Media Awareness Learning Kit

Project background

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The Media Awareness Learning Kit has been developed within the Nordplus Adult project 2024–2026

“Navigating mis- and disinformation at an older age: Enhancing democratic participation, social sustainability, and digital skills through creative workshops and good practices” (NPAD-2024/10102).

Project partners:

🌿 The Summer University of Jyväskylä (Finland)

🌿 The Finnish Association for the Welfare of Older Adults (Finland)

🌿 Medardas Cobotas University of the Third Age (Lithuania)

🌿 The Estonian Non-Formal Adult Education Association (Estonia)

Useful resources

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Interesting and useful examples in English:

➡️ https://www.pocket-lint.com/apps/news/adobe/140252-30-famous-photoshopped-and-doctored-images-from-across-the-ages/

➡️ https://www.creativebloq.com/features/deepfake-examples

➡️ https://www.urlvoid.com/

➡️ https://sitecheck.sucuri.net/

Finland:

➡️ https://mediakasvatus.fi/materiaalit/
➡️ https://mediataitokoulu.fi/materiaalipankki/
➡️ https://mediataitoviikko.fi/materiaalit/
➡️ https://faktabaari.fi/edu/oppaat/
➡️ https://yle.fi/aihe/digitreenit

➡️ Polku parempiin digitaitoihin https://aoe.fi/#/materiaali/3019

➡️ Kriittisen medialukutaidon oppimateriaaleja (sis. esim. tunnistatko harhaanjohtavan uutisen tehtävävihko)https://aoe.fi/#/materiaali/4451
https://seniorsurf.fi/digiopastajat/materiaalipankki/mediataidot/

➡️ Kysely, jossa helppo alku- ja lopputesti digitaitoihin liittyen. https://www.jamk.fi/fi/projekti/digiosaava/digitaitojen-itsearviointi

Estonia:

➡️ The Digital State Academy is a shared learning platform for the public sector and topics that benefit society. https://digiriigiakadeemia.ee/

➡️ National continuing education order. Here you will find various free training courses for adults. Registration for training courses is done through educational institutions. https://haridusportaal.edu.ee/tasuta-kursused

Lithuania:

➡️ https://cri.lt/publications/disinformation-tool-kit/

➡️ https://cri.lt/publications/propagandos-amzius-kovos-su-dezinformacija-priemoniu-rinkinys-2/

➡️ https://kam.lt/leidiniai/ricardas-savukynas-kaip-nugaleti-propaganda-trumpa-mastymo-klaidu-apzvalga-2/

➡️ A Lecture on how Russian propaganda works : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHD8Rl3Qe80

Other supplementary materials :

➡️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdedAut9pHA&list=PLhj4IEiY2_-2FveEZi4yGz2GFn7HuAQYZ&index=2

➡️ https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=749762792024844

➡️ https://www.epilietis.eu/2020/01/21/kritinio-mastymo-testas

Ethical statement

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We recognize that the use and creation of AI carries significant societal, economic, and environmental responsibilities. These include concerns around fairness, transparency, labor impacts, data use, and the resource demands of large-scale AI systems, including energy and water consumption.

At the same time, AI technology and its supporting infrastructure are developing at an exceptional pace. Because of this rapid change, a highly detailed, static impact analysis conducted today could become outdated before it is complete. For that reason, we are taking a continuous and adaptive approach. We will monitor emerging research, regulatory guidance, infrastructure developments, and best practices, and we will update our ethical framework as the technology, evidence, and our own use of AI mature.

Media Awareness Learning Kit

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Media literacy skills are essential citizenship skills at any age. They include finding reliable information, checking if a source is trustworthy and understanding how media can influence us. Strong media skills also support everyday problem-solving, safer use of digital services and more confident participation in democracy.

This Learning Kit focuses especially on recognising mis- and disinformation. It contains clear and practical materials such as guides, slides, quizzes, discussion cards and examples of common misinformation tactics. The aim is to help older adults learn how to separate facts from false or misleading content.

All materials have been designed for and tested with older adults. They use simple language, clear visuals and flexible activities. You can use single materials in your own work or combine several elements to create longer sessions or workshops. All resources are free to download and use.

The Media Awaraness Learning Kit includes:

➡️ Media Literacy Glossary
➡️ Facilitator guidebook
➡️ Self-assessment questionnaire

Exercises:
✏️ AI Challenge (can you do these AI tasks?
✏️ Media bias hunt
✏️ Media literacy bingo
✏️ Safety bingo
✏️ Media literacy discussion cards
✏️ The filter bubble
✏️ Clickbait title exercise
✏️ Real-world scenarios for discussion
✏️ Media literacy quiz

Slide decks:
✅ How to verify a news story?
✅ Cyber-hygiene
✅ Media bias
✅ Social media
✅ How disinformation works
✅ Disinformation tactics.

All materials are also available in Finnish, Estonian and Lithuanian.

Materials in English

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Instructional_Facilitator_guidebook_A4.pdf: Instructional_Facilitator_guidebook_A4.pdf
Self_assessment_media_literacy.pdf: Self_assessment_media_literacy.pdf
Exercise_Quiz-disinformation.pdf: Exercise_Quiz-disinformation.pdf
Exercise_True or false_Medialiteracy quiz.pdf: Exercise_True or false_Medialiteracy quiz.pdf
Disinformation - how it works.pdf: Disinformation - how it works.pdf
Disinformation propoganda thinking errors.pdf: Disinformation propoganda thinking errors.pdf
Workshop_AI for beginners, prompting.pdf: Workshop_AI for beginners, prompting.pdf
Cyber-hygiene.pptx: Cyber-hygiene.pptx
Media Biases.pptx: Media Biases.pptx
Exercise_real-world scenarios for discussion.pdf: Exercise_real-world scenarios for discussion.pdf
Exercise_filter bubble.pdf: Exercise_filter bubble.pdf
Exercise_how to verify a news.pdf: Exercise_how to verify a news.pdf
Exercise_clickbait title.pdf: Exercise_clickbait title.pdf
Exercise_media_bias_hunt.pdf: Exercise_media_bias_hunt.pdf
Exercise_AI challenge.pdf: Exercise_AI challenge.pdf
Media_literacy_glossary.pdf: Media_literacy_glossary.pdf
Media literacy in social media.pptx: Media literacy in social media.pptx
Exercise_two_bingos.pptx: Exercise_two_bingos.pptx
Exercise_discussion cards.pptx: Exercise_discussion cards.pptx
Exercise_two_bingos_A4.pdf: Exercise_two_bingos_A4.pdf