#PS-02-18 Digital Wellbeing
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- Course level: All Levels
About Course
University of YorkDescription
Discover how digital technology affects our wellbeing
What is the impact of digital technology on our health, relationships and society? How do we ensure our own digital wellbeing? Explore the answers to these questions and more with this course.
You will investigate new and established technologies and their impact on society, looking at the positives and negatives of engaging with technology.
You will also learn how to ensure your own digital wellbeing, exploring: how to balance online and offline activities, how to stay safe physically and virtually, strategies for dealing with information overload and creating a positive digital identity.
What topics will you cover?
- Introduction to the digital society and wellbeing, considering new and established digital technologies, modern culture and trends
- Exploration of digital identity, and the balance of online and offline activities
- Consideration of negative behaviours online, and strategies and approaches for managing them
- Positive uses of technology for our health, society and education.
Who will you learn with?
Director of Information Services at the University of York, and member of the University’s Executive Board. Responsible for strategy development, and delivery, across IT, Library and Archive services
I’m a Teaching and Learning Advisor at the University of York. I spend a lot of time exploring digital literacies and competencies, to equip learners with the skills required in the information age.
Ey up!
I’m a Teaching & Learning Advisor (sort of like an IT-minded Librarian), dancing with the ducks at the University of York.
I’m in the Teaching and Learning team at the University of York, developing teaching on IT topics and helping people use digital technology more effectively.
I work for the University of York library services. I am especially interested in how libraries can improve accessibility and user engagement, both virtually and physically.
Who developed the course?
The University of York combines the pursuit of academic excellence with a culture of inclusion, which encourages everyone – from a variety of backgrounds – to achieve their best.
What Will I Learn?
- Engage with some of the current areas of research on digital identity and wellbeing
- Discuss the various facets of digital wellbeing and the associated implications on both a personal and social level
- Identify some of the benefits and risks of engaging in particular online activities with regards to personal wellbeing
- Reflect on personal digital practices and the impact they have on digital identity and wellbeing
- Collaborate in a safe and responsible way in online communities, considering impact on others
Topics for this course
Introduction
Welcome to the course VIDEO (01:44)00:01:14
Getting the most out of this course ARTICLE
Introduce yourself DISCUSSION
An overview of week one VIDEO (01:15)00:01:15
Wellbeing & information technologies
Technology, trends, and behaviours
Material Includes
- Official Certificate
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Target Audience
- This course is for anyone interested in understanding health and wellbeing in the digital age. It will be of particular interest to people concerned with social science, healthcare or online communities.