Week 8 Assignment 1

Week 8 Assignment 1

Gloria Nuckles

This week’s blog post addresses three technologies I found beneficial that address digital citizenship, ethics, and netiquette. The first technology that will be discussed is URL: http://www.isafe.org. This website addresses digital citizenship education to children on how to use information without abusing it. I selected this technology as a resource for adult online learners to use personally and professionally. Within the correctional learning environment, I will introduce this technology to offenders who will discharge within six months. The information will provide the ex-offenders knowledge of a factor important for their children. Additionally, I will inform my colleagues and friends about this vital technology. Bruce R. presented this information in the Week 7 blog:

The second URL/technology that provides significant information was obtained from Nicole W. BrainPOP (brainpop.com/technology/digitalcitizenship).  This site presents a variety of subjects, and one of its topics is digital etiquette, online safety, and cyberbullying. I have an interest in obtaining information regarding digital etiquette/cyberbullying and the site, although intended for children, adults will benefit from the topics. It is imperative that adults have digital etiquette to educate children to appropriate technology communication.

In the adult correctional learning environment, I will add this information to other digital etiquette websites and present a list of resources to adult offenders. Additionally, I will contact the local library and have the resources available to computer patrons.

The Final URL from Cedric B. was presented in Week 7, Digital Citizenship Blot. The URL: http://www.icdlasia.org/about-icd/digital-citizen-tablet-fundamentals. Digital Citizen Tablet Fundamentals (DCTF) introduces learners to concepts that are related to using a table. The use of the tablet must be responsible and respectful. My concept of tablets is limited, and this website would provide novice tablet users key concepts. As a potential online instructor, I foresee tablets being used in higher education. Having knowledge of tablets and their connection to digital etiquette, I would recommend students to read the site and practice the skills on their tablets. Additionally, I would add the website to my list of resources for adult offenders preparing to re-enter society.

Finally, the blog assignment was extremely beneficial toward preparing to become an effective online instructor and classmate that went the extra mile, providing vital information.

References

BrainPop (n.d.) Digital Etiquette, brainpop.com/technology/digitalcitizenship

Digital Citizens Tablet Fundamentals – ICDL – International Computer (n.d.) http://www.icdlasia.org/about-icdl/digital-citizen-tablet-fundamentals

isafe – http://www.isafe.org

Week 7 Assignment 1

Week 7

Assignment 1

Having the position of an online learner and potential online instructor, I have a responsibility to be informed about knowledge surrounding digital citizenship, ethics, and netiquette.

Investigation produced two technologies/articles that provide vital information regarding ethics in digital information technology. The first, URL: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/526401/.  Laws and ethics can’t keep pace with technology. This article by Vivek Wadhwa states there are regulatory gaps exist because laws have not kept up with advances in technology. The article states that there is confusion with “what is ethical, let alone what the laws should be, in relation to technologies such as social media. I selected this article for the vital information regarding the history of laws and ethical practices. A point of interest regarding how medical sensors are connected to smart phones, information about our physiology and health is transferred to the public domain. The question arises where is the line drawn on what is legal – and ethical? As an online instructor, I would assign online learners this article to read. Additionally, I would share this article with colleagues to enhance their knowledge.

The second URL: http://cyberbullying.org/advice-for-adult-victims-of-cyberbullying. Within an online classroom, one would assume online learners would be immune from cyberbullying. Perhaps not. This article provides information that cyberbullying is not just an adolescent problem. I selected this article to enlighten my knowledge of adult cyberbullying. Within my online class, if cyberbullying occurs, I have legal and moral responsibilities to protect my online student. At the beginning of my online class, online learners will read about Netiquette using Ribble, M. (n.d.) Nine element: Nine themes of digital citizenship and articles about cyberbullying. I will provide an anti-cyberbullying contract for online learners to sign. I will have discussed this plan with administrators and colleagues.

Within the online learning community, ethics, laws, and cyberbullying cannot be ignored. Online instructors have a responsibility to provide their online learners an abundance of information.

References:

http://cyberbullying.org/advice-for-adult-victims-of-cyberbullying

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/526401/

Week 6 Assignment 1

Week 6 Assignment 1

The blog assignment for this week enabled me to research open and distance education technologies. I selected the following two technologies that provide adult education vital benefits.

The first technology is http://www.distance-education.org/articles/135-Completely-Free-District-Education-Courses. This website provides an abundance site that offers a large number of free courses and courseware. The courses are provided by credible universities: Utah State University, Notre Dame, MIT, Berkeley, and Brigham Young University. I selected this site in that it provides the online learner a wide variety and description of a variety of topics/courses. Within my present professional environment I will provide offender students a copy of the courses. This will provide the offender students an educational tool to utilize when released. Additionally, I will select a course, enroll, and present my experiences to the adult offenders.

The second URL is https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/ICT-inEducation/The-Uses-ICTs-in-Education. Examples of ICTs - print, audio/video cassettes, radio, computers, the Internet – may be used for presentation and demonstration. This site was selected to provide me further knowledge of ICTs benefits in education. I highly recommend online learners and educators to read this information. Within the correctional classroom, I will provide the offender students copies of the article. This information will provide offender students who want to pursue online learning with concrete information about the benefits of ICTs. Within my potential online classroom, I will recommend online learners read the article.

This blog assignment provided additional tools toward my becoming an effective online instructor.