Headteachers use the internet to check up on staff, say union officials
Teachers who post photos of "inappropriate behaviour" social networking sites could face disciplinary action
This is an issue that a number of professionals on the course have mentioned - but here it is again about personal sites... The question is, can professional sites have an opposite effect? Comments please...
I think I must have read the same article as you in The Metro this morning Paula. It's a really interesting issue...as someone who values my privacy I really sympathize with people who are penalized at work for what goes on in their private lives. However, Web 2.0 platforms are a part of everyday life now whether we like it or not, and as we discussed on the induction day, it's our responsibility as an individual to develop a proper understanding of what is 'out there' about us, and keep a tab on it. I suppose the problem is, even with a professional site...the more restrictive you are with privacy settings etc, the less interaction there will be and therefore the less productive the platform. It's an ongoing issue floating around my head but it's really brought the subject into the spotlight for me today which is a good thing.
ReplyDeleteYes here is another one I got today
ReplyDeletehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12309882 about hyperactivity- I will put on main page so others will note.
On the Induction day we discussed some of the rules of engagement for this typeof practice - there is a term that people use at work called 'custom and practice' that refers to how an organisation deals with things... as opposed to what the rules say... Argyris and Schon called it 'espoused theory' or 'theories in use'. The only problem is that with the hyperactivity - there is even less standardisation in sectors than before the web- now there is less time to make decisions and there is the pressure/tension that comes along with this. On the other hand - time lapses have not allows been beneficial... This is one of the discussion points for the 1st Campus Session - not only what is out there - but how does it affect you and your colleagues?
I think it's very hard to keep professional a personal life separated but yet possible...there are different ways of interacting and communicating with work colleagues/bosses and friends and family. Although, like Stephanie said, i agree that it's up to us to keep up with the information that get "out there" about ourselves and be aware of it.
ReplyDeleteHi Paula, I myself did not come across this particular story in the paper recently but this type of theme in an article does not surprise me one bit and is becoming for ever more common in today’s “social networking” society .
ReplyDeleteDo Head teachers and other professionals along those lines have nothing better to do in their spare time but to check up on their staff’s personal life on social networking sites such as Facebook or Twitter?
I do think it’s hard to keep your professional life totally separate from your personal life because at the end of the day we are all human beings that do let our hair down once in awhile and do things that maybe we regret but I also think who we are and what we do professionally can say a lot about what type of person we can be socially, that is if the profession your in is your number one desired career. I.E ... If you are a nursery nurse by profession and that is what is your desired career, then you are very unlikely to dislike children/babies and it would be totally unprofessional and pretty foolish to write about any of the young people you work with all over a social net work site and let yourself get caught, fired and possibly sent to prison because of the Child Protection Act ect...
Even with professional websites, keeping your account settings high is still a good idea, this way you can control who your followers are and exactly what they can see but also what the public can feely see when your name is typed into a search engine.
To be honest we ought to be aware of ourselves. when i read the article myself what struck me was that why would such people begin to look at what teachers do or staff do, i thought to myself right i think its all about reputation and having a good role model to the students
ReplyDeletefor example i was brought up with a word saying "leadership by example" it will be hard to separate professionalism and personal life, but in the end as a staff or teacher they have been given a guide rule so the individual or candidate is to follow the agreement or rules and regulations of the school, it will be hard and tough because you would feel liek your living two separate life's but no school wants to be given a bad name
Seven things you should never do on Facebook
ReplyDeleteMillions of people are connected online with Facebook, but are you sharing too much? Here are seven things you shouldn't do on the site, regardless of how keen you are on socialising online
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/38/20110127/ttc-seven-things-you-should-never-do-on-f0c422d.htm