A New Educational Model for Online Flourishing: A Pragmatic Approach to Integrating Moral Theory for Cyber-flourishing

Online risks and harms, including cyber-bullying, trolling, revenge porn digital harassment, are an everyday reality in many young people’s lives. Educators increasingly being called upon to address these concerns but not adequately equipped do so. In this article the case is made for a new educational model cyber-flourishing. The constructed through pragmatic approach moral theory, adopting central tenets of deontology, utilitarianism virtue ethics, showing how can be integrated put work by teachers tackle online harms. comprised three core components, cyber-rules, cyber-wisdom cyber-flourishing, each explained detail article. Cyber-rules must place schools provide foundations cultivation character cyber-wisdom. Cyber-wisdom individual quality doing right thing, at time, especially when no one looking. Cyber-flourishing defined as authentic happiness that comes from living morally world, utility value we should all strive for. concludes outlining nine practices demonstrate adopt implement their schools. first attempt world integrate theory into provides overarching whole-school tackling pressing concerns.