'Have you read the small print?' Challenges and ethics of Technology Enhanced Learning in Higher Education

This session takes place in a virtual court. The petitioner represents academics who are being asked to use social media in their teaching while a respondent represents the position of a ‘university’. The claimant has concerns regarding the use of social media and forms Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) on grounds including privacy, ethics and sustainability. The respondent notes the advantages and contemporary uses of TEL and social media in supporting and developing students within the extended classroom to become active learners and more employable graduates. Participants are invited to raise their own viewpoints and experiences that have emerged regarding the use of social media and TEL in higher education teaching. Various examples and issues are raised as evidence