Get Your Students Hired
I think making student aware of their rights in regard to their information and being educated on the rules as well will prevent accidental release of information by not following outlined protocol
My graduate school official transcript is inaccurate which I learned about a few years ago. I attempted to resolve this by contacting the registrar of the university and the former Ohio Board of Regents, now referred to as the Ohio Board of Higher Education, to no avail but have learned through doing this module that I have recourse to file a request with the university that my education record be amended. If my request is not honored, I have the right to file a complaint with U.S. Dept. of Education.
I learn that we have rights and FERPA is created to maintain an order, I can make sure that my personal information is protected and will be available to me prior request.
I learned that basically to keep students records confidential and to protect the students rights.
Treat it as serious as patient information and confidentiality. It is a student right.
Prior to being asked to complete this training I was already familiar with FERPA however the amount of information that has been discussed so far is extremely detailed and useful. FERPA protects students' rights and information because students privacy is important. FERPA is utilized in K-12 and higher education schools.
My main takeaway are the levels of exceptions made for the policies and regulations. They make sense to why they are needed, but can add confusion in fully understanding what is or is not a requirement.
I thought this module was informative and interesting because I didn't know much about FERPA before this course. Understanding the timeline of student requests (45 days to respond) and what constitutes as private information vs. shared information was useful for future practices related to student records.
I have learned the importance and privacy of student information, and more so regarding personal issues related to health and legal.
This will be applied in the registration and management of academic extension courses at the university, as such short courses represents our priority to ensure the information of participants.
Comment on Joyce Hladky's post: I found your post interesting and relatable. The world of academia online has created a complex situation where one has to be extremely careful when working with student records.
FERPA not only protects student personal information, but the institution's integrity and professionalism. It ensures that data/notes that are added to a student's Educational Record are fair, honest and respectful. And allows transparency to students of their progress, without exposing sensitive data to others.
Great informative session on FERPA, students have right for their information and its staff's responsibility to keep the student's information confidential.
One does not necessarily have to be employed by the institution to have access to student records. Sole possession notes once left in a file or otherwise transferred to someone else are no longer considered sole possession.
This was an interesting chapter. The FERPA exclusions make complete sense. It keeps people from over stepping their bounds and protects the student.
I've learned that I apparently don't know much about FERPA as I originally thought. Such as, FERPA violation complaints need to be submitted within 180 days and the institution has 45 days to comply with student request to access educational record.
From this module, I have learned the importance of FERPA in general and its role in safeguarding student information.
It was interesting to review some of the FERPA foundations. Reading about the biggest issues institutions report with FERPA, for example not being able to determine if a signature is definitely from a student, was intriguing.