EDF3401 · Ethics, law and governance in learning design and technology

Overview

Learning designers need to have a fundamental understanding of the ethical and legal requirements for their work. From copyright law to the complexities of international requirements for how personal data is stored, there are a wide variety of issues to take into account when designing courses, especially for online learning. New technologies are constantly being introduced, which may have potential implications for privacy, intellectual property, and copyright requirements. You will learn about content licensing and engage in debates around integrity, such as the use of generative artificial intelligence to create content, both as learners and as content designers. This unit builds on knowledge from previous units, such as regulatory frameworks around accessibility, and together provides an opportunity for reflection and critical evaluation of the broad and complex ethical and legal considerations for learning design.

Offerings

The Handbook publishes no offerings for this unit.

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

Learning outcomes

1. Identify ethical and privacy-related concerns in a learning design or design process
2. Critically discuss the ethical and legal considerations for using technologies and learning analytics data in learning design
3. Demonstrate understanding of the applicable legal requirements for a learning design, such as copyright, data protection and international regulations for data storage
4. Demonstrate awareness of health and safety considerations in the workplace
5. Identify when and which types of digital security and cyber safety strategies to employ in educational contexts

Workload

The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per teaching period comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Usually, you can expect to engage with: • 24 hours of scheduled learning delivered on campus via weekly/regular directed learning activities; and • the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study Scheduled learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.