Share Paper: Digital Citizenship in a Global Context: The Relationships between Young People and the Digital World, the Actions they take and the Issues Associated with those Actions

  1. Manon LeBlanc, Universite de Moncton, Canada
  2. Caitlin Furlong, Universite de Moncton, Canada
  3. Michel T. Leger, Universite de Moncton, Canada
  4. Viktor Freiman, Universite de Moncton, Canada
Wednesday, March 28 12:00-12:30 PM Banneker

Abstract: More than ever, students are exposed to a changing, global and interconnected world, caused by the explosion of information and communication technologies around us. But living in such a world has implications. In order to fully contribute to society by solving political, socio-economical and socio-cultural problems and become true citizens of the digital world, students need to become digital citizens. The present knowledge synthesis study examines the literature on digital citizenship in a global context and proposes a comprehensive model which includes an amalgam of the key components of digital citizenship: hard and soft skills, social aspect, personal aspect, legal ...