2016-05-27 mobile devices, social media, and ethical lapses
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Mobile Devices, Social Media, and
Ethical Lapses
Catherine SlagleFrederick S. Lane
Ontario College of Teachers, Toronto, Canada
27 May 2016
A Pan-Professional Educational Challenge
Section OneINTRODUCTION
TOETHICS
ANDCYBERETHICS
Ethics & Cyberethics• Ethics – About 2,500 years• The study and discussion about
the choice between “virtuous” and “vicious” behavior.
• Cyberethics – About 40 years• “The field of applied ethics that
examines moral, legal, and social issues in the development and use of cybertechnology.”
Common Cyberethical Issues
• Downloading “free” music or movies
• Using a neighbor’s open WiFi connection
• Uploading a photo or tagging someone without permission
• Posting snarky messages when someone leaves their social media unlocked
Elements of Ethics• Empathy• Family/Comm. Values• Personal Moral Codes• Codes of Professional
Ethics• Codes of Conduct
Threats to Ethical Conduct
• Lack of Empathy• Stress / Substance Abuse• Infatuation / Obsession• Group or Mob Behavior• Rapidly Shifting Cultural
Mores• Low Barrier to Misbehavior
Section TwoTECHNOLOGICAL
INNOVATIONSTHAT HAVE CREATED
ETHICAL CHALLENGESAND
MORAL DILEMMAS
Evolution of Hardware
Evolution of Mobile
A Mobile & Social Future
Our Digital Future
Section ThreeHOW FOUR
ONTARIO PROFESSIONSHAVE RESPONDEDTO THE ETHICAL
CHALLENGESOF SOCIAL MEDIA
Teachers/Educators• Four Ethical Standards• Care• Respect• Trust• Integrity
Lawyers• Key Concepts• Integrity• Relationship to Clients• Practice of Law• Relationship to the Administration of
Justice• Relationship to Students,
Employees, and Others• Relationship to the Law Society and
Other Lawyers
Nurses• Key Concepts• Client Well-Being• Client Choice• Privacy and Confidentiality• Respect for Life• Maintaining Commitments
Physicians & Surgeons• Values of the Profession• Compassion• Service• Altruism• Trustworthiness
• Principles of Practice and Duties• Individually to the Patient• As a Member of the Profession,
Collectively to the Public• To Themselves and Colleagues
Section FourREGULATORY RESPONSESFOR THESE PROFESSIONS AROUND ETHICAL LAPSES
AND THE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA
Lawyers• New Jersey Supreme Court opinion holds that
lawyers accused of improper Facebook access can be charged with ethics violations
• Louisiana Lawyer disbarred for social media campaign with “false, misleading and inflammatory statements” to influence custody case
• Illinois lawyer charged in disciplinary complaint with violating client confidences in response to unfavorable client review on the legal referral website AVVO
• Illinois Hearing Board recommends 5 month suspension for lawyer who posted undercover video related to client on Youtube and alleged that the drugs were planted
Nurses/Nursing Assistants• Nursing assistant admits to taking video
of a 93 year old female patient sitting on her bed in a bra and no underwear or pants
• Nursing assistant charged with felony and misdemeanor counts for posting video of a naked patient in the shower as staff sprayed her with water
• Certified Nursing assistant indicted for allegedly conspiring to post photo of a nursing home resident’s genitalia on Facebook
Teachers/Educators• Former Kelso teacher sentenced
for arranging sex through Facebook
• Students bust Voyeur Teacher at Evergreen High School in Washington State
• Teacher develops romantic relationship with student using contact through various social media sites
Mobile Devices, Social Media, and
Ethical Lapses
Catherine SlagleFrederick S. Lane
Ontario College of Teachers, Toronto, Canada
27 May 2016
A Pan-Professional Educational Challenge
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