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Digital Wellbeing

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Course Features

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Duration

3 weeks

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Delivery Method

Online

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Available on

Lifetime Access

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Accessibility

Desktop, Laptop

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Language

English

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Subtitles

English

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Level

Beginner

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Effort

3 hours per week

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Teaching Type

Self Paced

Course Description

Learn how digital technology affects your well-being

What are the effects of digital technology on our society, health, and relationships? How can we ensure our digital well-being? This course will help you find the answers to these and other questions.

You will examine new and existing technologies and their impact on society.

You will also learn how you can ensure your digital well-being. This includes how to balance online activities and offline activities, how safety physically and virtual, and strategies for dealing with information overload.

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Skills You Will Gain

What You Will 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

Target Students

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

Course Instructors

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Susan Halfpenny

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I’m Head of Research and Learning Information Services at the University of Aberdeen. I'm interested in the libraries role in developing citizens' digital literacies and enabling digital equality.
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Stephanie Jesper

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Ey up! I'm a Teaching & Learning Advisor (sort of like an IT-minded Librarian), dancing with the ducks at the University of York.
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Siobhan Dunlop

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I'm a Teaching and Learning Advisor at the University of York, developing teaching on IT topics like coding and digital creativity and helping people use digital technology more effectively.
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Alice Bennett

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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.

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