Welcome to the Digital Literacy online class at The Bridge – School of Mental Wellness and Personal Development. My name is Bridgette Montgomery, and I will be your course instructor. The purpose of this welcome message is to prepare you for the course selection, so please read it carefully.

This course provides adult learners with digital literacy skills, an understanding of online social media culture and language, and communication skills that youth and young adults use across all social media platforms. I designed this course with the adult learner in mind, including information that will aid confidence and proficiency in navigating digital media and monitoring youth. Therefore, the system has been structured to equip you with theoretical knowledge and technical skills but also aims to hone skills such as safety planning and monitoring that are necessary to effectively safeguard youth from the dangers that persist across all online social media platforms.

The course has been created to be user-friendly, easy to navigate, and easy to understand the content. The topics have been divided into three modules, all of which you can complete at your own pace. The course serves as a manual that you can reference for a limited time after completion. While the written assignments have a mini-quiz at the end, it serves as a knowledge check for what you have learned. Although this is a self-learner course with no direct contact with the instructor, I will do my best to facilitate this process and answer any questions you may have via my contact email address. I trust that you will find our interactions rewarding and hope the knowledge gained will serve you well in the long term.