UndergradSkiller: Skill Set Map for Undergraduates and Their Educators

INFORMATION LITERACY AND DIGITAL SAFETY

Online Safety

Definition:

University students face a range of online risks, from phishing and fraud to data breaches and cyberbullying. Understanding these threats and knowing how to protect personal information, accounts, and digital wellbeing are practical skills for navigating life online.

Peer Review: None

Table of contents:

2.1. Contextualizing Information Literacy

2.2. Using Library Resources
2.2.1. Finding and Accessing Resources
2.2.2. Research Guides and Tutorials

2.3. Source Evaluation

2.4. News and Media Literacy
2.4.1. Media Literacy
2.4.2. Misinformation and Fact-Checking

2.5. Artificial Intelligence
2.5.1. Understanding AI
2.5.2. Evaluating AI
2.5.3. AI Terminology
2.5.4. AI Ethics

2.6. Online Safety

2.6.1. Avoiding Scams and Fraud

2.6.2. Data Privacy and Protection
2.6.2.1. Understanding Data Privacy
2.6.2.2. General Data Protection Regulation

2.6.3. Information Security

2.6.4. Digital Safety
2.6.4.1. Understanding Online Harms
2.6.4.2. Protecting Yourself Online

2.6.5. Cyberbullying

2.6.6. Ethical Social Media

2.7. Copyright

 

Author: Leeanne Irwin

Peer Reviewer(s): None