eProfessionalism

Aims and objectives

This module will:

explain eProfessionalism and how it will help you in the workplace
help you understand the difference between eProfessionalism and professionalism
explore the different facets of being an eProfessional
explore some of the legal, ethical and organisational constraints to recording and sharing images.

After completing this module, you will be able to:

know what is meant by eProfessionalism
build your online presence as an eProfessional
understand the legal, ethical and organisational rules around image-sharing.

2. Being a Digital citizen

You may have heard different industries talk about being good corporate citizens. According to Scott Stepenson, being a good corporate citizen means being guided by "strong moral and ethical standards in daily interactions". In the same way, being an eProfessional means being a good digital citizen and being able to relate effectively to the digital world of people, technologies and systems. Your online presence reflects your professional image.

The Australian eSafety Commissioner has information on key issues and managing online safety targeting different audience types such as young people, seniors, women and others.

Understand digital citizenship and what it covers

The most well known framework is Mike Ribble's Nine Themes of Digital Citizenship . The nine themes are outlined in the table below.

Icon	Theme	Key Concepts
	Access	participating in society electronically; having access to the internet
	Commerce	buying and selling online; online shopping
	Communication	communicating online; social media; sharing information
	Etiquette	online behaviour
	Health and wellness	staying healthy around technology; technology and mental health
	Law	responsibility for what we do online; Australian law and the internet
	Literacy	learning about technology; teaching others how to use technology
	Rights and responsibilities	online freedom; open access information
	Security	staying safe online