Cyber Effect
Webinar Series
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Creating safe digital learning spaces
The purpose of the seminar is to introduce educators to creating online spaces that inculcate safe and responsible use by addressing online communications (through remote education, online networking, chatting and PLNs and more) and how to manage cyber bullying and other cyber risks.
29 March 2021
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Cyber Psychology: The online disinhibition effect
The purpose of the seminar is to introduce educators to the impact of emerging technology on human behaviour otherwise known as cyber psychology. Here, they will understand the dissociation associated with high degree of interaction, negative online behaviours, online social behaviours, sexual education and how to manage a positive self-image and representation online.
19 April 2021
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Social Media is inevitable: navigating through social learning
The purpose of the seminar is to introduce educators to the inevitability of social media and its use and relevance in digital learning as it presents a plethora of opportunities to expand the learning beyond the classroom.
10 May 2021
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Re-imagining the influence of cyber safety in education
The purpose of the seminar is to introduce educators to show the real-world application of cyber safety and how it can impact future careers and entrepreneurial education. It explores the relational aspects of cyber safety and its multi-disciplinary nature.
24 May 2021
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Say What? A focus on responsible communications
The purpose of the seminar is to introduce educators to the use of chat and forum services to grow a learner and learning community, to teach, to engage learning and to connect with learners on a psycho-social level. In doing so, improving academic engagement while addressing social and civil responsibility and accountability by ensuring the practice of online etiquette and responsible communications.
14 June 2021
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Cyber Psychology: Empowering the Techno-social culture
The purpose of the seminar is to introduce educators to the effect technological advancement has on people, also referred to as Cyber Psychology, while exploring how technology and social interactions incite gender-based violence and cyber bullying.
19 July 2021
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Heroic Content Creation
The purpose of the seminar is to introduce educators to the value of creating positive user-generated content while exploring the influence of social media design and branding which is at the forefront of marketing and community influence. This introduces purposeful and heroic content sharing practices which includes the digitisation of narrative that influence positive action.
2 August 2021
3:30pm - 5:00pm