In this paper I discuss some of the ethical issues relating to the use of mobile technologies in education. I argue that the frames of reference used by educators and technologists fail to capture the nature, scope and impact of ethical issues in mobile learning. A taxonomy of ethical issues based on dominant positions in meta-ethical moral theory is proposed. Using categories from the Mobile Technologies in Lifelong Learning (MOTILL) project, I show how this taxonomy can be applied in such a way as to facilitate understanding of ethical issues in mobile learning.
Presented at IADIS M-Learning, Avila, Spain, 2010 (http://www.mlearning-conf.org/)
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Editor's Notes
Developing a method for identifying key elements of the relationship between mobile technology and lifelong learning Providing a tool to assist partners in the identification and assessment of mobile lifelong learning projects A framework for the rank and comparison of effective uses of mobile technology in lifelong learning A system for capturing best practice ‘scientifically’ A way of highlighting shortcomings in present practices and opportunities for the future