Online learning knowledge

Scenario 1

Jo is a student at TAFE NSW. First thing in the morning, Jo checks their mobile phone for messages. During the day, Jo receives many notifications on their phone, which Jo checks straight away (including during class). During breaks, Jo scrolls through social media apps on their phone, without talking to other students.

Jo also recently finished their first assessment. Jo spent many hours using a laptop, working at the kitchen table without taking a break. What negative effects can this behaviour have on Jo? Select 2 answers.

• being able to finish assessments faster

• physical health problems like back pain, eye strain and headaches

• poor mental health from reduced social interaction

• improvement in mental health due to being constantly online

Outline 2 wellbeing practices that Jo can use to avoid or reduce negative effects of this behaviour. Your answer should be 20 to 40 words.

Scenario 2

Max uses their own laptop to complete classwork for a TAFE course. Max has received an email to their personal email account that appears to be from TAFE NSW. The email states that their TAFE NSW password needs to be changed or they will be suspended from their course. Max clicks on a link in the email and changes their password. Max doesn’t want to remember a new password, so they use the same password that they use for internet banking. What problems could this situation cause for Max? Select 2 answers.

• Clicking on unknown links could introduce computer viruses

• Max won’t need to remember a new password

• Using Max’s bank password means other people may gain access to financial information

• Max may be suspended from their course for not changing their password

Outline 2 cyber safety practices that Max can use to avoid problems in the future. Your answer should be 20 to 40 words.

Scenario 3

Ray and Lee are working on a group assessment and need to collaborate on shared documents.

Summarise 2 best practices for storing and managing documents that they should follow. Your

answers should be 20 to 40 words. Summarise 2 best practices for storing and managing documents that they should follow. Your answers should be 20 to 40 words.

Scenario 4: Riley is researching online for a TAFE assessment. They are using several documents supplied on the TAFE Digital Campus (TDC) and have more than 50 tabs open in their browser. What problems could this situation cause for Riley? Select 2 answers.

• Riley can access documents faster when they are all open

• Having multiple tabs open makes the computer runs more slowly

• Riley will need to login to the TDC to access documents

• Riley will become disorganised because they can’t keep track of resources

Outline 2 ways that Riley can do this task more efficiently, to avoid problems. Your answer should be 20 to 40 words.