Ribble, M. (2013)
concludes the nine elements in REPs which are used to teach the digital
citizenship.
1.
Respect yourself/ respect others
a. Etiquette
b. Access
c. Law
2.
Educate yourself/connect with other
a. Communication
b. Literacy
c. Commerce
3.
Protect yourself/protect others
a. Rights
and responsibility
b. Security
c. Health
and welfare
The above said elements are essential in
every walk of modern life in which digital technology plays an important role.
Same is applicable to my work environment where the digital tools play an important
role in most of the tasks and I would like to mention:
A. Digital
Access: - Its objective is that all the people have equal access to digital
tools. It is the facilitators at Polytechnic who ensure that their students can
equally access to the means of information technology. They guide and encourage
them to take maximum benefit of IT in their study.
B. Digital Commerce: - It is the selling and
buying of goods online. It is important for my workplace where a large number
of products are purchased online. The facilitators are well aware about the
ethics of e-commerce and the students learn these ethics for example they are
encouraged to avoid pirated software and illegal downloading. They are informed
to make their payment through secure gateways.
C. Digital
Communication: - It is heart of every organization. The different means of
communication like email, video conferencing, instant messaging and chat are
essential element of modern communication in the institutions. The students who
pursue different level courses at OP learn the appropriate use of these means
and communicate with the facilitators, office staff and with other students.
D. Digital
Literacy: - It is the ability to use the IT for individual and social
development. OP never lags behind in educating the learners the emerging new
technologies which benefit them in their study, employment and help them to
explore the right use of IT. They learn create text docs, video, sound and
images. They explore how to use video conferencing, adobe connect, moodle and
other social media to enrich their knowledge.
E. Digital
Rights and Responsibilities: - Digital citizens know the right to privacy,
right to security, right to free speech etc. On the other hand they are aware
of their duties about not to interfere with other privacy and security. The OP students
learn how to keep their privacy by using different security measures, software,
and protected passwords.
To sum up OP which is my work place keeps
its’ students a step ahead in terms of digital literacy and digital
citizenship.
References:
Ribble, M. (2013). Nine Elements.
Digital Citizenship: Using technology appropriately. Retrieved on August 6,
2013from http://digitalcitizenship.net/Nine_Elements.html
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