About the project
The INFORMATION MATTERS project is focused on developing and piloting learning materials for elderly people and training programme for adult education staff, with focus on digital and media literacy, in response to the implications created by the global infodemic, misinformation and fake news.
The INFORMATION MATTERS is based on the understanding that media literacy is the ability to evaluate, analyze, and understand media messages in all forms with a critical eye, while digital literacy helps individuals navigate an increasingly online world (incl. understanding how social media platforms, websites, and apps interact with society).
Project Objectives:
To enhance elderly people’s digital and media literacy competences, through the development and exploitation of innovative interactive learning materials with focus on tackling the infodemic, misinformation and fake news, expected to cause positive effect on at least 300 adults in Bulgaria, Romania and Austria during the project lifetime and at least 3000 across Europe by mid-2025.
To enhance adult education staff’s competences to effectively engage in building elderly people’s digital and media literacy, through the development and piloting of a training programme to directly upskill 120 adult educators during the project lifetime and at least 400 by mid-2025.
To promote the importance of and the benefits from enhancing elderly people’s digital and media literacy by effectively disseminating the project activities and results, reaching out to 3000 stakeholders from across Europe.
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FOR USERS
The educational series Information matters is a set of video tutorials for elderly people, each to give a non-formal lesson on certain aspects of media and digital literacy.
Available in 4 languages – English, Bulgarian, German and Romanian.
All of the videos serve as an introduction to the Information Matters Educational Training Programme designed according to the needs of users over 55 years and provided by certified adult educators who were trained to deliver the Information Matters course.
Media & Digital Literacy Training for adults 55+ takes place between June and September 2024 in Bulgaria, Romania and Austria.
If you are interested to take part in the training please get in touch with the local partner responsible for the training or write an email to contact@informationmatters.eu
Partners in charge of the local trainings:
BEST Institut (in Austria)
Global Libraries - Bulgaria (in Bulgaria)
CREFOP Foundation (in Romania)
Topics covered by the 10 video tutorial:
- Media Literacy, Concepts & Theory
- Media Literacy for Older People
- Media Literacy and Technology
- Media Literacy Hardware & Software
- Media Literacy & Digital Well-Being
- Media Literacy & Digital Services
- Media Literacy & Social Media Platforms
- Media Literacy & Disinformation
- Media Literacy & Privacy
- Media Literacy & Citizens Participation
FOR TRAINERS
Our Online Training Course on Media and Digital Literacy for adult educators is now available for a pilot testing.
The Course is specially designed to help trainers support elderly people aged 55+ gain the intermediate knowledge and skills within the current Media and Digital Literacy field.
It provides the opportunity for a self-paced digitally-based and self-contained training of adult educators.
The Training Course content is structured in 10 learning modules that will easily guide adult educators to learn more about media literacy, critical thinking, sensitive information and fake news and acquire the skills needed to train elderly users across a spectrum of digital capabilities.
Topics covered by the 10 learning modules:
- Module 1 - Media Literacy, Concepts & Theory
- Module 2 - Media Literacy for Older People
- Module 3 - Media Literacy and Technology
- Module 4 - Media Literacy Hardware & Software
- Module 5 - Media Literacy & Digital Well-Being
- Module 6 - Media Literacy & Digital Services
- Module 7 - Media Literacy & Social Media Platforms
- Module 8 - Media Literacy & Disinformation
- Module 9 - Media Literacy & Privacy
- Module 10 - Media Literacy & Citizens Participation