Defining digital citizenship is not easy because it means different things to different people. It is also a concept which is debated among scholars researching the field.
If you conduct a general search for "digital citizenship" you will find many links referencing resources targeting the school-level, with a focus on safe, skilled and ethical use of online technology. While these aspects are important, for the purposes of this tertiary-level course, we need to explore the concept of "digital citizenship" in more detail.
Refined definition of digital citizenship
- Your outputs of this activity will be used in the learning challenge for this pathway.
- Read the introductory section of the Wikipedia article: Digital citizen
- Conduct a general search for "definition of digital citizen" - select the two best definitions and add these to the library of your citation management tool (or keep a record for citation purposes).
- Try and locate one recent scholarly definition for "digital citizen". Record the reference for citation purposes - How recent is the reference?
- Revise your personal description of "digital citizenship - Does your new definition differ from your initial description?
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