Welcome to Week 3 of our course on Digital Wellbeing. We hope you have learned some new things in the past two weeks and taken the opportunity to reflect on …
Welcome to Week 2 of our course on Digital Wellbeing. We hope that you have engaged in some of the discussions about digital society and new technologies, that you now …
The overall theme for this first week of our course is ‘Digital technology and wellbeing’, and we’ll be breaking that down into two activities: 1. What is digital wellbeing? Digital …
That’s it – we’ve made it! We hope you’ve enjoyed this free online course on Digital Wellbeing. We also hope you’ve been able to engage in some lively discussions with …
We have nearly reached the end of our learning journey together and it’s time to reflect on some of the questions, ideas and approaches that we’ve considered regarding online identity …
Games and playful technologies are not only used for entertainment; many have been created with serious aims, such as supporting learning or encouraging behaviour change. For this article, Dr Jo …
The app market is huge, and constantly growing (for example, over a thousand mobile apps are added to the iOS App Store each day) which doesn’t make choosing between them …
In this video, Dr Lina Gega talks about some of the ways digital technologies can be employed in mental health promotion and ‘treatment’. Mental health promotion We’re all probably quite …
“Why don’t you go out and play with your friends?” “Why are you playing that video game?” “You should be doing something else”. These tend to be our go-to responses …
Creating accessible documents and thinking about inclusive user design makes our digital outputs more accessible to everyone. So why are there so many bad practices about? Is it intentional or …
Whilst the physical reality in modern western society may be for minimal public display around death, social media has increased the visibility of mourning. This is most obvious in the …
With digital technology at the forefront of our daily lives, it’s easy to see why students spend so much of their time online. From writing essays to reading articles, many …
In the video above, Dr David Beer discusses the ways in which culture has changed due to digital devices and formats. Cultural objects, which were once recognisable symbols of our …
Digital technologies and social media have opened up new ways of helping others and supporting communities, giving money towards new ventures and products, and spreading awareness of causes. Crowdfunding websites …
Self-isolation, social distancing and lockdown. Now, more of us than ever are working from home, with many working or studying remotely for the first time. Even if you are doing …