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This section highlighted FERPA and how it is evolving in today's society. Now that everything is online, schools had t adapt from physical paper to digital, and it had to be done the right way, keeping the rules and regulations in mind. 

 

It was informative to learn and understand the correlation between FERPA and HIPPA laws in addidtion to learning about the Solomon Amendent.  

FERPA now has to cover on line learning environments

 

A 2009 amendment clarified that a student cannot be “anonymous” in class, even in a distance learning environment. Therefore, although personally identifiable information related to the student’s progress cannot be disclosed, it is appropriate that contact information be shared for participation in online discussions.

Interesting requirement that students can not be in an online class as anonymous. I don't require cameras on because of the recent hacking issues and I teach high school students in another college. However, they are in an environment where their student account gives them access to the web conferencing session. We need to be careful to balance security and privacy. 

Outside of HIPAA, all of the acts I am fairly inexperienced with.  Knowing that FERPA has some strict guidelines on protecting confidentiality, it is interesting that there are other guidelines that can override the stringency of FERPA.

 

I learned how FERPA relates to other agencies and the importance for distance learning in maintain FERPA regulations.

 

I have learned that it is extremely important to be cognizant of the use of technology and the FERPA rules/regulations.Teaching in a hybrid environment, it can be easy to forget that privacy is still a concern and must be protected for my students. My awareness related to this issue has been heightened as a result of completing these modules. It will better direct my practice as an instructor.

 

I learned that there are multiple federal laws that can supercede FERPA and if federal agencies request access to student's personal information, that their identities and need for the information should be verified before releasing the information and should also be recorded. I also learned that if a teacher wants to record their lesson and post it on social media, then the teacher needs to get written permission to do that from the students.

 

Reply to Kathleen Watts's post:Yes, I totally agree with you Kathleen on this subject related to Dean's list. I didn't think insitutions could ever list student's GPA anyway, but obvious;ly in order for a student to be on the Dean's list, he or she must be maintaining a high level of GPA.

I didn't know about the Solomon's act until today and it was indeed an interesting act to know, also with today's online learning environment, it can be a very challenging in regards to maintaining FERPA related laws especially when it comes to online discussion postings.

 

I agree with Harold that I was aware of FERPA and HIPPA but I did not know much about Gramm-Leach-Bailey and Solomon Acts.  It is great to note that the Third-party vendors are also subjected to the FERPA guidelines.  It is slightly unnerving to find out the Solomon Act supersedes most elements of FERPA.  We as instructors have to be aware that the new "online" instruction model is subject to the same guidelines.

I found from this module that other government programs supersede the FERPA Act and the government can access information without students consent in certain instances

For an on-line class, it is just really best to keep everything withing the LMS.  Presentations shouldn't be done on YouTube, unless written permission is received.  

 

You must think before releasing any information about students.  FERPA has strict rules about sharing information however other laws such as Solomon and the Patriot Act can override some protections.

There is so much information being given and used by people and Schools that you must keep private and don't share unless you have verified  documentation of consent by that person to share.

This module has a lot of good information.  The primary takeaway for me is dont share informaiton. Even positive information like a perfect score cannot be shared without permission.

This module covered a lot of information. I learned that there are other government programs that superceed the FERPA Act and the government can access information without students consent in certain instances. 

 

It is important to protect the privacy of your students. Something as simple as being included in a Dean’s list could be a violation if it includes GPA and the student did not give written permission to have the list publicly circulated.

When it comes to protecting students information it is the job of all staff. Talking in the hall about a student may be a violation of FERPA if overheard. HIPAA and FERPA go hand and hand. Students come in with medical issues and sometimes we request health information that must be keep behind a locked door.

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