Dimension 3 · Proficiency levels
BASIC
At basic level, individuals remember and implement simple tasks with guidance as needed.
- Acknowledge the benefits of balancing online and offline activities, and the benefits and risks to one's own physical, mental and social wellbeing in using digital technologies.
- Acknowledge the interplay between one's own digital habits and features of digital platforms or services that are designed to capture and maintain users' attention.
- Recognise that there is a variety of information, groups and communities in digital environments that can support one’s physical, mental and/or social wellbeing.
- Identify limitations and risks of using virtual assistants and AI systems to support human wellbeing.
- Recognise that there are laws and regulations that help protect the wellbeing of individuals in digital environments.
- Make a basic assessment of one's digital habits in relation to one’s physical, mental and social wellbeing, with an awareness of signs of problematic usage, and identify and implement strategies to support one's wellbeing.
INTERMEDIATE
At intermediate level, individuals identify and implement well-defined tasks and solve well-defined problems autonomously.
- Acknowledge the importance of one's own and others' right to disconnect and the benefits of regularly reviewing one’s digital usage patterns.
- Describe impacts of harmful behaviour, content and deceptive design in digital environments on oneself and others.
- Identify reliable sources of information, and inclusive groups and communities in digital environments, that can support one’s physical, mental and/or social wellbeing.
- Identify possible ways to flag or intervene if harmful behaviour or content is encountered in digital environments.
- Describe ways in which some digital technologies, such as social media, augment and perpetuate bias, stereotyping and exclusion.
- Implement strategies to protect against and respond effectively to harmful behaviour, content and deceptive design in digital environments, and to support and maintain one's own and others' wellbeing.
- Adapt to changing digital technological developments and needs to support and maintain physical, mental and social wellbeing.
ADVANCED
At advanced level, individuals assess and apply solutions to a variety of complex tasks autonomously and adapt to a variety of contexts to evaluate and execute tasks appropriately, guiding others if and as required.
- Continually scrutinise the role of digital technologies such as social media in augmenting and perpetuating bias, stereotyping and exclusion.
- Flag or intervene effectively in instances of harmful behaviour or content in digital environments.
- Assist others to review and adapt their usage of digital technologies and to develop awareness of harmful behaviour, content and deceptive design in digital environments.
- Help others to build capacity to counteract the role of digital technologies such as social media in augmenting and perpetuating bias, stereotyping and exclusion.
- Assist others to understand their rights in relation to wellbeing and/or inclusion in digital environments.
HIGHLY ADVANCED
At highly advanced level, individuals assess, evaluate and resolve highly complex or specialised problems to create new solutions or adapt existing ones, leading and guiding others if and as required.
- Promote actions that support wellbeing and inclusion in digital environments.
- Assess and evaluate evidence on wellbeing and/or inclusion in digital environments to guide decision-making.
- Lead or contribute to initiatives that support wellbeing and/or inclusion in digital environments.
- Contribute to legal and regulatory decision-making in relation to individuals' wellbeing and/or inclusion in digital environments.
Dimension 4 · Knowledge, skills and attitudes
Knowledge
LO4.3.03Identify main risks and benefits to physical, mental and social wellbeing in digital environments.LO4.3.04Recognise that there is a variety of information, groups and communities in digital environments that can support one’s physical, mental and/or social wellbeing.LO4.3.05Recognise risks and benefits to one's own physical, mental and social wellbeing in digital environments.LO4.3.06Identify features of digital platforms or services, such as social media, that are designed to capture and maintain individuals' attention.LO4.3.07Identify limitations and risks of using virtual assistants and AI systems to support human wellbeing.LO4.3.08Identify strategies to support physical, mental and social wellbeing in digital environments.LO4.3.09Recognise signs and potential effects of problematic usage of digital technologies.LO4.3.10Recognise that there are laws and regulations that help protect the wellbeing of individuals in digital environments.LO4.3.15Identify reliable sources of information, and inclusive groups and communities in digital environments, that can support one’s physical, mental and/or social wellbeing.LO4.3.16Describe examples of harmful content and behaviour in digital environments and their potential impacts on oneself and others.LO4.3.17Describe ways in which some applications of digital technologies, such as social media, augment and perpetuate bias, stereotyping and exclusion.LO4.3.18Describe strategies to help protect against and respond effectively to harmful behaviour and content.LO4.3.19Identify possible ways to flag or intervene if harmful behaviour or content is encountered in digital environments.LO4.3.20Describe impacts of harmful behaviour, content and deceptive design in digital environments on oneself and others.
Skills
LO4.3.11Make a basic assessment of one's digital habits in relation to one’s physical, mental and social wellbeing.LO4.3.12Apply personalised strategies to support physical, mental and social wellbeing in digital environments.LO4.3.21Analyse and adapt one's own digital usage patterns to support physical, mental and social wellbeing.LO4.3.22Implement strategies to help protect oneself against and respond effectively to harmful behaviour and content.LO4.3.25Assist others to review and adapt their usage of digital technologies to support and maintain their physical, mental and social wellbeing.LO4.3.26Flag or intervene effectively in instances of harmful behaviour or content in digital environments.LO4.3.27Help others to build capacity to counteract the role of digital technologies such as social media in augmenting and perpetuating bias, stereotyping and exclusion.LO4.3.28Assist others to understand their rights in relation to wellbeing and/or inclusion in digital environments.LO4.3.29Assist others to develop awareness of harmful behaviour, content and deceptive design in digital environments.LO4.3.31Assess and evaluate evidence on wellbeing and/or inclusion in digital environments to guide decision-making.LO4.3.32Lead or contribute to initiatives that support wellbeing and/or inclusion in digital environments.LO4.3.33Contribute to legal and regulatory decision-making in relation to individuals' wellbeing and/or inclusion in digital environments.
Attitudes
LO4.3.01Acknowledge the benefits of balancing online and offline activities.LO4.3.02Acknowledge the importance of daily routines that minimise digital stress and promote social connection.LO4.3.13Acknowledge the importance of one's own and others' right to disconnect.LO4.3.14Acknowledge the physical, mental and social benefits of analysing one's own digital usage patterns.LO4.3.23Adapt to changing digital technological developments and needs to support and maintain one's own and others' physical, mental and social wellbeing.LO4.3.24Continually scrutinise the role of digital technologies such as social media in augmenting and perpetuating bias, stereotyping and exclusion.LO4.3.30Promote actions that support wellbeing and inclusion in digital environments.