in road safety, so we shouldn't send people out onto the information highways of the internet without giving them some guidance as to how to stay safe, both personally and financially. This is a green cross code for internet and PC use.

Squirrels are optional.

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Well, yes, it’s obvious, but it hasn’t been done consistently so far in education establishments.Becta are now pushing for e-safety to be a part of every child’s curriculum. See “Safeguarding children in a digital world”This is because information technology is becoming a large part of every learner’s learning experience, from pre-school through university to lifelong learners.

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Quote from “Safeguarding Children”

“With the launch in 2005 of the Government’s e-strategy, ‘Harnessing technology: Transforming learning and children’s services’, the prospects for children and learners of all ages to embrace the new opportunities offered by ICT are set to grow.What we must ensure, however, is that the e-safety aspects are not left to chance. Children and indeed learners of all ages need to develop digital literacy skills that help them to become safe and responsible users of new technologies, and allow them to be discriminating users of both the content they discover and the contacts they make when online.”

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E-SafetyA Case for being safer

• Becta’s main concern is with young people, although in their literature they do say that the principles can be extended to lifelong learners.

• Given that many people of all ages are now using IT for educational purposes, it is clear that they too need to develop digital literacy skills so that they can become ‘safe and responsible users’.

• Also many adults not in lifelong learning will be parents and need to be aware of the issues in relation to their children’s safety.

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Safety Issues

Online Safety InfrastructureInstitutional

• Personal Safety

• Cyber Bullying• Bandwidth

• Reputation & Legal Management

• Identity Theft & Phishing

• Virus

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Online SafetyThe non-technical side• Social Networking

• Chat / IM• Personal Information

Incident Affecting Pupil

Incident Affecting Staff

The Risk Of Not

Access to servicesAccess to information

Access to communication

Sensible, DefinedUsage Policy

Awareness, Open Debate &

Education

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Institutional

• Reputation Management• Legal Implications• Financial Loss

Press Scandal

Lawsuit

Use in“Private Time”

Lack ofGovernance

Clear Staff / Student Use Procedure

CompetitionCommunications

Monitoring & reaction

Financial Damage

Legal Guidance

The non technical side

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Infrastructure

• Availability• Legal & Regulatory• Breach

Criminal Liability

The technical bit

Loss of Service

Data Vulnerability

Spammer Lists

Increased Workload

Complexity

Traffic Shaping

Time Slots

White / Black Lists

Reverse Firewall

Backups

Desktop Monitoring

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Emerging Issues

• Students / Staff Own Devices using WiFi• Students / Staff Devices using 3G• USB Sticks• Use of preferred web tools• Peer Networks• Home Use• Changing face of the college• Ofsted

The Future

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E-SafetyMaking The Strategy

From http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/page.aspx?o=197297 (on our resources page)

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update

•New Handbook for the Inspection of Further Education and skills –Sept 2009

•Common Inspection Framework included in the handbook

•E-learning vs Learning technologies


Changes

Learner safetyA3 How safe do learners feel?Learners understanding of internet Safety Measures

B Quality of ProvisionB1 How effectively do teaching, training and assessment support learning and development?Evaluative statementsTechnology is used effectively to promote and support learning, where appropriateFurther GuidanceThe adequacy and quality of e-learning


Grade Criteria

•Satisfactory

•Good

•Outstanding

“….. Appropriate use is made of technology to support and promote learning……

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DISSCUSSION & NOTES:

http://etherpad.com/RSCYHe-safety

RESOURCES & LINKS:

http://delicious.com/tag/eielsafe

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RSC YH E-Safety & Security + OFSTED Update