Student Privacy: Higher Education - On Campus Podcast

Jim Siegl, CIPT, is a Senior Technologist with the Youth & Education Privacy team at the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF). For nearly two decades prior to joining FPF, Jim was a Technology Architect for the Fairfax County Public School District with a focus on privacy, security, identity management, interoperability, and learning management systems. He was a co-author of the CoSN Privacy Toolkit and the Trusted Learning Environment (TLE) seal program and holds a Master of Science in the Management of Information Technology from the University of Virginia.Shea Swauger (he/him) is a Senior Researcher for Data Sharing and Ethics at the Future of Privacy Forum. He holds a BA in Philosophy, and a Masters of Library Science, and is currently working towards a PhD. in Education and Critical Studies.A 2021  Educause article showed that while many believe students who have grown up with technology are not concerned with the privacy for their data, research shows otherwise. A 2018 Pew Research Center survey found that almost all Americans 18 to 24 years old utilize social media, ranging from YouTube to Twitter. A 2019 Insider Higher Ed survey found that 46% of faculty taught at least one course online. As technology within education continues to grow, and the world becomes more connected through the internet, student privacy will continue to be a topic of discussion. In the U.S., specific laws and regulations aim to protect student privacy, such as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).Learn more about CITI Program: https://about.citiprogram.org/