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Your Digital Footprint & Your Clients [1]

Scenario 4

ac-you-scenario-01-cutout.jpgAaron's personal tutor is leaving - he really likes her and will miss her as she knows him really well and has been really supportive. He has been emailed the name of his new tutor, so he decides to Google him to see if he can find out what kind of a guy he is.

Aaron finds a formal Linkedin profile with lots of articles and scholarly work, an open Facebook profile in which he is friends with lots of the female students, some "overly friendly" comments on the photos of some of the girls. From the photo albums he also appears to socialise with the students, and smokes and drinks in the student bar. On this tutor's Twitter account, he makes fun of some of the students and belittles some of their work (strangely he only criticises the boys), saying that they are 'thick' or 'need a slap'. He also says some concerning things about the quality of the teaching at the university and says the management are all racist.

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This is not the best advice. If Aaron has concerns, he must raise them and discuss them with someone in authority on his course or even his student rep for support and advice.

We are not suggesting that this tutor - or you yourselves as students at this college, do not have the right to free speech - we are simply suggesting that everyone takes a long term view of how opinions and tone online can impact on all of our reputations. An individuals use of Social and digital media should never undermine confidence in your employer, your profession, you as a professional, confidentiality for your clients, and should not break the law - with regard to defamation, trolling etc.

Students and professionals need to be aware that their online social activities can leave them open to scrutiny, could even be taken out of context and may lead to their character being called into question. It is wise to engage a filter when publishing material online and to carry ourselves in a way that will not impact on us negatively in the future. An online profile does not exist in isolation - unprofessional behaviour offline can be evidenced online and can have major impact in professional and personal lives.

This is the best advice - Aaron should discuss his concerns with someone who can advise and help him.

We are not suggesting that this tutor - or you yourselves as students at this college, do not have the right to free speech - we are simply suggesting that everyone takes a long term view of how opinions and tone online can impact on all of our reputations. An individuals use of Social and digital media should never undermine confidence in your employer, your profession, you as a professional, confidentiality for your clients, and should not break the law - with regard to defamation, trolling etc.

Students and professionals need to be aware that their online social activities can leave them open to scrutiny, could even be taken out of context and may lead to their character being called into question. It is wise to engage a filter when publishing material online and to carry ourselves in a way that will not impact on us negatively in the future. An online profile does not exist in isolation - unprofessional behaviour offline can be evidenced online and can have major impact in professional and personal lives.

This is not the best advice. If you have an allocated personal tutor as student at the college, it is important that you feel you can relate to that person.

We are not suggesting that this tutor - or you yourselves as students at this college, do not have the right to free speech - we are simply suggesting that everyone takes a long term view of how opinions and tone online can impact on all of our reputations. An individuals use of Social and digital media should never undermine confidence in your employer, your profession, you as a professional, confidentiality for your clients, and should not break the law - with regard to defamation, trolling etc.

Students and professionals need to be aware that their online social activities can leave them open to scrutiny, could even be taken out of context and may lead to their character being called into question. It is wise to engage a filter when publishing material online and to carry ourselves in a way that will not impact on us negatively in the future. An online profile does not exist in isolation - unprofessional behaviour offline can be evidenced online and can have major impact in professional and personal lives.

This is not the best advice. Spreading gossip is not the best way to handle a genuine concern about the quality of the support you can expect as a student at this university!

We are not suggesting that this tutor - or you yourselves as students at this college, do not have the right to free speech - we are simply suggesting that everyone takes a long term view of how opinions and tone online can impact on all of our reputations. An individuals use of Social and digital media should never undermine confidence in your employer, your profession, you as a professional, confidentiality for your clients, and should not break the law - with regard to defamation, trolling etc.

Students and professionals need to be aware that their online social activities can leave them open to scrutiny, could even be taken out of context and may lead to their character being called into question. It is wise to engage a filter when publishing material online and to carry ourselves in a way that will not impact on us negatively in the future. An online profile does not exist in isolation - unprofessional behaviour offline can be evidenced online and can have major impact in professional and personal lives.
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