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Smart Glasses on Campus
Smart Glasses on Campus
Smart glasses a valuable assistive technology that can also record, connect, use AI and share data, bringing questions about how we learn, work and interact with each other. We may not be able to control how smart glasses arrive on campus. But we can make sure our communities understand what they can do, the issues they raise and the expectations around their use. Be respectful. Be aware. Be responsible. Smart Glasses on Campus offers a practical awareness campaign for schools, TAFEs, universities and workplaces. The campaign offers three ready to use resources.
1. Eight ready-to-print posters
The posters The posters are designed for visible, on-campus awareness raising, topics such as privacy and consent, accessibility, academic integrity, legal responsibilities and data sharing, with space for your organisation to add your own support and reporting information.
The flipbook is for easily sharing that awareness with students, staff and colleagues online and is built around the posters.
The working paper is for leaders, educators, policymakers and others who need a deeper evidence-based understanding of the legal, social and institutional issues raised by smart glasses.
How you might start real conversations with students, teachers and staff is included below.
Please cite as: Arantes, J. (n.d.). Smart glasses on campus. https://www.janinearantes.com/resources/smart-glasses-on-campus
Starting real conversations: with students, parents and teachers
Starting real conversations: with students, parents and teachers
Human (de)centred Smart Glasses Framework
Human (de)centred Smart Glasses Framework
The Human (de)centred Smart Glasses Framework helps people make deliberate decisions about when and how smart glasses should be used in education and public-sector settings. It considers their benefits and risks for individuals, others, the environment, and relevant policies and laws. Use the posters above to raise awareness of smart glasses, then use this framework to start conversations at school and at home about their appropriate use.
(1) With, Without & About
(1) With, Without & About
Parent newsletter / conversation at home
This poster could be included in a school newsletter and used to invite families into the conversation. Rather than sending parents another warning about emerging technology, encourage them to use the questions with their young person at home. With, Without & About, encourages families to consider three things: when smart glasses provide genuine value and should be used with them; when privacy, safety, wellbeing or human connection mean they are better used without them; and what people need to know about the technology, including what it can see, hear, record, store and share.
More information and where to find more information from the Smart Glasses Lab can be found here: https://ai4education.org/smartglasseslab/
(2) Self, Others & Environment
(2) Self, Others & Environment
Student-led conversation
This poster (left) could be displayed in tutor rooms, common areas, libraries or wellbeing spaces and used for short, informal conversations with students. Invite students to think about Self, Others & Environment, to encourage them to examine smart glasses from different perspectives: how their use affects the person wearing them, how it may affect other people nearby, and the wider social and environmental consequences. By moving between these perspectives, students can question what has become normalised and begin connecting their thinking to issues such as privacy, consent, wellbeing, inclusion, sustainability, rights, policy and legislation.
More posters to prompt thinking can be found here: https://heyzine.com/flip-book/SmartGlassesonCampus
(3) Best Practice, Policy & Legislation
(3) Best Practice, Policy & Legislation
Through a facilitated tutor-group or wellbeing conversation with students, and/or invited parents smart glasses are discussed in terms of : what is responsible, what is permitted, and what is lawful.
Best Practice: Even before we look at rules, what would be fair and reasonable here?
Policy: Whose space are we in? What rules or expectations apply? Why might a gym, school, sporting club or event have different expectations?design their own smartglases code for themselves and their friends.
Legislation: When could this stop being merely inconsiderate and potentially have legal consequences? Where would we need reliable information rather than guessing about the law?
More information to help this discussion can be found here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5495783
If you would like a presentation at your School TAFE, University or Workplace, please contact the Smart Glasses Lab via: janine.arantes@vu.edu.au
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