This capability area focuses on your identity and wellbeing in digital spaces. This is a complex area that will look different for every person. Some people find engaging in a variety of digital tools and spaces is a boost to their wellbeing and helps them feel productive and connected. Others find digital tools and spaces to be a distraction, or that engaging with them too much can negatively affect their mental health. And of course there are a range of preferences in between - it's quite normal for individuals to move between these two poles depending on their circumstances at the time. The key is to understand your own needs and preferences in this area, and tailor your behaviour accordingly.
This capability involves understanding the personal data that is generated in interacting with digital spaces and how to manage it effectively. In addition, it involves choosing what kind of digital identity you want for yourself, and taking steps to actively curate or manage that in a way that suits your needs with an understanding of the benefits and risks of digital participation.
At University, you will be using a variety of digital tools as part of your coursework in addition to any digital tools you are using in your personal life. Choosing how you want to interact with these tools is important to ensure you can maintain your digital wellbeing, and making conscious choices about how and with whom you share your digital data becomes increasingly important. While you likely already have a personal digital identity, start thinking about how you want to craft this to suit your future professional persona. After graduation, this continues to be important as you further develop your digital professional identity. You will need to be aware of your employers position on elements like social media use and cyber security. As the modern workplace often requires that you work across a multitude of platforms, techniques for maintaining positive digital wellbeing can assist with managing workload and ensuring that you stay on top of all the important information without getting overloaded by digital traffic.
UOW has some great resources to get you started in developing your capabilities in this area:
Access the Digital Identity and Wellbeing learning path on LinkedIn Learning for further resources in this area.
(Taken from the JISC Digital Capabilities Framework, licensed under CC BY-NC-SA.)
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