EDLD 5316 Goal & 3 Column Table

3 Column Table: EDLD 5316 Digital Citizenship

Overarching Course Goal

Learners who work in the area of educational policy and practice will be able to navigate the emerging educational and legal challenges of a knowledge society where most K-12 students are deeply immersed in online communication, having grown up as “digital natives.”

Course Outcomes

Assessment

Learning Activities

Foundational – Introduction to Digital Citizenship: The
Nine Elements of Digital Citizenship

Learners will define digital citizenship and discuss the
difference between citizenship and digital citizenship.
Learners will also identify the nine elements of digital
citizenship.

· Assignment – Define digital citizenship and explain each
of the nine elements.

Discussion

· Journal/Self Reflection on major learning from the week
and post resources to portfolio.

Weekly Quiz

Instructor Lecture
Videos
Required and Supplemental Readings
Discussion
Web Conference

Integration/Human Dimension/Application – Understanding
the Impact of Technology: The Digital Footprint/Tattoo
We Leave Behind

Learners will identify issues, both positive and negative,
associated with digital footprints and living public lives
on the Internet.

· Assignment – Create an animated video showing how a
technological advance since 2000 has impacted digital
citizenship (post to portfolio). Also, discuss why net
neutrality matters to education.

Discussion

· Journal/Self Reflection on major learning from the week
and post resources to portfolio.

Weekly Quiz

Instructor Lecture
Videos
Required and Supplemental Readings
Discussion
Web Conference

Integration/Human Dimension/Caring – Copyright and
Copywrongs – The Long Arm of the Law

Learners will explore and analyze intellectual property,
basics of copyright, plagiarism, fair use, and open access.

· Assignment – Copyright, Fair Use, and Open Access Case
Studies

Discussion

· Journal/Self Reflection on major learning from the week
and post resources to portfolio.

Weekly Quiz

Instructor Lecture
Videos
Required and Supplemental Readings
Discussion
Web Conference

Human Dimension/Caring – Cyberbullying: Just Say No

Learners will examine the role of the technology leader
regarding cyber-safety and protecting personal information.

· Assignment – Cyberbullying Case Studies

Discussion

· Journal/Self Reflection on major learning from the week
and post resources to portfolio.

Weekly Quiz

Instructor Lecture
Videos
Required and Supplemental Readings
Discussion
Web Conference

Learning How to Learn/Integration/ Application –
Wrap-up: Pulling It All Together

Learners will demonstrate knowledge of digital citizenship.

· Culminating Project – Develop a project that demonstrates
synthesis and application of course knowledge. The project
must express knowledge of all nine
elements, however the project can focus/concentrate your
project on one or more elements. The culminating project
consists of three parts – a brand/mantra, a presentation,
and a reflective essay.