Module title

Privacy and device safety (Safety, digital identity)

Notional Learning time 

Approx. 6 hours

Description of the module

The module will provide strategies and modalities to protect the digital identity of users. Participants will gain insights in recognizing digital threats, and preventing fraud, identity theft, and other cybercrimes. The module will explore the concept of digital identity and illustrate basic strategies to protect it in digital environments.

Learning objectives

Course participants will learn to:

• Be aware of your own digital identity
• Recognize digital threats, prevent fraud, identity theft, and other cyberattacks
• Implement successful action to avoid data breaches in digital environments 

Steps

The steps to accomplish the learning objectives are the following:

• Carry out the pre-module self-evaluation mandala to assess the level of digital competencies according to the Likert scale model.
  • Read basic content and follow the instructions about:
  • Digital threats
  • Device protection strategies and tutorials (the smartphone screen locks)
  • Digital safety 
• Best practices when browsing the different digital environments
• Carry out practical tasks. Learners will be given real-life situations to use digital tools adequately, protecting their own devices and personal identity
• Carry out intermediate assignments (quizzes, multiple choices, T/F)
• Search and familiarize with keywords in the glossary
• Carry out the final self-evaluation test at the end of the module
• Carry out the final self-evaluation Mandala and compare it with the previous one. The aim is to visualize the learning process after the module completion.

Material 

Learning content

Users will learn the existing regulations concerning the illicit appropriation of identity, they will go through possible attacks from fraudsters and preventive solutions, how to implement successful actions to avoid breaches in the digital environment. The learning content will be presented through:

• H5p (interactive presentation, videos, Memory card game)
• Moodle Forums 
• Moodle Book resource
• Moodle Glossary resource
• Exe-learning (self-assessment in HTML5 format)
• External links

Learning content type in Moodle

Learning contents will be presented as follows:

1. Forum to share content and interact with other participants
2. H5P interactive presentations to give an overview and complete intermediate tasks, to illustrate how to integrate multimedia in own created content
3. H5P interactive videos integrate varied content and provide insights
4. H5P activities: quiz, drag and drop, T/F, choose the correct statements integrated in presentations and videos
5. Links and webpages to share external resources/ insights 
6. Glossary with keywords 
7. eXe-Learning self-assessment to check the module comprehension and key-concepts

Activity/Task

Students will be completing the following activities:

1. Read the theoretical background concerning digital theft and identity theft
2. Use the pre-module self-evaluation Mandala and self-assess your own digital competencies according to the module
3. Check keywords in the glossary
4. Read the H5P presentations, answer quizzes, check results
5. Complete the assigned practical activities on H5P based on real-life situations
6. Share your ideas and best solutions with other users of the platform
7. Read  external reading materials and theory-related games
8. Carry out the final self-evaluation test at the end of the module 
9. Use the final self-evaluation Mandala to self-assess the new digital competencies acquired after the module

External resources

OER links, videos, images, PDF

Evaluation

Knowledge will be assessed through intermediate interactive activities on H5P and a final self-evaluation will be inserted at the end of the module.

Learners will be asked to self-evaluate their own digital competencies at the beginning and at the end of the module through the self-evaluation Mandala. It is personal but could also be shared with the teacher/educator/tutor if needed.

Learning outcomes in terms of competence

Knowledge

Skills

Attitudes

To know different ways to protect own digital identity and device from digital threats and cybercrimes

To distinguish and recognize digital threats and avoid dangers linked to improper use of personal devices.

To apply different digital safety measures and strategies in order to protect personal data and information.

To protect digital identities and devices from digital threats and dangers of the Internet.

Evaluation content

The final eXe-Learning file contains 20 questions, which are all multiple choice on the topics of the module.