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
Launched on the 28th September 2021, ‘Facts Matter’ is an introductory guide for adult literacy and adult education practitioners who wish to build their students’ knowledge, understanding, skills and confidence in critical thinking, media and digital literacy. The guide also supports tutors to engage with what it means to live in an increasingly unequal world
Webwise, the Irish Internet Safety Awareness Centre, will launch a new online safety programme designed for teachers of 1st and 2nd class on September 29th. With the prominence of the internet in children’s lives, and as they increasingly access it from an earlier age, online safety and digital citizenship has never been more important. Through
More robust procedures for reporting and monitoring online disinformation need to be developed for the EU Code of Practice on Disinformation to become a more effective tool in fighting disinformation. That’s according to CovidCheck, a new research report assessing the implementation of the EU Code of Practice on Disinformation to in relation to COVID-19. The report
Literacy involves listening and speaking, reading, writing, numeracy and using everyday technology to communicate, access services, and makeinformed choices. Earlier this year, the Department of Further and Higher Education Research, Innovation and Science (DFHERIS) tasked SOLAS with the development of a 10 year adult literacy, numeracy, and digital literacy strategy. With almost 1 in 5
European Cyber Security Month is supported across Europe by Member States who organise numerous activities including conferences, workshops and webinars. They also disseminate appropriate awareness-raising material and good practices to promote cybersecurity. This year the ECSM themes will focus on Being cyber-secure at home and Cyber First Aid if one falls victim of a cyber-attack.
The Child Protection Programme of the National Youth Council of Ireland has developed a new free online course to support the youth work sector to help keep young people safe online. This e-learning introduces youth workers and volunteers to key topics in online safety, and addresses the challenges that young people may face online. It