Course: Forming Digital Health Literacy

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Course title Forming Digital Health Literacy
Course code KAZ/PNFD@
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Cichá Martina, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Hřivnová Michaela, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Terminology concerning all of the literacies (digital, computer, and health literacy). Determinants of health, lifestyle, proactive approach to health, health promotion. System of health and social care in the context of health literacy. Implementation of digital technologies into the health education lessons. Digital technologies in the context of FEP (Framework Educational Programme). Actual level of digital technologies and health promotion programs implementation at schools. Influence of the fast development of digital technologies and their increasing usage on individuals and society. Promotion of critical thinking in the context of collecting health information through digital technologies. Digital technologies and occupational safety and health, addictive behavior prevention. Internet safety. Personal privacy and data protection. Options for exploiting the digital technologies for increasing health promotion at schools.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
  • Attendace - 13 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 8 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 5 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 4 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 17 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 5 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
After passing the course, students should be able to: - Explain the differences between the terms digital literacy and computer literacy, - Clarify the term health literacy in a socio-cultural context, - Sum up the advantages and disadvantages of using digital technologies in the health promotion increasing lessons, - Using the digital technologies, collect, analyze and critically evaluate the information about health literacy, - Use digital technologies in the context of health education, - Accept and critically assess the new stimuli in the area of digital technologies, - Understand the fast development of the technologies and their importance for individual personal development, - Discuss the influence of the development of digital health literacy on society, - Safely and responsibly, use digital technologies for the health education lessons
Students acquire competence concerning the formation and development of digital literacy in combination with the development of digital health literacy. Students will be able to use the current digital educational sources in the educational practice of health education. Students will be able to create their digital educational sources for health education lessons.
Prerequisites
Internet connection. Competence in working with digital educational sources.

Assessment methods and criteria
Seminar Work

Recommended literature
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  • HOLČÍK, J. Systém péče o zdraví a zdravotní gramotnost: k teoretickým základům cesty ke zdraví. Brno: Masarykova univerzita ve spolupráci s MSD, 2010. ISBN 978-80-210-5239-0..
  • HOLČÍK, J. Zdravotní gramotnost a její role v péči o zdraví. Brno: MSD, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7392-089-0..
  • JANOVSKÁ, K. a kol. Zdravotní gramotnost dětí, mladých dospělých, dospělých, seniorů. Praha: Národní síť podpory zdraví, 2016. ISBN 978-80-270-1271-.
  • JANOVSKÁ, K. Zdravotní gramotnost podle věkových skupin. Praha: Ústav pro zdravotní gramotnost, 2017, s. 1-43. Dostupné na www: http://www.uzg.cz/doc/Situacni_dokument_UZG.pdf..
  • MZ. ZDRAVÍ 2020. Národní strategie ochrany a podpory zdraví a prevence nemocí: Akční plán č. 12: Rozvoj zdravotní gramotnosti na období 2015?2020. Praha: Ministerstvo zdravotnictví, 2015. Dostupné na www: http://www.mzcr.cz/Admin/_upload/files/5/ak%C4%8Dn%C3%AD%20pl%C3%A1ny%20- %20p%C5%99%C3%ADlohy/AP%2012%20rozvoj%20zdravotn%C3%AD%20gramotnosti.pdf..
  • RICH, E., MIAH, A. Understanding Digital Health as Public Pedagogy: A Critical Framework. Societies. 4(2), s. 296-315. DOI: 10.3390/soc4020296. ISSN 2075-4698. Dostupné na www: http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/4/2/296..
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  • Zdravotní gramotnost dospělých. 1. Národní síť podpory zdraví, Praha. 2016. Dostupné na www: http://nspz.cz/wordpress/wpcontent/uploads/2016/10/gramotnost_A5_dosp%C4%9Bl%C3%AD.pdf..


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching Health Education for Lower Secondary Schools (NA21) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching health education at lower secondary schools (NA21) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching Health Education for Lower Secondary Schools (NA20) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching Health Education for Lower Secondary Schools (NA19) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching Health Education for Lower Secondary Schools (NA22) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching health education at lower secondary schools (NA22) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching health education at lower secondary schools (NA20) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching health education at lower secondary schools (NA19) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer