I’m so agree with Lipman that education is inquiry, and the key elements in the COI framework are social, cognitive and teaching existence, but because of the impact of the COVID-19 in these years, most of the classes have become online classes, and even when going to school, most people will wear masks, and the connection between students and teachers has become less, and cooperation between students has become difficult. These have led educators and students to place more emphasis on outcomes and assessments than on participation and discovery. The new environment requires educators and schools to engage in new ways, so how can we improve it?
I don’t quite agree with inBloom’s idea of providing tailored teaching by collecting data from students, even though big data may match them to the best fit, but everyone will be upset when they learn that their privacy has been leaked, privacy leaks can lead to bad consequences such as telecom fraud, credit card theft, and so on, and everyone should be worried about it and there must be a lot of room for improvement in the law on privacy, just as Bill Fitzgerald pointed out that without a comprehensive overhaul of student privacy, the collapse of one company will only open the door for another. If we don’t address the root cause of this problem, it will only lead to more and more similar incidents in the future, and it will be very difficult to improve the law, so what can we do to protect our privacy when nothing has changed?
I would like to learn more about the current educational environment and how to protect my privacy from being violated or how to fight back against the laws that compromise my privacy. The most confusing place for me is the law about who can act for minors.
References
The community of inquiry is perhaps the most promising methodology for the encouragement of that fusion of critical and creative cognitive processing known as higher-order thinking. (Lipman, 1991, p. 204)
Bogle, A. (2014). What the failure of InBloom means for the student-data industry. Slate Future Tense Blog. Accessed March 8, 2016, from http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2014/04/24/what_the_failure_of_inbloom_means_for_the_student_data_industry.html.
Mengqi Zhang
July 10, 2022 — 5:28 pm
Hi Lei,
I quite agree with you. Due to the epidemic, it has become difficult for students to interact with their teachers, and the contact between students has become less and less. I feel frustrated that we can’t make as many new friends every semester as before. But I believe that before long, we will return to the normal campus social status.
The privacy leakage you mentioned is indeed a serious problem. As I said, I have experienced two cases of stolen credit cards and I am very confused about it. I don’t give out my credit card information to anyone, and I rarely even use it myself.
Just like you, I also want to know more about protecting personal privacy.
The best
Moky
leihan
July 10, 2022 — 5:30 pm
Hi Mengqi,
I’m sorry to hear about your credit card theft experience. I can imagine that you must be very upset. It also shows that the leakage of privacy can cause us a lot of trouble in our daily life. I also hope that we can return to the previous education mode soon, everything will be better and better!
The best
Lei.
minruihan
July 10, 2022 — 6:55 pm
Hi Lei Han, I do agree with you for the article that education is the key to exploration. During the pandemic most classes became online textbooks interaction between students and teachers was greatly reduced along with less and less interaction between students. On the other hand, I personally attach great importance to the topic of privacy, as some social and public institutions hold our privacy if accidentally leaked is indeed a big problem and should develop more comprehensive laws on this.
The Best
Ray
leihan
July 10, 2022 — 8:45 pm
Hi, Minrui
Thank you for your reply, in the past two years, the impact of COVID-19, our daily lives have changed a lot, and the interaction between classmates is indeed getting less and less, I hope we can all adapt to this.
zitongzhao
July 12, 2022 — 10:07 pm
Hi Lei,
I quite agree with you. Nowadays, the phenomenon of stealing credit cards is becoming more and more serious. I think the government should introduce more policies to control this kind of behavior. Also more protection of everyone’s personal interests.
Best,
Zitong
leihan
July 12, 2022 — 10:47 pm
Hi, Zitong
Thank you for your reply, I agree that the participation and discovery of educators and students is the core concept of education, and the current online courses have worn out the enthusiasm of both parties.
I also agree that these companies are more focused on their own interests than the privacy of users, so I really think the government should introduce more stringent laws!
Lei.
zitongzhao
July 12, 2022 — 10:08 pm
Hi Lei,
I quite agree with you. Nowadays, the phenomenon of stealing credit cards is becoming more and more serious. I think the government should introduce more policies to control this kind of behavior. Also more protection of everyone’s personal interests.
Best,
Zitong
yilinwang
July 13, 2022 — 4:19 pm
Hi Lei Han,
I have the same confusion about your proposal. Due to Covid-19, we barely have no face-to-face classes. It is difficult to solve the issues in time. Not only that, the teaching mode has also changed a lot, which is a bad news for many students with weak self-learning ability. As for the other question you raised about leaking students’ privacy, I have seen many reports that the personal information left by international students was leaked to people with bad intentions. These people will contact the parents of international students and falsely claim that their children’s personal safety is threatened, thereby defrauding them of money. It is hoped that the interests can be maximized while protecting privacy.
leihan
July 13, 2022 — 5:10 pm
Hi, Yilin
Thank you for your reply, I also hope that the new teaching model can be more and more perfect, and I hope that the issue of privacy protection can be paid more attention!
Lei.