All Episodes - Beyond Skills: Digital Literacy, Ethics, and Responsibility in the Classroom

This podcast critically reflects on how engagement with module readings, discussions, and digital artefact creation has reshaped an understanding of digital literacy within contemporary education. It argues that digital literacy extends beyond technical competence to include ethical, critical, and socially situated participation in digital environments. The episode analyses key responsibilities associated with technology use in the classroom, including student privacy, child safeguarding, digital citizenship, and equitable access to learning. Drawing on classroom experience in a primary context, it considers the tension between the inclusive potential of educational technology and the ethical risks associated with data collection and platform use. The reflection concludes by positioning digital literacy as a professional and pedagogical responsibility grounded in inclusion, agency, and protection.

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