Carrie James, Research Director and Principal Investigator at Project Zero, Harvard Graduate School of Education, presents “Morality, Ethics, and Digital Life,” on April 4, at 7:00 p.m. in the Foster Auditorium, Paterno Library.

This lecture is free and open to the public.

Engagement with digital media–including use of social media and content sharing sites–is a routine aspect of life today. These media are particularly salient in the lives of young people, many of whom can’t imagine their lives without them. Whether acknowledged or not, there are moral and ethical dimensions to the many decisions routinely faced and made in online communities–for example, decisions about self-representation and self-expression; disclosure of personal information; and creation, appropriation, and sharing of content. In this talk, Carrie James will explore moral and ethical dilemmas in digital life. She will share findings from a multi-year, qualitative study of young people’s approaches to online life and consider the implications, particularly for education.

For more information and to download the poster: http://www.rockethics.psu.edu/bios/james.shtml