Code: 4.4
Environmental impacts of digital technologies
To be aware of the environmental impacts of digital technologies, including device production, operation, repair, recycling, disposal, data storage infrastructure, energy consumption and usage of tools and applications. To take action to reduce such impact and to use digital technologies to support sustainability.
Descriptors
Basic
What you can do at this level
- CS4.4.01No AI reference
Acknowledge the role that individuals can play to help reduce the environmental impact of digital technologies.
- CS4.4.02Explicit AI
Recognise that some digital technologies and infrastructures, such as AI systems and data centres, have large impacts on the environment.
- CS4.4.03Implicit AI
Recognise that the full environmental impacts of digital technologies are not immediately apparent to an individual user.
- CS4.4.04Implicit AI
Recognise the role of digital technologies in supporting energy efficiency and sustainability.
- CS4.4.05Implicit AI
Identify and apply simple strategies to reduce energy and data consumption while using digital technologies.
What you learn at this level
- LO4.4.06SImplicit AI
Apply simple strategies to reduce energy and data consumption of digital technologies, such as minimising usage of energy-intensive applications and non-usage of digital technologies when not needed.
- LO4.4.02KExplicit AI
Recognise that some digital technologies and infrastructures such as AI systems and data centres have large impacts on the environment.
- LO4.4.01ANo AI reference
Acknowledge the role that individuals can play to help reduce the environmental impact of digital technologies.
- LO4.4.03KImplicit AI
Recognise that the full environmental impacts of digital technologies are not immediately apparent to an individual user.
- LO4.4.04KImplicit AI
Recognise that digital technologies can support energy efficiency and sustainability.
- LO4.4.05KImplicit AI
Identify simple strategies to reduce energy and data consumption of digital technologies, such as minimising usage of energy-intensive applications and non-usage of digital technologies when not needed.
Intermediate
What you can do at this level
- CS4.4.06Implicit AI
Continually assess the environmental impacts of one's usage of digital technologies.
- CS4.4.07Implicit AI
Identify environmental impacts of digital technologies that occur during manufacturing, usage and disposal, and of data centres and e-commerce.
- CS4.4.08Implicit AI
Describe how some digital technologies can support sustainable living.
- CS4.4.09No AI reference
Describe potential environmental benefits of the digital sharing and circular economy models.
- CS4.4.10Implicit AI
Assess and apply a variety of strategies to reduce the environmental impact of one's use of digital technologies and digital devices.
What you learn at this level
- LO4.4.12SImplicit AI
Apply a variety of strategies to reduce the environmental impact of one's use of digital technologies and digital devices, such as informed digital device purchasing decisions, device recycling and repair, environmentally conscious e-commerce practices, and environmentally conscious usage patterns.
- LO4.4.08KImplicit AI
Identify environmental impacts of digital technologies that occur during manufacturing, usage and disposal.
- LO4.4.07AImplicit AI
Continually assess the environmental impacts of one's usage of digital technologies.
- LO4.4.09KImplicit AI
Describe environmental impacts of data centres and e-commerce.
- LO4.4.10KImplicit AI
Describe examples of how digital tools can support sustainable living.
- LO4.4.11KNo AI reference
Define the concepts of sharing economy and circular economy, including risks, limitations and potential environmental benefits.
Advanced
What you can do at this level
- CS4.4.11Implicit AI
Stay informed about the environmental impacts of digital technologies and ways in which digital technologies can support sustainability.
- CS4.4.12Implicit AI
Evaluate the environmental impacts of digital technologies and infrastructures to support decision-making or advocacy.
- CS4.4.13Implicit AI
Help others to assess their use of digital technologies to identify ways in which to reduce environmental impact.
What you learn at this level
- LO4.4.14SImplicit AI
Evaluate the environmental impacts of digital technologies and infrastructures to support decision-making or advocacy.
- LO4.4.13AImplicit AI
Stay informed about the environmental impacts of digital technologies and ways in which digital technologies can support sustainability.
- LO4.4.15SImplicit AI
Help others to assess their use of digital technologies to identify ways in which to reduce environmental impact.
Highly advanced
What you can do at this level
- CS4.4.14Implicit AI
Stay informed about the environmental and sustainability implications of digital technologies across a range of sectors.
- CS4.4.15Implicit AI
Promote and support actions for environmentally sustainable usage of digital technologies.
- CS4.4.16Implicit AI
Lead or contribute to digital sustainability initiatives.
- CS4.4.17Implicit AI
Contribute to improvements in or solutions for digital sustainability.
What you learn at this level
- LO4.4.18SImplicit AI
Lead or contribute to digital sustainability initiatives.
- LO4.4.16AImplicit AI
Stay informed about the environmental and sustainability implications of digital technologies across a range of sectors.
- LO4.4.19SImplicit AI
Contribute to improvements in or solutions for digital sustainability.
- LO4.4.17AImplicit AI
Promote and support actions for environmentally sustainable usage of digital technologies.
- Learning outcome types
- K — What you need to know: theoretical understanding and factual information.
- S — What you can do: practical and technical abilities.
- A — How you approach things: values, dispositions and behaviours.