Looking into Educational Technology Training in Quebec Higher Educationaddressing the Ethical Issues

Resumen

Ethical issues in Educational Technology have been scarcely considered in the literature so far and only recently raised more attention. Considering Educational Technology as a research area and ethical practice, this qualitative study aimed at exploring which and how ethical aspects are considered in Educational Technology training. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight university instructors in Education departments with expertise in Educational Technology and/or Distance Education in Quebec (Canada) higher education institutions. The results show that that there are topics distinctly more present than others, but some were considered relevant to address in Educational Technology training offerings despite not being so at the moment of the study. Others are still quite new. Spotlighting practitioners' perspectives about these issues is an important contribution of the study.