According to Oakely and Singh (2011), “The propensity for cheating or behaving unethically may be significantly greater” (p. 2) in the online classroom as compared to the traditional classroom. This is because of the absence of the physical presence of the instructor to discourage unethical behavior and the “elimination of the physical confirmation of the students’ identity” (Oakley & Singh, 2011, p. 2). While many ethical issues, such as cheating, bullying, and confidentiality occur in both environments, the issues manifest themselves differently. This paper will examine each of these three ethical issues, comparing and contrasting how they occur in the traditional and the online classroom, as well as reflect on and relate each issue to an
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In Bullying and Cyberbullying: Implications for the Classroom, Levin identifies three forms of bullying and their common characteristics. Physical bullying, which is causing harm to another person through physical violation, or the harming of a person’s belongings; verbal bullying - the spreading of rumors, threatening or name-calling; and lastly, social bullying, which can take on the form of excluding the victim from a group (n.d.). The first form of bullying is limited, losing power in the digital landscape, while the latter two forms take on new and unique characteristics with the involvement of …show more content…
3). According to Bolton & Graeves, (2005), “Cyberbullying refers to the posting of usually anonymous, mean-spirited messages about a person (often a student) through a variety of social media and electronic devices” (Levin, n.d., p. 4). The greatest difference between bullying in the face-to-face classroom and the online classroom is the identity veil that technology provides the perpetrator. He or she can bully his (her) victim from anywhere in the world while remaining anonymous (Levin, n.d.). Feeling hidden could give the perpetrator not only a feeling of freedom, but a disconnect from the victim, and leave the perpetrator feeling that they are doing less wrong than if the bullying was being done face-to-face with the victim. In being physically separated, they are removed from witnessing the effect of their cruel
In Bullying and Cyberbullying: Implications for the Classroom, Levin identifies three forms of bullying and their common characteristics. Physical bullying, which is causing harm to another person through physical violation, or the harming of a person’s belongings; verbal bullying - the spreading of rumors, threatening or name-calling; and lastly, social bullying, which can take on the form of excluding the victim from a group (n.d.). The first form of bullying is limited, losing power in the digital landscape, while the latter two forms take on new and unique characteristics with the involvement of …show more content…
3). According to Bolton & Graeves, (2005), “Cyberbullying refers to the posting of usually anonymous, mean-spirited messages about a person (often a student) through a variety of social media and electronic devices” (Levin, n.d., p. 4). The greatest difference between bullying in the face-to-face classroom and the online classroom is the identity veil that technology provides the perpetrator. He or she can bully his (her) victim from anywhere in the world while remaining anonymous (Levin, n.d.). Feeling hidden could give the perpetrator not only a feeling of freedom, but a disconnect from the victim, and leave the perpetrator feeling that they are doing less wrong than if the bullying was being done face-to-face with the victim. In being physically separated, they are removed from witnessing the effect of their cruel