Meeting Pattern
Blackboard/Asynchronous
Description
This 30-hour asynchronous course equips K-12 teachers with the knowledge and classroom-ready strategies to helps students navigate social media safely, critically, and with digital well-being in mind. Throughout multimedia modules, teachers will explore social media algorithms, influencer culture (micro, macro, and AI), parasocial relationships, and online privacy. The final project is a polished mini-unit ready for immediate implementation.
Syllabus, Objectives, and Outcomes
OBJECTIVES:
You will:
- Summarize major risks and benefits of social media use for different age groups (module 1).
- Describe and demonstrate how social media algorithms work in a student-friendly manner (module 2).
- Identify different types of influencers and the advantages and disadvantages of parasocial relationships (module 3 and 4).
- Develop a mini unit to support student digital well-being in developmentally appropriate ways.
You will:
- Summarize major risks and benefits of social media use for different age groups (module 1).
- Describe and demonstrate how social media algorithms work in a student-friendly manner (module 2).
- Identify different types of influencers and the advantages and disadvantages of parasocial relationships (module 3 and 4).
- Develop a mini unit to support student digital well-being in developmentally appropriate ways.
TEXTS & MATERIALS:
Course materials (schedules, handouts, readings, assignments, etc.) and grades are all accessed via Blackboard.
Registration Instructions
Online registration URL closes @ 5:00 p.m. on May 26, 2026.
You will receive an email when you have successfully registered. Allow 48 hours (2 business days) to process your registration. You will receive access information prior to course start date.