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Title: Teaching Cyber Citizenship: Bridging Education and National Security to Build Resilience to New Online Threats
Language: English
Authors: Singer, Peter Warren, Fisk, Nathan, Anderson, Jimmeka, Guernsey, Lisa, New America
Source: New America. 2021.
Availability: New America. 740 15th Street NW Suite 900, Washington, DC 20005. Tel: 202-986-2700; Fax: 202-986-3696; Web site: https://www.newamerica.org
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 44
Publication Date: 2021
Document Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Postsecondary Education
Adult Education
Descriptors: National Security, Computer Security, Information Security, Citizenship Education, Skill Development, Barriers, Instructional Materials, Media Literacy, Information Literacy, Safety, Sustainability, Resilience (Psychology), Experience, Politics, Children, Youth, Adults, Risk Management, Internet, Civics, Elementary Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education, Adult Education, Access to Information, Web Sites
Geographic Terms: Florida, United States
Abstract: Our children, and our nation, face new challenges in our increasingly digital world. The following report makes the case for building greater resilience against the growing problems of misinformation and disinformation by equipping our teachers and students with the tools and skills they need to face and understand those problems. It begins with an exploration of the history of various terms and concepts, from media and digital literacy to digital citizenship and civics to cybersecurity awareness. The report finds that their respective treatments of skills, ethics, and threats is crucially needed--and that they now cross at what might be conceived of as "cyber citizenship." This conceptual intersection allows a new kind of coalition-building, drawing together groups in fields that range from education to public interest technology to national security, who all now share an interest in tackling these challenges. The report explores nascent research on the efficacy of such programming and the challenges of implementing them in schools in the United States. It describes the recent growth in new tools and sites for educators to teach such skills--but also highlights the problem of finding and comparing these resources. To tackle this problem, the report describes a forthcoming cyber citizenship portal for educators and offers a series of recommendations for policymakers and philanthropies alike. It concludes with a vision of what success might look like: a world in which our children and society are equipped to succeed in 21st century life, with resilience against the information threats that so challenge us now. And we conclude with a diagram of an emerging network of organizations as well as a vision for building skills and mindsets for cyber citizenship. [This report was funded by Cyber Florida.]
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