I was able to learn more about the meaning of the Gramm - Leach - Baily Act with this Act the instituion must explain their information sharing practices to their customers. So when talking to a student I will be able to explain this information to them.
As a nurse, I see many similarities to Hippa (privacy protection for patients) and Ferpa to student privacy.
This section introduced me to other important topics other than FERPA like HIPAA, the Solomon Amendment, the U.S. Patriot Act, the Gramm-Leach-Bailey Act and SEVIS. This truly shows how important protecting student information is regardless if the student is on campus or online.
The part of this section that I can appreciate relates to online discussions, grade review, etc.
Reply to Lisa Creach's post: I first encountered this when I was the Financial Aid Director at SWKTS and a recruiter came in asking for a list of studentsAt first, I wasn't aware of the Solomon Agreement and wasn't going to give him the information.
Thankfully, our online students cannot remain anonymous in our threaded discussions. It makes sense that it would be like a discussion in a traditional classroom.
I found the Solomon Amendment very interesting. Student recruiting information elements are defined by law and must be released if requested. The institution has discretion in determining Director Information by recruiting information must be released. Student recruitment information is very similar to Directory Information.
This section heightened my awareness of others laws that may or may not affect FERPA, such as HIPAA, the Solomon Amendment, the U.S. Patriot Act, the Gramm-Leach-Bailey Act and SEVIS. It, again, drives home to me the importance of comprehensive training and regular training updates so employees are fully aware of all of the components of FERPA.