Delivered as part of the UHI Virtual Realities 2 Online Conference, 18 January 2013

1. Mobile Learning and the Law
Virtual Realities 2
Friday, 18 January 2013

2. Hello!
Jason Miles-Campbell
Jisc Legal Service Manager
www.jisclegal.ac.uk
info@jisclegal.ac.uk
0141 548 4939
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3. About Jisc Legal
• Role: to avoid legal issues becoming a
barrier to the use of technology in tertiary
education
• Information service: we cannot take
decisions for you when you are faced with a
risk
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5. Have you heard of Jisc Legal before?
45%
1. Hello again, Jason
2. Yes, fairly often
3. Yes, used occasionally 20% 20%
4. Vague acquaintance 10%
5. What’s that, then? 5%
1 2 3 4 5

6. When it comes to legal issues...
40%
1. I’m confident
30%
2. I’ve a fair idea
3. I dabble 20%
4. I ask others 10%
5. I hide in the toilet 0%
1 2 3 4 5

7. Why Comply?
• It’s the law
• Confidence v uncertainty
• Example
• Reputation
• Quality inspection
• But risk management
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8. Legal bill for defamation accusation...
68%
1. They’ll do it for free
2. 65p
3. £6.50 32%
4. £6500
5. £6,500,000 0% 0% 0%
1 2 3 4 5
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9. The Issues
Copyright (using other people’s stuff)
Data protection (respecting privacy)
e-Safety (protecting users)
e-Security (protecting the organisation)

10. The Difference
Not linked to place (mobile!)
Personal, invasive and pervasive
Own device
Combines access and communication

11. What’s the biggest issue about
mobile?
33%
1. Copyright 29% 29%
2. Data protection
3. e-Safety
10%
4. e-Security
5. Haggis 0%
1 2 3 4 5
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12. Copyright & Mobile Devices
How to be ‘Appy
T&Cs
‘Personal use’
Per device, per user,
multi-use

13. Do you have a mobile device with copyright
infringing content with you? 58%
1. Can I call my lawyer?
2. Maybe.
3. I’m looking around and see 26%
what option others are pressing.
4. Yes. 5% 5% 5%
5. Definitely not, guv. Honest. 1 2 3 4 5

14. Data Protection & Mobile Devices
Compliance and privacy
Purposes / purpose creep
Surveillance
Marketing - PECRs

15. e-Safety & Mobile Devices
Enables new, pervasive
communication
Anonymity and access
Duty of care
Criminal offences

16. e-Security & Mobile Devices
BYOD
BYOVRD
LYOD
DP, liability,
breach of T&Cs

17. Think about mobile
access/delivery when
choosing learning
resources.

18. Ensure
data protection
awareness.
Don’t let techie
enthusiasm run away.
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19. Ensure your e-safety
policies and procedures
cover mobile.
Ensure you have e-safety policies
and procedures in the first place.

20. Are you confident learners know
how to report concerns?
52%
1. Yes
2. No 29%
3. Don’t know 19%
1 2 3

21. Ensure your e-security
and acceptable use
policies are fit for
mobile use.

22. Keep legal risk in
perspective.
Have risk assessment
procedures in place.
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23. What should we do about risk?
1. Ignore it 90%
2. Eliminate it
3. Think about it
4. Take steps to
manage it
5. Run around screaming 0%
5%
0%
5%
1 2 3 4 5

24. Monitor impact and
effectiveness.

25. Ask for feedback,
provide support.

26. Are learners involved with development,
review and impact of policy?
60%
1. Always
2. Sometimes
3. Seldom 25%
4. Never 10%
5%
0%
5. Depends who’s asking
1 2 3 4 5
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27. Next steps?
1. Go back and say well done! 38%
2. Start a conversation with
management 25%
3. Re-write a few policies 19%
4. Monitor what’s in place already 13%
5. Get further support 6%
6. Point at the guy over there and 0%
say ‘his problem!’ 1 2 3 4 5 6
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28. Contact Jisc Legal
info@jisclegal.ac.uk
0141 548 4939
www.jisclegal.ac.uk
http://twitter.com/JiscLegal

29. Did you find this presentation useful?
1. Utterly fantastic 95%
2. Brilliant
3. Pretty good
4. Good
5. Sorry, I was on Facebook... 0% 0% 0%
5%
1 2 3 4 5
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30. Your questions
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