These are stories from real people experiencing surveillance in their education. These stories have power. These people matter.
How I learned to stop worrying and love the consent form
Due to British Columbia’s protections of privacy laws, I typically advised instructors who wanted to use public or external web tools to create consent forms and have students sign them in advance of using them. Some would push back at what they saw as extra work, so on a few occasions I would offer to […]
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“Habits, Data, and Things That Go Bump in the Night: Microsoft for Education” – Brenna Clarke Gray
Today, I want to spend some time looking at a tool that has become just about ubiquitous in education: the Microsoft Office365, and particularly Microsoft Teams. For most of us working in post-secondary, the Office suite has traditionally been wallpaper: it’s just there, used in our offices and offered to our students, but not part […]
“Every Breath You Take, Every Move You Make: Surveillance and the True “New Normal” of the Moment” – Brenna Clarke Gray
When everyone first left the campus and went home to teach and learn remotely, there was a lot of talk about how we would reduce assessment loads and reframe our evaluations to meet the moment. Many institutions offered a Pass/Fail option in the immediate term and instructors were encouraged to find compassion for students in […]
