Enhancing Adults Media and Digital Literacy to Fight the Infodemic (INFORMATION MATTERS)

Erasmus+ Adult EducationPartnerships for cooperation and exchanges of practicesID: 2022-1-BG01-KA220-ADU-000085514
EC Contribution
€2,500
Consortium Size
5 orgs
Start Year
2022
Summary

The three main project objectives that defined the implemented activities were: 1. To enhance elderly people’s digital and media literacy competences, through the development and exploitation of i...

Objectives

The three main project objectives that defined the implemented activities were: 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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.

Consortium (5)