Awareness of Cyberethics Among Teacher Educators

The advancement in computer and information technology demands awareness among academia about cyberethics to use cyber resources responsibly. This study aimed to assess the level of awareness among teacher educators working in Colleges of Education of state of Punjab about various aspects of cyberethics. The descriptive survey method was used to collect data. Results revealed that no significant difference is found in accessibility of cyberspace with respect togender, level of education and academic discipline of teacher educators. A significant difference is found in awareness level of teacher educators regarding maintaining privacy in cyberspace and usage of intellectual property in cyberspace with respect to gender, level of education and academic discipline. The female teacher educators were found to be more aware than their male counterparts to maintain privacy in cyberspace; while male teacher educators having doctorate level of education and teacher educators from discipline of science were more aware to follow rules and regulations regarding usage of intellectual property in cyberspace. The results highlighted the need of training about the cyberethics awareness to strengthen cyberethics awareness level among teacher educators.