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Ethical Use of Technology in Digital Learning Environments: Graduate Student Perspectives

Barbara Brown, Verena Roberts, Michele Jacobsen, Christie Hurrell, Kourtney Kerr, Heather van Streun, Nicole Neutzling, Jeff Lowry, Simo Zarkovic, Jennifer Ansorger, Terri Marles, Emma Lockyer, Dean Parthenis
University of Calgary · First collection, 2020; iReadAll adapted EPUB v2, 29 October 2026; six images omitted · English · Published 2020

Graduate-level student chapters examining educational technology ethics, accessibility, equity, resource sharing, 3D printing, admissions and institutional communication.

Learning stage
Advanced college
Prerequisites
Teacher education or graduate education study; familiarity with digital learning and ethical analysis.
Editorial review
2026-10-29

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  • Table Of Contents

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  • Acknowledgements

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  • Introduction: Co-Design in an Ethics and Technology Graduate Course

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  • Part I: Underlying Ethical Issues and Value of Technologies: Artificial Intelligence, Social Networking Services, 3D Printing
    • Part I: Underlying Ethical Issues and Value of Technologies: Artificial Intelligence, Social Networking Services, 3D Printing

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    • Chapter 1: Ethical Considerations When Using Artificial Intelligence-Based Assistive Technologies in Education

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    • Chapter 2: Beware: Be Aware - The Ethical Implications of Teachers Who Use Social Networking Sites (SNSs) to Communicate

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    • Chapter 3: From Consumers to Prosumers: How 3D Printing is Putting Us in the Driver’s Seat for Creation and the Ethical Considerations that Accompany this Shift.

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  • Part II: Promoting Equity in Personalized Learning Contexts: Academic Resource Sharing, Adaptive Learning Systems, STEM, Assistive Technologies
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    • Chapter 4: Ethical Issues in Academic Resource Sharing

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    • Chapter 5: Adaptive Learning Systems in Modern Classrooms

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    • Chapter 6: STEM Beyond the Acronym: Ethical Considerations in Standardizing STEM Education in K-12

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    • Chapter 7: Considerations of Equitable Standards in the Implementation of Assistive Technology

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  • Part III: Nurturing Ethical Awareness in Institutional Contexts: Admissions and Communications
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    • Chapter 8: Who Gets In? Examining Ethics and Equity in Post-Secondary Admissions

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    • Chapter 9: To What Extent Does Fake News Influence Our Ability to Communicate in Learning Organizations?

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Authors: Barbara Brown, Verena Roberts, Michele Jacobsen, Christie Hurrell, Kourtney Kerr, Heather van Streun, Nicole Neutzling, Jeff Lowry, Simo Zarkovic, Jennifer Ansorger, Terri Marles, Emma Lockyer, Dean Parthenis
Publisher: University of Calgary

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Ethical Use of Technology in Digital Learning Environments: Graduate Student Perspectives, the chapter authors and editors credited on the original title page and in each chapter, University of Calgary, 2020. Text is CC BY 4.0 except where otherwise noted; all teaching prose, author credits, descriptions and references are retained. This adaptation omits the stock cover, four video thumbnails and Figure 6.2 as documented below. Figures 3.5 and 3.6 are Nicole Neutzling adaptations of Michael Weinberg, What’s the Deal with Copyright and 3D Printing (2013), Institute for Emerging Innovation, retained under CC BY-SA 2.0 Canada (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ca/), not relicensed under the text license. Source: https://www.publicknowledge.org/files/What%27s%20the%20Deal%20with%20Copyright_%20Final%20version2.pdf . Figure 3.2: Harley Quinn’s Gun, Sivve (2016), https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1754962, CC BY, as credited by the publisher. Figure 3.3: OTF Knife/Switch Blade, David6722 (2019), https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3619717, CC BY, as credited by the publisher. The figure files are unchanged. All other author-created figures retain the book CC BY 4.0 license. No endorsement is implied. Figure 6.3 includes Statista, Steady Rise of Women in STEM but Gender Gap Remains, https://www.statista.com/chart/16970/women-stem/ , CC BY-ND 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/ . That chart is preserved unaltered inside the unchanged figure resource. Figures 3.5/3.6 retain CC BY-SA 2.0 Canada. All separately credited components retain their own grants.

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