Empathy Online is a free, self-directed learning course that explores why people behave in harmful ways in online spaces and what the learner can do to reduce online harm. Along with practical tools for responding to harmful behaviours, the course focuses on building empathy, self-compassion, and supportive online communities. Empathy Online uses bitesize information, videos
Webwise provides a wide range of free curriculum-aligned resources for post-primary schools. These explore topics including: Teachers and schools can download or order these free resources here: www.webwise.ie/teachers/resources
Equip yourself to be your own FactChecker. The Journal FactCheck, which has been targeting disinformation in Ireland since 2016, launched a brand new media literacy resource to allow members of the public to be their own fact-checker. The Knowledge Bank helps people to navigate complex news topics that are conversation and debate starters across the country.
The workshop in a box provides teachers, librarians, community leaders and other educators with the resources needed to deliver a Be Media Smart workshop where participants can learn about engaging with digital media content, as well as the issue of disinformation and its impact on the society.
Soláthraíonn an cheardlann i mbosca na hacmhainní a theastaíonn uathu chun ceardlann litearthachta sna meáin a sholáthar do mhúinteoirí, leabharlannaithe, ceannairí pobail agus éascaitheoirí foghlama eile. Is é aidhm na ceardlainne na cleachtais is fearr maidir le dul i ngleic le hábhar meán digiteach a phlé leis na rannpháirtithe, agus feasacht a ardú faoin bhfadhb
Understanding how the political system works is part of the digital citizenship. However, the system can seem very complex, and it’s not always clear how our vote influences the final policy. EDUbox aims to provide young people with insights into the political process and let them discover the steps between an idea and eventual policy.
The Conspiracy Test is a collaboration between the School of Thought and the University of Queensland Critical Thinking Project. It is a gamified interactive platform to help increase healthy scepticism for conspiracy theories. Users can select a theory they think might be true, set a baseline of scepticism, and challenge themselves through a series of
Lateral reading is a powerful and effective technique used by factcheckers to evaluate the accuracy and reliability of information online. The Civic Online Reasoning project from the Stanford University offers a sequence of lessons that teachers can use to model lateral reading and guide students through a series of structured activities to develop and improve