Studying & working online

• Studying and working online


  Exploring online support and resources available for this module, future studies and beyond
• Activity 1.10 (exploratory)


  1. Find link to netiquette quiz on module website

  2. Take quiz to test understanding of previous section

  3. Move on to next activity
• Digital identity


  Importance of being aware of and managing information about oneself that is accessible online
• Activity 1.12 (exploratory)


  1. Explore library resources on managing digital identity

  2. Follow link on module website
• Activity 1.13 (exploratory)


  1. Enter your name into a search engine

  2. Review what is revealed about you

  3. Review what is revealed about others with the same name

  4. Make notes on one or more people found
• 'Ego surfing' or 'vanity surfing' is an interesting thing to do from time to time
• Overall, the author hasn't found anything unpleasant or embarrassing, but is old enough for any youthful indiscretions to have happened long before they could have been recorded online
• The author also has a range of usernames that don't resemble their real name and so aren't easily connected to them, used for non-nefarious purposes