Protection of Privacy in Internet-based Teaching & Learning Activities

1. Protection of Privacy in Internet-based Teaching & Learning Activities Judy Southwell, M.A. Vancouver Island University Pam Portal, B.A., LLB.Portal Communications Inc.

2. Privacy Guide for Using 3rd Party Web-based Technology in • Public Post-Secondary Classrooms

3. Session Objectives • 5 Puzzling Questions for Faculty… • The BC Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) and the protection of personal information • Privacy duties and responsibilities under FIPPA • Privacy compliance • Privacy tools • Privacy resources and assistance • Connect FIPPA privacy requirements to digital technology issues

4. Privacy Legislation in BC and Canada History of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act in BC Public sector vs. private sector legislation in BC and Canada (PIPA, PIPEDA, CSA Privacy Code) Primary privacy principles: notice, knowledge and consent

5. The Privacy Guide: Five Questions What are my duties and responsibilities under FIPPA for privacy and the protection of personal information? How are the issues of collection, use, disclosure and storage of personal information under FIPPA relevant to the types of work I may want to do or assign in class? What steps can I take to ensure I am being privacy-sensitive and in compliance with FIPPA?

6. Five Questions cont’d What tools can I use in the classroom to facilitate student sensitivity to privacy issues and to protecting their personal information? Where can I get more information or advice on particularly puzzling privacy scenarios or questions raised by using new technologies in the classroom?

7. More Detail: Question 1 What are my duties and responsibilities under FIPPA for the privacy and protection of personal information? Collection Use Disclosure Storage

8. More Detail: Question 2 How are the issues of collection, use, disclosure and storage of personal information under FIPPA relevant to the types of work I may want to do or assign in class? Knowledge Consent

9. More Detail: Question 3 What steps can I take to ensure I am being privacy-sensitive and in compliance with FIPPA? Research the technology Evaluate the privacy risks Draft a privacy protection implementation plan

10. More Detail: Question 4 What tools can I use in the classroom to facilitate student sensitivity to privacy issues and to protecting their personal information? Privacy Seminar/Discussion Student User Agreement/Contract Student Consent Agreement Privacy & Technology Tip Sheet

11. More Detail: Question 5 Where can I get more information or advice on particularly puzzling privacy questions or scenarios raised by using new technologies in the classroom? FOI/POP Coordinator at your institution BC government: Information Access Office or Office of the Chief Information Officer, Ministry of Citizens’ Services Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) Outstanding Canadian privacy web sites and blogs: Privacy Commissioner of Canada Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC) Dr. Michael Geist or Dr. Ian Kerr, University of Ottawa

12. Suggestions and Contacts • Suggestions for tweaking the guide • Your scenarios, questions and feedback to … judy.southwell@viu.ca • Privacy research, policy or strategic communications services …portalsmith@shaw.ca