RECOGNIZING the importance of keeping students safe from online risks while learning and having fun, Globe recently launched the first of a series of eModules designed to promote proper online behavior among the youth.
The Digital Insight eModules tackle the Internet landscape in the Philippines, while underlining imminent threats and risks such as cyber attacks and identity theft which digital technology users are exposed to, and in ways the youth can be protected against them.
Said eModules are an offshoot of Globe’s Digital Thumbprint Program (DTP) workshops launched in 2016 to educate students on digital citizenship and responsible use of technology. DTP was eventually integrated by the Department of Education (DepEd) in the K-12 curriculum to bolster existing modules around digital literacy.
With the current pandemic discouraging face-to-face interactions in schools, the Ayala-led telco saw the need to convert traditional DTP workshop modules into bite-sized instructional materials that are easily accessible online to reach more educators, parents and students, as well as further enrich the DTP content to make it more applicable under the new normal. The eModules are being created in partnership with DepEd, Plan International Phils. and Unicef’s SaferKidsPH.
“As young people spend more time online, they are now more vulnerable to online threats, which include online abuse, exploitation and identity theft,” Globe Chief Sustainability Officer and Senior Vice President for Corporate Communications Yoly Crisanto said. “[Being] an enabler of #OneDigitalNation, we help the youth and online netizens increase awareness on online threats to make their online experience safe and secure.”
“Educating our netizens is especially crucial at this time when Filipinos are expected to increase their Internet usage. We hope to see more responsible digital citizens,” Crisanto added.
There are currently five lessons under the Digital Insight eModules: Internet addiction, digital safety, antipiracy, creating more secure accounts and understanding terms and conditions, as well as cyber bullying.
The lessons are presented through short, 3- to-5-minute shareable videos that are easy for the youth to understand on their own. They are available at Globe DTP and the DepEd Commons web sites, as well as the Globe Bridging Communities Facebook Page. Globe has also converted the lessons into one Virtual Reality video to give students a more immersive learning experience.
The eModules may also be used by teachers as part of their values education subjects, or by parents to enable them to guide their children in identifying, addressing, and avoiding the dangers present in the digital space. Succeeding eModules will be released in the coming weeks.
Globe continues to help the local education sector through connectivity and learning tools and materials. The company is committed to support 10 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, including SDG No. 4 on Quality Education, and SDG No. 17 on Sustaining Partnerships and Goals.