Media Literacy Ireland were delighted to welcome Professor Renee Hobbs of the University of Rhode Island and Director of The Media Education Lab as our keynote speaker for our 2021 Annual Conference. Prof. Hobbs delivered a very engaging, enjoyable and thought-provoking lecture on the theme of ‘Media Literacy for Public Good’ which you can watch here.
Commissioned by the Digital Futures Commission (DFC), the Playful by Design report aims to improve understanding of what children value and enjoy about free play and to make evidence-based recommendations to the designers of digital products and services to improve children’s opportunities for free play and overcome the inhibiting factors that children report. Key findings
Fostering and providing for up-to-date, reliable and robust evidence regarding risks and harm online, for children and for adults alike, is a key priority of NACOS. This report aims to provide up-to-date and robust data to inform policy debate around online safety, to identify trends and assist in prioritising issues for attention both now and
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