Societal issues challenge
Challenge summary
| Summary: | Editorial on societal issue or problematic behaviour associated with the Internet |
 | 1.5 hours |
Stimulus resources
- How to write a notable editorial
- Example editorial on the Internet as playground published by Benjamin Doxtdator.
Purpose
The purpose of this learning challenge is to:
- help you contribute to your online identity by publishing an editorial on a societal issue or problematic behaviour associated with the Internet.
- enable you to share evidence of your digital citizenship.
Tasks
- Read How to write an editorial.
- Using the topic you selected, decide on the type of editorial, for example:
- Explaining or interpreting
- Criticising
- Persuading
- Praising
- Get your facts straight:
- Revisit the online sources you identified previously.
- Consult links shared by your LiDA102 peers (Vote for valuable links shared by your peers).
- Search for additional resources if needed.
- Prepare a thesis-like paragraph designed to catch the readers attention and introduce what your editorial is about.
- Prepare the body of your editorial providing an objective explanation of the issue supported by the relevant sources you have identified, for example:
- State the opposing argument first
- Present reasons refuting the opposition
- Share your solutions.
- Prepare a paragraph on practical implications, for instance, learning in a digital age or your current role.
- Draft the conclusion.
Outputs
Publish an editorial (400 – 600 words) on your personal course blog on a societal issue or antisocial behaviour associated with the Internet. You editorial must:
- Contain a minimum of four hyperlinks to supporting resources or issues. (Your digital identity is connected to the Internet and it is important to demonstrate how your contribution joins a networked conversation through connections in information.)
- Include a representative image embedded in your blog post (N.B. ensure that you have legal permissions to use the image).
- If you are not sure about copyright, source a public domain image on Pixabay, but don’t use the sponsored images unless you have purchased rights to use the sponsored image.
- Include at least two references properly cited using the APA style (see for example APA Style published by the University of Canterbury Library).
- Include a paragraph highlighting practical implications, for example: learning in a digital age or your current role.
Remember to add a category or tag for your post using the course tag: lida102.
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