Learning in a digital age/LiDA102/Overview

Digital citizenship represents a constant tension between the potential of digital media for social good and the threat of misuse and appropriation. For instance, democratic and social activism movements leverage social media platforms for positive change yet online abuse through, for example, racial or sexual intolerance and other forms of harassment are prevalent online.

In this microcourse we explore these tensions in the context of learning on the Internet.

Learning in a digital age micro-courses

There are four micro-courses which make up Learning in a digital age:

Course description	Micro-course learning materials
LiDA101	Digital literacies for online learning
LiDA102	Digital citizenship
LiDA103	Open education, copyright and open licensing in a digital world
LiDA104	Critical media literacies and associated digital skills

Digital citizenship (LiDA102) comprises about 40 hours of learning effort made up of about 20 -25 hours of online learning with the balance spent on preparing the final assessment for those learners seeking certification.