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Integrating Cybersecurity in the Classroom: Behavioural Modelling and Transformations
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Recent cybersecurity incidents have underscored the need for educators to upskill in cybersecurity to protect sensitive information and ensure uninterrupted learning. To help bridge this gap, COL offered the Cybersecurity Training for Teachers course series from 2020 to 2024, attracting more than 19,000 participants from 110 countries. During the training, teachers and other education practitioners acquired knowledge, skills, attitude, confidence, and commitment to help them protect themselves, their learners and institutions online. To evaluate the effectiveness of the programme, it was important to find out the degree to which participants applied what they learned in their jobs. To achieve this, surveys were administered, and one of the questions was about how the participants had used the knowledge, skills, and resources gained from the course in their daily practice. Drawing from 511 responses, this paper presents an assessment of the cybersecurity behaviours adopted by educators, behavioural modelling for students, and the transformations. We adopt thematic analysis and the New World Kirkpatrick Model to analyse and gain insights from the data. Finally, we propose the required drivers and an ecosystem to promote critical behaviours to achieve the desired results and minimise the impact of cyber threats on online teaching and learning.
PCF11 Sub-Theme: Gender, Technology and Innovation in Open Education
Paper ID: 2461
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2025-09
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Commonwealth of Learning (COL)