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March 21, 2002SITE 20021 Using Moral Development Theory to Teach K-12 Cyber Ethics Melissa Dark CERIAS, Purdue University Slide 2 March 21, 2002SITE 20022 Impact of Technology Technology impacts all aspects of life. Communication Finances Shopping Research Entertainment Education Television Commercial Example Slide 3 March 21, 2002SITE 20023 New Societal Skill Set NSF Study (1996): by 2010 US will need more than 700,000 scientists/engineers proficient in content and technical skills Information literacy is critical. Internet can serve as dynamic framework for promoting new skills (Brown, 2000) Technology assists in teaching inquiry, information gathering, collaboration, etc (Rice & Wilson, 1999) Slide 4 March 21, 2002SITE 20024 Tech Integration: Topic Educators, researchers, politicians, etc. Technology integration= rapid rate Professional development= minimal My students know more than I do! Schools incorporate technical skills but what about the soft skills? Slide 5 March 21, 2002SITE 20025 Ethics Defined Slide 6 March 21, 2002SITE 20026 Industry IT Acknowledgment: Unethical Behavior is Costly Fines, low morale, negative publicity, recruitment issues (Nash 1993) Information Week Report (Wilder & Soat, 2001) 62% employees monitor WWW use 54% monitor e-mail use Lands End (Wilder & Soat, 2001) Random IT security audits Slide 7 March 21, 2002SITE 20027 Acquiring an Ethical Framework Ethical behavior is expectedwhere do you learn it? How can we expect students to know about their online ethical responsibility if it is never formally discussed? Is it ethical to teach the technical skill without addressing the ethical issues? Would you give your 8yr old the keys to your car? Slide 8 March 21, 2002SITE 20028 Ethics and Cyber Ethics Defined Ethics: Set of principles of right conduct (American Heritage Dictionary, 2001) General conception of right/wrong that transcend religion and law (Websters Dictionary, 2001) Right or just behavior (Gibney, 1999) Cyber Ethics: application of ethics into the online environment (Ethics Connection, 2000) Slide 9 March 21, 2002SITE 20029 Cyber Ethics in K-12 Curriculum Schools are providing technical knowledge without addressing appropriate use. Majority of children---significant use of ethical principles between age 10-12 (Geide, et al) Internet and technology use augments the use of these ethical principles Children as victims and perpetrators. Portrayal of hackers as new cowboys Passive encouragement by adults Slide 10 March 21, 2002SITE 200210 Illegal Activities Conducted by Kids Distribution of Pornography Sexual Harassment Credit Card Theft Malicious Hacking Software Piracy Illegal Stock Purchases Financial Tampering Copyright Infringement Plagiarism Counterfeiting Rings (Marsh, 2000; personal knowledge) Slide 11 March 21, 2002SITE 200211 Cyber Ethics Surveys Scholastic Survey April 2000; 47,325 elementary/middle school kids Should hacking into someone elses computer (without permission) be considered a crime? 48% NO Vincent & Meche (2001) Survey 729 HS students If someone uses designated work-only e-mail for personal purposes, is that unethical? 81% YES Would you do use this e-mail for personal use? 49% YES Slide 12 March 21, 2002SITE 200212 Determining Cyber Ethic Age Appropriate Activities Just as infants learn to crawl before they walk, people must learn to care for themselves before considering the needs of others. (Elliott, 1997) Educators feel overwhelmed at the notion of determining appropriate moral development activities. Many feel inadequately prepared for the topic. Slide 13 March 21, 2002SITE 200213 Piagets Theory Moral development would occur at specific age-orientated stages. Heteronomous Morality: 6-10yrs Adherence to rules created by others Justice will prevail; good over evil morality of a decision based upon the consequence Slide 14 March 21, 2002SITE 200214 Piaget Continued Autonomous Morality: (10yrs-adult) Rules understood, but not sacred Intent of the person rather than consequence determines the morality of a decision. Question rules in hypothetical situations. Slide 15 March 21, 2002SITE 200215 Important Influence of Piaget: In order for kids to refine and increase the sophistication of their moral analysis skills: Must engage in conflict resolution Must work collaboratively Analysis must be constructivist in nature Slide 16 March 21, 2002SITE 200216 Kohlbergs Theory Built on Piagetelaborated the stages. Moral development= more gradual Stages emerge from: Individual thinking Reflection Analysis of Moral Dilemmas (Crain, 2000) Slide 17 LevelStage Preconventiona l Stage 1: Fear and Punishment Stage 2: Hope for a Reward Conventional Stage 3: Peer Approval Stage 4: Adherence to Law and Order Postconvention al Stage 5: Inherent Social Contract Stage 6: Universal Ethical Principles Kohlbergs Six Stages of Moral Development (Kohlberg, 1971) Slide 18 March 21, 2002SITE 200218 Importance of Kohlberg: As personal beliefs are challenged via debate and discussion, the individual must respond with a more comprehensive analysis.resulting in the progression of the stages. (Kohlberg, et al 1975) Moral analysis activities in K-12 as a critical step of development (Crain, 2000) Slide 19 March 21, 2002SITE 200219 Carol Gilligan: Hello? What about the girls? Criticized inherent gender bias of Kohlbergs work--only males studied. Does NOT promote gender-based moralsmasculine/feminine in both sexes (Elliott, 1997) Theory known as the Morality of Care Slide 20 March 21, 2002SITE 200220 Gilligans Morality of Care First Level: Care of Self Survival mode Second Level: Care of Others Social benefit of sacrificing for others Third Level: Integration of the Care of Self and Others being moral means minimizing pain and harm for everyone (Elliott, 1991) Slide 21 March 21, 2002SITE 200221 Which Theory Works Best for K-12 Cyber Ethics? All three have been scrutinized and highly criticized. Piaget---too vague; little structure Gilligan---seemed hard to put into K-12; reaction of traditional teachers to it Kohlberg---gender biased; highly structuredbut, seemed to fit well with K-12 and curricular development Slide 22 March 21, 2002SITE 200222 Cyber Ethics Instructional Strategies: Yearlong curricular component. Moral Development programs must be integrated within regular classroom curriculum (Nucci, 1987) Strong role model---teachers/administrators enable kids to learn vicariously (Sivin & Bialo, 1992) Issues must regularly incorporated and relevant to the students (Perry, 1970) Slide 23 March 21, 2002SITE 200223 Using Kohlbergs Stages to Structure K-12 Cyber Ethics Activities Slide 24 March 21, 2002SITE 200224 Cyber Ethics Resources Computer Ethics Institute Ten Commandments for Computer Ethics http://www.cpsr.org/program/ethics/cei.html CERIAS K-12 Site: http://www.cerias.purdue.edu/education/K-12 This presentation is housed there under PRESENTATIONS. University of Montana Practical Ethics Center http://www.umt.edu/ethics/ Slide 25 March 21, 2002SITE 200225 Melissa Dark dark@cerias.purdue.edu CERIAS, Purdue University 765.496.6762 http://www.cerias.purdue.edu/education/K-12