Leading for Digital Citizenship in the Digital Learning Environment:

Ethical participation in the digital environment

The online world provides seemingly limitless access to information and media. Ethical participation requires knowledge of one’s rights and responsibilities as a digital citizen. Understanding plagiarism, copyright, and the use and application of Creative Commons licensed material is essential in the digital learning environment. Educators have a responsibility to be model digital citizens who participate ethically in the digital environment.

This learning module will guide teachers through an exploration of these issues and give practical advice on the management and use of media so that they are empowered with the knowledge to be excellent role models to their students. It was created in 2016 as part of the assessment requirements of Digital Citizenship in Schools, a subject from Charles Sturt University's Master of Education (Knowledge Networks & Digital Innovation) and Master of Education (Teacher Librarianship) courses.

Contributing Members:

Heather Bailie

Heather is Library Manager at Trinity College, University of Melbourne, and a CSU Master of Education (Knowledge Networks & Digital Innovation) graduate. Heather can be contacted via LinkedIn

Amanda Lucas

Amanda is Deputy Director of Libraries at an independent K-12 girls’ school in Melbourne, Australia, and a CSU Master of Education (Teacher Librarianship) graduate. Amanda can be contacted via LinkedIn

Karen Malbon

Karen is Manager of Library Services at an independent K-12 girls' school in Melbourne, Australia and a CSU Master of Education (Knowledge Networks & Digital Innovation) graduate. Karen can be contacted via LinkedIn

Glenda Morris

Glenda is a Senior School Educator at an independent school in Ballarat, Australia, and a CSU Master of Education (Knowledge Networks & digital Innovation) graduate. Glenda can be contacted via LinkedIn

Reference as (APA style)

Bailie, H., Lucas, A., Malbon, K., and Morris, G. (2016). Ethical participation in the digital environment. https://sites.google.com/view/ethicalpde/home

In-text citation: (Bailie et al., 2016)

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