1. Self –disclosure risks and
benefits on social networks

2. 5 Communication Privacy
Management Principles
Petronio, Sandra at http://highered.mcgraw-
hill.com/sites/dl/free/0073534307/875167/SampleCh13.pdf

3. 1. People believe they own and have a right to control
their private information.
2. People control their private information through
the use of personal privacy rules.
3. When others are told or given access to a person’s
private information, they become co-owners of that
information.
4. Co-owners of private information need to
negotiate mutually agreeableprivacy rules about
telling others.
5. When co-owners of private information don’t
effectively negotiate and follow mutually held privacy
rules, boundary turbulence is the likely result
Petronio, Sandra at http://highered.mcgraw-
hill.com/sites/dl/free/0073534307/875167/SampleCh13.pdf

4. Risks
“Be aware when you mix your work and
personal lives.”
https://www.det.nsw.edu.au/policies/technology/communication/socmed_guide.pdf

5. Altering student perceptions of
teachers
“Student perceptions of a teacher’s credibility and
their reports of motivation and affective learning
may also be affected by what the teacher discloses
on Facebook. The number of photographs and the
amount of information provided on the virtual
social network may positively or negatively alter
student perceptions.”
http://jefferson.library.millersville.edu/reserve/COMM201_Behrenshausen_See%20You%20on%
20Facebook.pdf

6. Identity theft
58% of identity theft has occurred online
http://www.cyber-security-tips.com/2011/07/identity-theft-crime-explodes-in-australia/

7. What are the benefits?

8. Increased positive attitudes to
teacher and course
“O’Sullivan et al. (2004) found that students
who viewed an instructor’s website with high
levels of mediated immediacy, including forms
of self-disclosure, reported high levels of
motivation and affective learning, indicating
positive attitudes toward the course and the
teacher.”
http://jefferson.library.millersville.edu/reserve/COMM201_Behrenshausen_See%20You%20on%
20Facebook.pdf

9. Knowledge sharing in your area of
expertise
Build a personal learning network to keep up to
date and enhance your professional profile

10. Do the risks outweigh the
benefits?

11. Check out the debate
• http://teachandreflect.wordpress.com/2010/03/29/social-networking-in-
schools-%E2%80%93-do-the-benefits-outweigh-the-risks/
• http://socialnetworking.procon.org/

12. How do I manage my privacy
with students on social
networks?

13. Decide what and how much
information to disclose
“Once teachers enter the network, they must
make decisions about how much information to
disclose.”
http://jefferson.library.millersville.edu/reserve/COMM201_Behrenshausen_See%20You%20on%
20Facebook.pdf

14. Use discretion
“In your efforts to be transparent, you need to
take care not to publish information that should
not be made public.”
https://www.det.nsw.edu.au/policies/technology/communication/socmed_guide.pdf

15. Set your privacy options
“Staff are encouraged to explore and use the
privacy options that are available to help keep
their private life private – and avoid student’s
accessing your personal photographs and
conversations”
https://detwww.det.nsw.edu.au/deptresources/templates/socialmedia/digitalcitizenship/yr2010/
faqs.htm#1

16. Keep informed of changes to privacy
settings and of scams
• Know how to create professional and personal
groups
• Control who can see what in your profile
• Learn to distribute information selectively
• Check what permissions you click.
• Register for the Government ScamWatch
alerts at http://www.scamwatch.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/693900

17. Know who you are online
• Search your name online in Google, Images,
Social Network sites etc.
• Select and correct what you don’t want made
public

18. Create and manage your online
professional identity
• Use privacy settings
• Own and audit your site
• Check what you write before you post
• Be mindful of your communication style and
delivery
• Select photos that project your professional role

19. Discuss privacy rules with your
students
• Work out student rules and responsibilities online
• Discuss what kind of language and photos will be
appropriate and acceptable
• Explain the privacy settings
• Discuss how you will handle the advertising.
Don’t click?
• Understand netiquette rules. See
http://www.slideshare.net/thepaper/nettique

20. Breach of privacy rules
• Correct any unintentional mistakes
• Delete inappropriate comments
• If it is serious: “There may be other action to
take - for example if a student is making the
comments it may be necessary to take
disciplinary action.”
https://detwww.det.nsw.edu.au/deptresources/templates/socialmedia/digitalcitizenship/yr2010/
faqs.htm#1