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INFORMATION LITERACY AND DIGITAL SAFETY: Online Safety

Ethical Social Media

Social media is woven into student life. Using it responsibly requires awareness of issues such as online identity, digital communities, data ethics, and the reporting of harmful content.

Useful Resources on Ethical Social Media:

Hutchinson, J. (n.d.). Ethical social media. Coursera. https://www.coursera.org/learn/ethical-social-media

Annotation: Course covering online identity, social media communities, participatory culture, social media data analytics, and ethics in social media use. Includes video lectures, interviews with practitioners, and assignments. Free to audit within a limited window of time.

STOPonline.cz. (n.d.). Report illegal content. https://www.stoponline.cz/en/

Annotation: Annotation: Czech national reporting portal for illegal online content. Allows users to report cyberbullying, phishing, unauthorized account access, and data misuse.

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