Dr Konstantina Martzoukou k.martzoukou@rgu.ac.uk
Associate Professor
'Maddie is Online’: a creative learning path to ethics of online safety and security for young people
People Involved
Project Description
The project addresses the difficult dilemmas and the ethical questions that can be raised when interacting online, teaching young people, via active participation and creativity, the ethics of online safety and security.
The project uses storytelling, digital animation technology and character voice-overs to increase young people’s engagement and participation around challenging phenomena that deal with online connectivity. The work also involves a school competition for creative student teams (third level - S1 and S2) from schools across Scotland to share a short story of around 500 words on the theme on the theme of ethics of online safety and security via this link. More information can be found on ‘Maddie is Online’ blog.
| Project Acronym | MIO |
|---|---|
| Status | Project Complete |
| Funder(s) | Scottish Government Digital Xtra Fund |
| Value | £11,086.00 |
| Project Dates | Apr 1, 2022 - Oct 31, 2023 |
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