As a joint action by DG EAC and DG CNECT, the main task of the group over the next 12 months will be to assist the Commission in preparing common guidelines for teachers and educators to tackle disinformation and promote digital literacy through education and training – in line with Action 7 the Digital Education Action Plan 2021-2027.
UK Media Literacy charities and non-profits are invited to bid for the Media Literacy Train-the-Trainer Grant Scheme to support organisations to increase the amount of media literacy support available to children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The scheme is open to projects targeting children of any age range, or with any type of SEND. Bids
Disinformation Step By Step is a new free MOOC to set up concrete projects against the fake images and videos that try to manipulate you. Running from November 15 to December for one month, participants will benefit from online modules, weekly webinars and daily exchanges between peers and delivered in three languages (French, Spanish and
About EMIF: The European Media and Information Fund is established by the European University Institute and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and provides grants, on a competitive basis, to researchers, fact-checkers, not-for-profits and other public interest-oriented organisations working on disinformation research and strengthening media literacy and fact-checking. About the Fund: The EMIF is a multi-donor fund and welcomes contributions from donors believing
About the Project: AI4Media is a 4 year long project funded under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. Motivated by the challenges, risks and opportunities that the wide use of AI brings to media, society and politics, AI4Media aspires to become a Centre of Excellence engaging a wide network of researchers across Europe
There’s a lot of focus on media literacy evaluation at the moment. This briefing paper looks at evidence on the effectiveness of media and information literacy programmes around the world.
Schools have a new interactive tool to assess the media literacy skills of European pupils aged 14 to 18. The EduMediaTest evaluates pupils’ abilities in 7 areas related to media education, as well as providing teaching materials to work on any shortcomings detected. The resource is available in 10 different languages including English and as Gaeilge. Regarding pupil
By Aoife O’Reilly, Communications Manager – Digital and Health safefood Bots play a significant role in the healthy diet conversation on Twitter, a recent study conducted by The Irish Institute of Digital Business at Dublin City University, in conjunction with safefood, has found. 81% of the 100 most active users were bots-like accounts according to the study “Sorting the