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THE INTERNET IS FOREVER: YOUTHFUL INDISCRETIONS AND ILL-CONCEIVED PRANKS REVEAL THE NEED FOR EFFECTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA POLICIES IN ACADEMIA
Carolyn Woodley
Michel Silvestri Students'
imprudent social media use threatens employability and undermines
emerging professional identities. Professional bodies have developed
social media guidelines as a part of professional codes of conduct.
Most professions acknowledge that benefits of social media must be
balanced against its potential to negatively affect workers’
professional lives and the public trust in some professions. This
paper considers examples of students’ social media use from
healthcare and other tertiary programmes in Australia and Sweden.
The discussion concludes that universities must confront social
media challenges as part of the educational experience for the
development of a responsible and professional ethical digital
citizenry. |
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