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Sunday, June 25, 2017
Digital Citizenship + Liberal Arts = Students Empowered for Life - Annie Almekinder, et.al., EDUCAUSE Review
Students often attempt to navigate the Internet without being given the space to intentionally think about and understand how the digital world works, how it influences their lives, and how they in turn can influence its direction. Liberal arts colleges emphasize preparing students to be lifelong learners, creative and critical thinkers, and engaged members of whatever communities they enter after college, but how do they prepare their students for the digital world? Following a workshop on liberal arts colleges and digital citizenship, representatives from four higher education institutions share their varied experiences in cultivating digital citizenship awareness and capabilities among their students.
http://er.educause.edu/articles/2017/6/digital-citizenship-liberal-arts-students-empowered-for-life