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Tradutore, traditore: Can the aect code of ethics “speak” across cultures?

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Although many questions remain unanswered, these early translations of the AECT Code of Ethics will be available at the AECT Web site to ensure that access to the principles is offered in languages other than English. As they become available, more translations will be added to the English, Farsi, French, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese, and Spanish versions. The translations will be saved as PDF files to retain the unique characters of each language.

Additional translators with expertise in both educational technology and the targeted languages will be identified. Exploration of ways to encourage debate regarding the viability of the translations within diverse cultures continues. The ultimate hope is that collaboration among members of the professional ethics committee of AECT, the translators, and interested educators will result in the development of a Code of Ethics that “speaks” across cultures and establishes a meaningful guide to professional conduct around the world.

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  1. University of Hawaii, Wist 231,1776 University Ave., 96822, Honolulu, HI

    Annette Sherry

  2. University of Hawai’i, Wist 228, 1776 University Ave., 96822, Honolulu, HI

    R. W. Burniske

  3. Universidade do Minho, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal

    Cândido Manuel Varela de Fretas

  4. Universidad de Santiago, Fonseca, 8, 15004 A, Coruna, Spain

    José Diaz de Rabago S. J.

  5. Multimedia Design, Cameron University, 2800 West Gore Blvd., Lawton, OK

    Abbas Johari

  6. National Taiwan University, P.O. Box 22-25, Taipei, Taiwan

    Clarence Chu

  7. AV Office, Université de Poitiers, 95, Ave. du Recteur Pineau, F-86002, Poitiers, France

    FranÇois Marchessou

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Authors’ Note: This article expands on earlier work published in the (2002) Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology, edited by M, Simonson.

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Sherry, A., Burniske, R.W., de Fretas, C.M.V. et al. Tradutore, traditore: Can the aect code of ethics “speak” across cultures?. TECHTRENDS TECH TRENDS 47, 19–25 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02763280

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