Stephen Cheskiewicz
Assistant Professor,
Wilkes University
An Octopus with Billions of Arms: Student Definitions of the Internet and Perceptions of Its Threats
Wednesday, November 01, 2017 | 12:45PM–1:45PM ET | Exhibit Hall A-C, 200 Level
Session Type:
Poster Session
Delivery Format:
Poster Session
Today's students are the most connected in history. As part of a large-scale multinational study, students were asked to define the Internet in a sentence and identify its threats in their own words. This amusing nonscientific portion of a scientific study highlights how students truly feel about the Internet and its threats.
Outcomes: Learn how students in two cultures define the Internet, its usefulness, and its threats * Understand why students and individuals are apathetic about Internet security * Identify ways to help students and users better understand the technology they use
Outcomes: Learn how students in two cultures define the Internet, its usefulness, and its threats * Understand why students and individuals are apathetic about Internet security * Identify ways to help students and users better understand the technology they use
