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WGU D842 TASK 1 – ETHICAL DILEMMA ANALYSIS IN EDUCATION
CONTEXT | VERIFIED STUDY SET | 2026 STUDY UPDATES | 100%
CORRECT AND PASSED
A. Identify and describe ethical dilemmas in the selected scenario by doing the following:
4. You are a high school history teacher, and you’ve discovered a sophisticated online platform
that offers pre-made lesson plans and interactive simulations perfectly aligned with your
curriculum. The platform's terms of service state that educators must obtain school approval
before using it due to concerns about student data privacy. However, you overlook this
requirement in your excitement to utilize the helpful features of the online platform. As a result,
personal student data (including names, grades, and progress) are shared without proper
consent, potentially violating privacy laws. You consider the ethical dilemma of whether to
continue using the platform without appropriate authorization or to notify the administration
and risk repercussions.
1. Identify one ethical dilemma in the selected scenario.
One ethical dilemma in the selected scenario is the fact that student's privacy laws are violated, by being
shared without proper consent. However, the platform offers amazing resources for students to aid their
learning process. The ethical dilemma resides in whether to tell administrators about the risk and ask for
permission, or risk asking and losing all the resources.
2. Describe how the ethical dilemma identified in A1 affects the individuals or organizations specific to
the selected scenario.
The ethical dilemma puts the educator at risk for legal trouble and potential negative impacts on their
position. Additionally, the school district is at legal risk, as the student's right to privacy has been waived
without consent. This impacts the students, as the information is put out to an unregulated database.
This means the school does not have access, nor control over what happens with student information,
or interface. While students would have access to great resources, the site is not secure. If the educator
informs the district, they might be okay with it and retroactively take adequate steps to ensure student
safety and rights. If the educator does not inform admins, the student's privacy rights are being broken,
and their information is not being securely stored. The student’s autonomy and rights are being
diminished in this case, as there was no consent for the release of information (WGU, 2025).
B. Apply an ethical framework to the identified dilemma by doing the following:
WGU D842 TASK 1 – ETHICAL DILEMMA ANALYSIS IN EDUCATION
CONTEXT | VERIFIED STUDY SET | 2026 STUDY UPDATES | 100%
CORRECT AND PASSED
A. Identify and describe ethical dilemmas in the selected scenario by doing the following:
4. You are a high school history teacher, and you’ve discovered a sophisticated online platform
that offers pre-made lesson plans and interactive simulations perfectly aligned with your
curriculum. The platform's terms of service state that educators must obtain school approval
before using it due to concerns about student data privacy. However, you overlook this
requirement in your excitement to utilize the helpful features of the online platform. As a result,
personal student data (including names, grades, and progress) are shared without proper
consent, potentially violating privacy laws. You consider the ethical dilemma of whether to
continue using the platform without appropriate authorization or to notify the administration
and risk repercussions.
1. Identify one ethical dilemma in the selected scenario.
One ethical dilemma in the selected scenario is the fact that student's privacy laws are violated, by being
shared without proper consent. However, the platform offers amazing resources for students to aid their
learning process. The ethical dilemma resides in whether to tell administrators about the risk and ask for
permission, or risk asking and losing all the resources.
2. Describe how the ethical dilemma identified in A1 affects the individuals or organizations specific to
the selected scenario.
The ethical dilemma puts the educator at risk for legal trouble and potential negative impacts on their
position. Additionally, the school district is at legal risk, as the student's right to privacy has been waived
without consent. This impacts the students, as the information is put out to an unregulated database.
This means the school does not have access, nor control over what happens with student information,
or interface. While students would have access to great resources, the site is not secure. If the educator
informs the district, they might be okay with it and retroactively take adequate steps to ensure student
safety and rights. If the educator does not inform admins, the student's privacy rights are being broken,
and their information is not being securely stored. The student’s autonomy and rights are being
diminished in this case, as there was no consent for the release of information (WGU, 2025).
B. Apply an ethical framework to the identified dilemma by doing the following:
