Project

Region	National coverage
Title of the Programme	Home Affairs
Title of the Project	Media literacy interactively and for all
Project Website	The project website (in Czech and English) will be created at the beginning of the project realization. These website are currently under the construction
Number of the Project	VV-MGS-008
Project Promoter	Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Project Partner from Donor State	Universitetet i Sorost-Norge (University of South-Eastern Norway)
Czech Partner	Charles University - Faculty of Education
Status	03/2022 – 12/2023
More Information	Target group:  Children and youth (under and including 17 years of age) Seniors (above 65)
Total Eligible Costs	155 128 EUR
Grant	139 615 EUR (90 %)

Project description:

The main aim of the project “Media literacy interactively and for all” is the development of media literacy among particularly vulnerable target groups of students aged 15 - 19 and seniors aged 65+.
The target groups of the project are vulnerable due to their high use of technology combined with yet developing critical thinking (case of students) and underdeveloped skills for safe and effective working in the online environment.
The aim will be achieved by developing and distributing two interactive massive open online courses (one per target group). Each course, didactically adapted for the particular target group, will cover subjects such as critical thinking subjects, new and old media, or fact-checking. The course will be distributed via partners consisting of various institutional actors involved in education (high schools, libraries, youth organizations, e-senior platforms) selected particularly from structurally excluded regions with low scores of media literacy. Distribution will be aided by workshops with partners' educators and the development of an escape game designed to increase the project's visibility. On a general level, the project will contribute to intergenerational learning, resilience to cyber threats and goals CR singed for in the areas of cybersecurity (e.g., education, tech sovereignty, international cooperation). The project team consists of an expert on ICT, media literacy and sociology from prominent Czech universities.