Digital Citizenship

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Course Description

Our Digital Citizenship course will give you the guidance needed in the ever-changing digital world. As our lives are lived more and more online, we all need to translate our social skills into the virtual world.

Digital Citizenship allows us to connect, collaborate, and share, by using technology appropriately. In person meetings are on the decline which makes it necessary to engage people digitally. Being a good digital citizen means you have a set of skills to work effectively in the digital world.

10+

Hours

62

Lectures

$40

Price

WHAT TO EXPECT

Learning Objectives

  • Define digital citizenship
  • Use technology appropriately
  • Use social networking to create your brand
  • Protect your reputation online
  • Practice safe use of technology
  • Understand digital etiquette

Course Outline

Module One: What Is Digital Citizenship?

  • What is Digital
  • Engaging with Others
  • It’s a Moving Target
  • Belonging to a Community
  • Case Study
  • Module One: Review Questions

Module Two: Being a Good Citizen

  • Build it Up
  • Real World Influences
  • Using Technology Appropriately
  • The Golden Rule
  • Case Study
  • Module Two: Review Questions

Module Three: Best Practices for Sharing

  • Digital Footprints
  • Personal and Work Lives
  • Stop and Think Before You Post
  • Do Not Overshare
  • Case Study
  • Module Three: Review Questions

Module Four: Networking and Personal Branding (I)

  • Personal Branding
  • Be Yourself (online and off)
  • Social Networking
  • If you Share it, Expect Everyone to See It
  • Case Study
  • Module Four: Review Questions

Module Five: Networking and Personal Branding (II)

  • Introduce Colleagues
  • Volunteer to Help Others
  • Blog
  • Guard Your Reputation
  • Case Study
  • Module Five: Review Questions

Module Six: Digital Security and Safety (I)

  • Don’t Trust Anyone You Don’t Know
  • Enable 2-Step Verifications
  • Public Wi-Fi
  • Public Computers
  • Case Study
  • Module Six: Review Questions

Module Seven: Digital Security and Safety (II)

  • Email and Attachments
  • Password Rules
  • Back Up your Files
  • Update Your Software
  • Case Study
  • Module Seven: Review Questions

Module Eight: Dealing With The Dark Side

  • See it, Report it
  • Bullying and Harassment
  • Trolling
  • Shared Something You Shouldn’t Have?
  • Case Study
  • Module Eight: Review Questions

Module Nine: Digital Etiquette (I)

  • Respect and Tone
  • Speak Up, Not Out
  • Topics To Avoid
  • Keep Private Messages Private
  • Case Study
  • Module Nine: Review Questions

Module Ten: Digital Etiquette (II)

  • Educate Yourself
  • Information Processing
  • Internet Boldness
  • Permission to Share
  • Case Study
  • Module Ten: Review Questions

Assessment