During our COVID-19 online learning period, most of my instructors chose to record online lectures for students to follow along with lectures at their own pace. For my POLI 400 level, a professor of mine took a contrary approach to this which made me reconsider the approach my other professors took to online learning, he chose to opt out of recorded lectures to prompt students to speak more freely.
In the “Sections Model” video covered this week for our session, the video discussed the security and privacy of students and called for considerations on the risks that students are taking on in online learner, a consideration that as a student myself I did not know was an option.
In an offline environment, students are encouraged to speak freely but there are professional limitations with this in fear of retaliation at times. With online learning students are afforded a higher level of anonymity. In my personal experience, I feel that in comparison to other offline lectures or recorded online lectures, students spoke more freely on problematic topics.
There is still a risk. On platforms like Tik Tok and other social media tools we noticed a rise in online lectures being recorded without the consent of all individuals in these videos. Students can still record lectures without explicit consent, again putting students at risk. There is a clear call to action to revise online learning to make these platforms more accessible and protect the privacy and security of all students.
References
Youtube. The SECTIONS Model – Team 5. 2015. Web. 16 June 2021.