Research-informed strategies to address educational challenges in a digitally networked world

This special issue represents the scholarly work that emerged from the EDUsummIT 2013. EDUsummIT is a growing and active community of researchers, policy makers and practitioners that is committed to promote research-informed strategies to effectively integrate ICT in educational policy and practice. First the background and aim of EDUsummIT is presented, followed by an overview of the contributions to this special issue

The Level Of Ability Of Female Kindergarten Students At The University Of Hail To Acquire Digital Citizenship Skills

The goal of the research is to identify the extent to which female kindergarten students at the University of Hail are able to master digital citizenship skills. To achieve the goal of the research, the researcher prepared a questionnaire consisting of (26) statements distributed over (4) digital citizenship axes. The study tool was applied to a sample of (100) female students from Kindergarten students at the University of Hail. The study relied on the descriptive approach to suit the nature of the study and used the questionnaire as a tool for collecting data. The study reached the extent of the availability of digital citizenship skills among kindergarten students at the University of Hail. The study included four axes, as it was found that the first axis is the role of bullying. The electronic axis includes four phrases, while the second axis included nine phrases related to electronic crimes, while the third axis included nine phrases related to managing digital security, while the fourth axis included four phrases related to managing screen time. It was also shown that the total axis related to the level of... Kindergarten students’ mastery of digital citizenship skills obtained an average of about 4.35, meaning I strongly agree with the level of kindergarten students’ mastery of digital citizenship skills. It was also found that there were statistically significant differences at the significance level (α = 0.05) between the averages of female students’ responses on the total axes of the research sample related to digital citizenship skills due to the variable age of female kindergarten students at the University of Hail. There are statistically significant differences at the level of significance (α = 0.05) between the averages of female students’ responses on the total axes of the research sample related to digital citizenship skills due to the variable of the educational stage for female kindergarten students at the University of Hail. While it was found that there were no statistically significant differences between the averages of female students’ responses on the total axes of the research sample related to digital citizenship skills due to the variable number of training programs related to digital citizenship for female kindergarten students at the University of Hail

The Role of Social Media in Crisis Communication and Crisis Management

Social media and social media tools have improved rapidly and started to influence society especially in recent years. This influence has forced businesses to revolutionize their communication with the external environment. The fact that Web 2.0 has an influence on consumer behavior, and that it makes the consumers stronger; requires faster, more flexible and more sensitive communication processes in businesses. Especially during a time of crisis, a business’ communication with the external environment is quite critical. For this reason, the way how the crisis communication is managed through social media is vital for businesses. In this article, the perceptions of how to manage businesses during a time of crisis so that they make minimum loss, is shared

GAMBARAN KEWARGAAN DIGITAL PADA SISWA MADRASAH ALIYAH NEGERI BERDASARKAN PERSPEKTIF GENDER

Media digital yang berkembang pesat saat ini memaksa setiap individu menjadi warga digital. Tidak terkecuali, siswa yang berada pada tahap perkembangan remaja dianggap aktif sebagai warga digital. Penelitian menunjukkan bahwa laki-laki mengakses media sosial lebih sering dibandingkan perempuan. Meskipun demikian, belum dapat diketahui bagaimana siswa laki-laki dan perempuan di Indonesia mengembangkan kewargaan digital. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menggali perbedaan kemampuan kewargaan digital pada Siswa Madrasah Aliyah Negeri berdasarkan perspektif gender. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan mixed method dengan jumlah subjek sebanyak 394 siswa dari dua MAN yang ada di Kota Bandung. Pada tahap penelitian kuantitatif, kuesioner dibagikan kepada subjek penelitian dan enam kelompok dipilih menjadi partisipan pada tahap kualitatif. FGD dilakukan pada setiap kelompok yang dipilih untuk memahami lebih lanjut kemampuan kewargaan digital subjek. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kemampuan kewargaan digital siswa perempuan lebih tinggi dibandingkan siswa laki-laki. Baik siswa laki-laki maupun perempuan kuat pada aspek digital security; tetapi mereka lemah dalam hal digital wellbeing dan digital civic engagement respectively. Penelitian ini diharapkan dapat berkontribusi terhadap pengembangan kurikulum di MAN dengan mempertimbangkan perbedaan-perbedaan agar tercipta kewargaan digital yang lebih efektif

Safe and responsible internet use in a connected world: Promoting cyber-wellness

Cyber-wellness concerns positive wellbeing in online spaces, including awareness of how to behave appropriately and protect oneself. In this paper the complex nature of cyber-wellness, focusing on four key aspects, is explained and illustrated. Firstly, developing students’ information and media literacy skills is essential for promoting cyber-wellbeing. Such skills are also required for supporting democratic participation. Secondly, the threats and challenges to young people’s cyber-wellbeing are identified and discussed, arguing for the need to develop digital resilience. Thirdly, the role of policy at macro-, meso-, and micro-levels are discussed and how policy and educational practitioners can promote cyber-wellness awareness, knowledge and strategies. This paper provides a review of the limited scholarship on cyber-wellness education and highlights the need to address this gap in the future. This article concludes with consideration of the issues faced and opportunities for overcoming these issues. It is imperative that further work is undertaken on the conceptualization of cyber-wellness and that concensus is developed. There are issues relating to the continual rapid development of techologies and their uses; it is important to develop a shared understanding of the mutual relationship between technology and humans. Finally, there is a lack of guidance and good practice exemplars for cyber-wellness education

UNDERSTANDING FIRST-YEAR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS SAFETY, SAVVINESS, AND SOCIAL ETIQUETTE ONLINE

Student’s engagement and interaction online continue to grow as technological advancements increase. The ability to engage and connect is endless today compared to two decades ago. This mixed methods action research study examines the digital citizenship knowledge of first-year students at a private liberal arts work college. The study focuses on student’s understanding of digital citizenship through the lens of safety, savviness, and social engagement online. Additionally, the study seeks to explore students, staff, and faculty perceptions around more education about digital citizenship at the undergraduate level. This study discusses the problem of practice, methodological framework, and study plan in detail. Results from this study have the potential to help first-year undergraduate students better understand digital citizenship to increase their awareness of best practices of online engagement

Comparing Digital Citizenship Perceptions of Online Students and Teachers

The purpose of this study was to identify commonalities or differences between teacher and student perceptions of digital citizenship, defined by the norms of behavior with regard to technology use. The study was conducted with online, secondary students and teachers from the same population using the DCS (Digital Citizenship Scale) instrument created by Choi, Glassman, and Cristol (2017). The study addressed the problem of inconsistent digital skills among online, secondary students and teachers by gathering data about areas where deficiencies may exist for both teachers and students in the same population. Variables included: (1) online, secondary student perceptions of digital citizenship (2) online, secondary teacher perceptions of digital citizenship. Areas of digital citizenship perceptions included digital ethics, media and information literacy, participation engagement, and critical resistance. Results indicated no statistically significant difference in digital citizenship perceptions between online, secondary students and teachers. Targeted training using the common identified need found in the study are recommended for use in future studies promoting relevant and effective digital citizenship education

Learners as Learning Leaders: How Does Leadership for Learning Emerge Beyond the Traditional Teaching Models?

This E-book is a collection of outcome reports by thematic working groups (TWGs) of EDUsummIT2019 held from September 29 – October 2, 2019 in Quebec City, Canada. The theme of EDUsummIT2019, “Learners and learning contexts: new alignments for the digital age” was chosen to consider misalignments due to the consequences of changing knowledge representations, human computer interactions, blurring of formal and informal learning, changes in leadership patterns and many more emerging influences from IT. Thirteen TWGs discussed aspects of the overall them