 5th Annual
C3™ Conference
Cyberethics, Cybersafety, & Cybersecurity
Implications for the Educational Community
Part of the National Cyber
Security Awareness Month Initiative
October 5, 2006 - Pre-Conference Workshops
Thursday: Benjamin Building
October 6-7, 2006 - Conference Sessions
Friday: Stamp Student
Union
Saturday: McKeldin Library
University of Maryland, College Park, MD
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| The digital age has created new concerns regarding the use of non-traditional electronic and Internet resources in the educational setting. The speed with which students acquire information technology skills may be chronically outpacing educators' abilities to ensure that positive habits of on-line behavior are being formed. Therefore, Cyberethics, Cybersafety, and Cybersecurity issues need to be integrated in the educational process beginning at an early age. Unfortunately, while the teaching of technology processes and skills has been handed to the classroom teacher, most educators lack the knowledge and up-to date information related to Cyberawareness issues. Teacher technology training has been geared toward skills development and integration techniques. Teachers, in many instances, model incorrect protocols and behaviors to their students. Not only does this increase the chance of improper use it also increases the risks to the security of the teacher’s own classroom and local school system’s information systems. |
 The core mission of the C3 Conference is to inform the educational community about the ethical, legal, safety, and security implications of technology use. This year will include a special emphasis on Cyberethics and Academic Integrity. Participants will hear from a number of National Educational Technology and Information and Assurance Technology Experts on topics including Netiquette, Acceptable Use of Computing Resources, Copyright, Promotion Strategies for Academic Integrity, Ethical Development and Decision Making, Privacy, Security and Safety, Educational Curriculum Options, and Security.
Through a variety of presentations, case studies and group
work, participants will give consideration to responses
that can be applied in their own settings. Participants
will also learn how to get more actively involved in National
Cyber Security Awareness Month. NSF funding has allowed
us to expound upon the role of the IT professional in cybersecurity
through special security topic breakout sessions.
Diverse participants in previous C3 Conferences have all affirmed the value of the sessions, content and the plethora of materials and resources they are given. This year's conference will explore updates of hot topics in C3 issues (i.e., cyber bullying, plagiarism, social networking sites).
- Property Rights and Copyright Issues
- Plagiarism, Electronic Cheating and Ethical Development, Decision Making and Character Education • Safety and Security: Internet Citizenship-Rights and Responsibilities
- Effective Security Practices
- iKeepSafe, iSAFE, NetSmartz, Socrates Institute, C3 Institute Curriculum Resources
- Privacy and Identity Protection
- Viruses, Hoaxes, Trojan Horses: Backing Up, Anti-Virus Protection, and Firewalls
- Mail, Messaging, Spam Control
- Curriculum and Tools for Security Training and Awareness
- State and National Initiatives
 Comments
from Previous Attendees
"I have come away with a new strong resolve
to make this an important on-going topic in my school,
with administration, faculty and students. Definitely,
the whole community needs to be informed of these issues
and more aware of how technology is really changing our
ways and responsibilities."
"Wonderful experience - worth the time. Thank you for sharing."
"Great speakers, Great forum for sharing with others. Concrete
examples, great resources!" |
Contact : Davina Pruitt-Mentle - (301) 405-8202 - dpruitt@umd.edu
Presented by: |
Educational Technology Outreach/College of Education
and the University of Maryland Libraries |
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Sponsored by:
         
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