David Black posted on March 19, 2007 13:17
This article got me thinking more about what might be some of the implications of these security issues for education. The reality is that technological security vigilance is very difficult in Lutheran schools because it is time intensive. Most schools don't have the human resources available to accomplish this most effectively.
However, I'm most interested in how these security issues might affect our curriculum. For instance, is it our responsibility to teach about basic user protections, to introduce various types of anti-virus and anti-spyware software projects and explain how to use them, or to address other security measures? Should we expect these things to be taught at home, or do we have a clear role in the education of our children to use these new tools effectively and efficiently, flagging questionable practices. Perhaps our students should be prepared to share these strategies with their parents, since many parents may be ignorant of basic computer security issues.
What is our role? I'm interested in a discussion on this topic. Please share your thoughts about what our role should be in teaching about computer security in Lutheran schools. Share your ideas as a comment to this post.