Helping Students Discover and Construct an Academic Digital Identity
Type of Presentation
Individual paper/presentation
Type of Presentation
Individual paper/presentation (20 minute presentation)
Target Audience
Higher Education
Location
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Proposal
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Short Description
At the 2012 Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy, keynote speaker Joyce Valenza briefly discussed how important it is that students understand the extent of the digital footprint they leave behind them as they navigate the Internet. She also mentioned the necessity of helping our students construct an academic digital identity to replace or supplement their current social or consumer profiles. In response to these suggestions, I designed an FYC theme course entitled “Establishing Your Digital Footprint,” during which students investigated their current digital identity and took steps toward creating a more complete profile.
Keywords
Joyce Valenza, Digital footprint, Internet, Academic digital identity, First-year students
Publication Type and Release Option
Presentation (Open Access)
Recommended Citation
England, Amy, "Helping Students Discover and Construct an Academic Digital Identity" (2013). Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy. 34.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gaintlit/2013/2013/34
Helping Students Discover and Construct an Academic Digital Identity
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