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Summary
The goal is to raise questions and provide examples and links to resources to encourage learners to think about their presence online, navigate the issues involved in forming and re-forming their digital identity, and learn about their rights and responsibilities as a digital citizens. This website contains a multitude of resources for students and educators, including:
- Quizzes to test students’ knowledge on social media, digital privacy, fake news, and digital well-being
- Student-written blog posts on topics such as privacy, data security, copyright law, and social media trends
- Tutorials to learn about emerging trends in digital literacy
Competency
This website with different forms of resources (tutorials, quizzes, and blog posts) supports ethical and legal considerations and digital well-being as it raises learners’ awareness around principles of privacy protection, copyright law, data surveillance, etc. It also helps with information literacy and communication and collaboration with resources on how to critically evaluate online information and how to respectfully interact with others in digital spaces.
How to Use
This website contains multiple blog posts, tutorials, and quizzes that can be added to courses to teach students about various topics related to digital identity. There are also lesson plans with case studies specific to faculties such as education and pharmacology.
Audience
Students at the post-secondary level
Outcome
Learners will:
- Have a deeper understanding of how to create a digital identity that best reflects how they want to appear in the online world.
- Be able to navigate digital spaces safely and with a critical mindset toward information shared on social media.
Author
Curated and Designed by University of British Columbia
Relevance
Used in Digital Literacy course pack
Level
Graduate, Undergraduate
License
Digital Literacy
This resource supports the development of skills and competencies in the B.C. Post-Secondary Digital Literacy Framework and aligns with the following competencies.
Digital Competencies
Communication and Collaboration
Community-Based Learning
Creation and Curation
Digital Scholarship
Ethical and Legal Considerations
Information Literacy
Technology Supports
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