Strategies for Applying the Consent for Data Usage Principle
- Clearly identifying and explaining how ePortfolio platform providers plan to collect and use student data, whether students will be able to opt out of data collection, and how they will inform the institution and platform users of changes to their licensing agreements.
- Allowing ePortfolio creators to opt out of data collection at the programmatic or institutional levels.
- Practicing purposeful limitation by collecting personal data only when one has legitimate purposes for that data collection.
- Keeping up-to-date, accurate data.
- Limiting the storage of data, and deleting data after it has served its purpose.
- Making ‘use of student data’ a criterion for platform selection when negotiating contracts or informing students about data use when allowing them to choose among platform options.
- Being aware of and complying with federal and state regulations regarding student data use and privacy.
- Maintaining agreements with platform providers, including what happens to ePortfolio data if a company goes out of business.
- Consulting data experts as needed.
- Being aware of and complying with global, federal, and state regulations regarding student data use and privacy, such as the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and other applicable privacy standards, as required.