Digital identity and e-reputation

Showcasing an adaptive eLearning module to develop students’ digital literacies

Abstract

How and why is one’s digital identity and e-reputation so important? This question underpins the “Digital Identity: Making Your Mark!” adaptive eLearning module which empowers students to critically engage and evaluate the impact of their e-reputation and the power of Social Media on their academic, professional and social lives – a vital digital literacy. The online adaptive module was developed by an Australian university cross-disciplinary team of academics, educational designers and librarians with the Australian-based global adaptive e-learning company, Smart Sparrow. The module’s aim is to engage students via transformative personalised eLearning activities to explore the impact of their digital identities, e-reputation and the power of Social Media on their lives. Students explore how their e-reputation across various Social Media platforms can influence their social, academic, and professional spheres by interrogating their Social Media use and what constitutes responsible and ethical “digital citizenship”. This paper showcases the module’s design, innovations, and user evaluations that highlight its significant impact and success encapsulated in student voices, “Very eye-opening and engaging!” and “It taught me how to be a better person online!”