1. Mobile Technologies –
Identifying and Reducing the
Legal Risks at your College
RSC East Midlands e-fair 21 June 2012

2. Hello!
Betty Willder
info@jisclegal.ac.uk
0141 548 4939
www.jisclegal.ac.uk
http://twitter.com/JISCLegal

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4. The Perils…
“In a 2011 interview Education Secretary Michael Gove
hinted that he would like to see mobile phones banned
in schools. Claiming they lead to "disruption" and can
be used for bullying, Mr Gove bracketed mobile phones
and iPods in the same category as weapons such as
knives.”
Guardian - 26 October 2011 -
http://www.guardian.co.uk/teacher-network/2011/oct/26/mobile-devices-classroom?newsfeed=true
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5. Identifying the Legal Risks
• Privacy and Security
• e-Safety and young learners
• Loss of information – real issue for learner work
• Loss of personal data – legal obligations
• Authenticity of the learner record
• Authorisation to send messages to users
• Liability for use and behaviour
• Accessibility what are your
obligations?
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6. eSafety and Young Learners
• Duty of care
• Risk assessment
• Incident response
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7. Loss of Information
“I have been working on that
document for ages on my
mobile and I have lost it … !
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8. Loss of Personal Data
• Data Protection Act 1998
• Integrity of information
• Confidentiality
• BYOD v College Supplied
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9. Liability for Use
• Ensure your colleges’s acceptable use
policy applies to the mobile learning
environment
• Ensure this includes staff
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10. Conclusion
• Security is a critical issue to get right
• Have a contingency plan
• Involve your data protection specialist
• Encryption
• Become familiar with the technology
• Take positive steps for disabled learners
• Use the JISC Legal materials: checklist, webcast
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11. Contact JISC Legal
• info@jisclegal.ac.uk
• 0141 548 4939
• www.jisclegal.ac.uk
• http://twitter.com/JISCLegal
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