A fusion of mobile technology and Second Life in a learning environment to support the transition from school to university

0317 ALT-C 2009 J Magill, E Magill, B Canavan, A Devlin, M Pomerantz, J Trinder

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What are the ethical implications of working with informal communities in popular digital technologies?
What ethical guidelines are there?
Methodological issues of researching informal spaces
Will the research cause harm or stress? Mismatch between practices in informal spaces and requirements/guidelines from university ethics boards
Philosophical issue - the ways people use these technologies is symptomatic of an increasing postmodernity and so theorising about postmodern ethics connects to the practicalities of popular online ethics