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The collection of Computer Applications course materials. Lectures, labs, additional resources, the lot!

digital literacy:information and reproduction

Week 2, Digital Literacy 2

Privacy and online identity

Week 3, Digital Literacy 3

Week 3

Week 1

Week 1: Digital Literacy 1

A first year level introduction to finding and evaluating information (mostly on-line)

Privacy is a concept that has been with us for hundreds of years, but it is relatively recently (the last 130 years or so) that it has been seen as something that needs protection as a legal right. Technology has presented many challenges to privacy, from the printing press to recording devices to communication hacking, but Social Media seems to present something new - a phenomenon of people giving up their personal information to an extent that would be considered extraordinary just a generation ago. In this lecture we look at attitudes and behaviors around privacy, see how social norms have shaped our expectations of privacy, and how we have come to trade our privacy for value, making complex (and sometimes ill-informed) risk decisions. We will also explore how people really behave on Social Media systems, to see whether we (as a society) should be concerned about modern attitudes to privacy, and whether there are any advantages that might balance that concern. Finally we look at how technology can be applied to the problems of privacy, both as a preventative measure, but also by aiding transparency and helping people to make better privacy decisions. These slides were updated for 2014.

The revision slides for our Social Media course, contains major lessons learned throughout the course, and an example exam question (on trust).

Web 2.0 is sometimes described as the read/write web, giving everyday users the chance to create and share information as well as to consume information created by others. Social media systems are built on this foundation of participation and sharing, but what is the mindset of these users, and are they quite so everyday as we might suppose? The skills and attitudes held by users can be described as their literacy, and there has been a lot of debate over the last few years about how to describe these literacies, and design for them. One field that has been changed radically by this notion is Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) where a fierce debate has raged about the potential of a new generation of highly literate digital natives, and Edupunks have argued for open and personal systems that challenge traditional models of institutional control. In this session we look at the arguments surrounding digital literacy and examine TEL as an example of how social media can change an application domain.

The lecture will provide an introduction to Digital literacy and important aspects related to-Privacy and online identity as well as learning tools for Collaborating online

Second Computer Applications digital literacy lecture, tackling the issue of using digital tools to help organise our lives.

These slides offer essential guidelines for ensuring safe and responsible online interactions. They emphasize best practices for communication, content usage, privacy management, and safeguarding against potential online threats.