[Air-L] Air-L Digest, Vol 49, Issue 22

[Lois Ann Scheidt]

Hi Darren,

My impression is that most IRB's are not yet aware that there are issues
related to ToS' that might be problems for both instructional and research
uses of the sites.  At IU we (the IRB) have discussed some of the issues,
though these discussions have not yet lead to a policy.  

I do think the questions that have been raised here are valid ones to
discuss in light of the sites use in a classroom.  However, I think there
are much larger issues of ToS' and research design where the discussion is
only beginning.

Lois Ann Scheidt

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I would be interested to see what an institutional review board would think
of this thread. Admittedly, the proposed violation of TOS is for teaching,
but the proposed activities are for student research as part of a
pedagogical activity.
Any members on IRBs at their institutions?

Darren

On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 10:14 AM, Terrell Russell
<terrellrussell at gmail.com>wrote:

> Bruno Selun wrote:
> >
> > I know it's a simplistic POV, but if you can't subvert TOS, established
> > policies and assumptions in an educational context for an educational
> > purpose, then where can you?
> >
> > Isn't it also at college people should be taught to be wary of Big
> Brother?
> >
>
> Yes - definitely it's the time and place to promote discussion and
> discourse about established policies and assumptions.
>
> That said, we should strongly consider that requiring students to break
> a TOS crosses a line that should be reserved for people doing it
> themselves with grounded knowledge and free will.
>
> The power of the lectern should not be used to require subversion on the
> part of the student.  The students should have the option to investigate
> these questions themselves.  And they should be encouraged to do so.
>
> I do not see these two things in opposition.
>
> Terrell
> PhD Student
> SILS at UNC-CH
>
>
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Darren Purcell
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Dept. of Geography
University of Oklahoma

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