Ethical issues in e-teaching-A theoretical framework

The use of IT in third level teaching is increasing; worldwide. This can lead to ethical problems. In this paper; the attempt is made to develop a framework for the; identification of these ethical issues. For that purpose the; concepts of ethics and morality are defined and their impact; on education is discussed. Starting from this general; description, the impact of the use of IT on the ethical side of; education is analysed. Finally, an attempt is made to; systematise the different angles by developing a formal; framework and by identifying concrete ethical issues and; locating them in the framework.