Digital citizenship and information literacy at work
A ready-made course you customise for your organisation, with a live session deck and two surveys. You only add the 11 details that are specific to your organisation.
- Length
- 40 min
- Lessons
- 6 lessons
- Frequency
- At onboarding, annually alongside security awareness
- Last reviewed
- 21 Oct 2026
A colleague posts a sharp comment about a team on a social platform and invites you to join in
Try it: this is one of 19 interactive activities in the course.
What's included
Three pieces that work together
Copy once, get everything. Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck.
Self-paced course
Short lessons with real workplace scenarios, not walls of text.
- 6 lessons, about 40 minutes
- Scenario, tabs, process, sorting activity and quizzes
Live session deck
An AhaSlides presentation to run after the course, in person or online.
- 11 slides
- Quiz, poll, scale, open-ended slides
- A closing slide for your contacts
Two surveys
Find out what landed, and whether people use it on the job.
- Post-course feedback, about 2 minutes
- 30-day check-in
- Anonymous by default
- Results feed your next refresher
Learning objectives
At the end of this course, learners can
Each objective and the lesson that covers it.
| ID | Objective | Source | Where it's covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| TO 196.0 | Achieve ≥ 80% on the final assessment | none | Whole course |
| SO 196.1 | Search for and choose reliable sources for work questions | EU DigComp 2.2, information and data literacy area (voluntary, secondary) | Whole course |
| SO 196.2 | Check who is behind a claim, what the evidence is and what others say before sharing it | EU DigComp 2.2, information and data literacy area (voluntary, secondary) | Whole course |
| SO 196.3 | Understand your online footprint and protect work and personal information + your info | Best practice; organisation's data classification policy | Whole course |
| SO 196.4 | Behave respectfully online and follow the organisation's social media rules at work + your info | Best practice; organisation's social media policy | Whole course |
| SO 196.5 | Report misinformation, abuse or a harmful post through the right route + your info | Best practice; organisation's reporting route | Whole course |
Your part: what a template can't do for you
- Your workplace details: fill in the 11 highlighted fields so the course describes your own policies, contacts and locations.
- Records: record completion in your own LMS or record system.
Course outline
6 lessons, about 40 minutes
Minutes per lesson are an estimate, shared out by page count.
1A rumour in the team chat: finding reliable information
3 pages
8 min
A rumour in the team chat: finding reliable information
3 pages
2Checking sources and claims
3 pages
8 min
Checking sources and claims
3 pages
3Online privacy and footprints
3 pages
8 min
Online privacy and footprints
3 pages
4Respectful online behaviour and social media at work (grey areas)
3 pages
8 min
Respectful online behaviour and social media at work (grey areas)
3 pages
5Reporting misinformation and abuse, and where to ask
2 pages
5 min
Reporting misinformation and abuse, and where to ask
2 pages
6Final assessment
1 page
3 min
Final assessment
1 page
Live deck and surveys
11 slides to run live, two surveys to close the loop
Pink slides are interactive. Both surveys are anonymous; pink questions are written for this course.
Post-course feedback: 11 questions, about 2 min
- Overall rating 5 stars
- Relevant, realistic, right length, helpful activities agree/disagree grid
- What was most useful? multi-select
- Confidence before this course, and now 1-5 scale
- Since the course, how many times have you checked a claim before sharing it? multiple choice
- What did you check, and what did you find? short text
- Have you reported misinformation or abuse since the course? multiple choice
- I would say so if a colleague shared something that looked misleading. 1-5 scale
- One thing we should change or add open text
- Would you recommend this course? NPS
30-day check-in
- Have you used what you learned since the course? multiple choice
- How confident are you today? Compare with day 1 1-5 scale
- Do you know where to find the reporting routes and the social media policy? yes / no / not sure
- A moment where the training helped, or where you weren't sure open text
- Which topics should the next refresher focus on? ranking
Results show whether people use the training on the job, not just whether they finished it.
Make it yours
11 fields to fill in, and you're ready
Everything else is done. These are the details only your organisation knows; each one is highlighted inside the course.
- Social media policy link
{{SOCIAL_MEDIA_POLICY_LINK}} - Communications contact
{{COMMUNICATIONS_CONTACT}} - Data classification policy link
{{DATA_CLASSIFICATION_POLICY_LINK}} - Misinformation report route
{{MISINFORMATION_REPORT_ROUTE}} - Abuse report route
{{ABUSE_REPORT_ROUTE}} - Security incident route
{{SECURITY_INCIDENT_ROUTE}}
Show all 11 fields
- It helpdesk contact
{{IT_HELPDESK_CONTACT}} - LMS or record system
{{LMS_OR_RECORD_SYSTEM}} - Course URL
{{COURSE_URL}} - Survey 1 URL
{{SURVEY_1_URL}} - Survey 2 URL
{{SURVEY_2_URL}}
FAQ
Common questions
Can I run digital citizenship and information literacy at work training online?
Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.
How often is this training needed?
At onboarding, annually alongside security awareness, or after a misleading item circulates internally.
Who needs this training?
All staff who search, verify and share information online; run by L&D with communications and compliance.
What records should I keep?
Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.
Can I edit the content?
Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.
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Ready to run it?
Open the live deck to see how the session runs alongside the course and both surveys.