Contenu du cours

By completing the MOOC "Digital Citizenship - Informed against threats to democracy online", you will gain a deeper understanding of online and social media in relation to different levels of democratic societies. The Internet and social media represent an essential scope of action in today's society as well as a widely used source of information and a multitude of communication options.

In order to introduce the importance of online and social media for a democratic society, both the potential of the internet to promote as well as to undermine democracy are reflected upon. The main topics are always approached from the perspective of society as a whole as well as from the specific perspective of the internet. The focus is on essential definitions and the reflective use of online media.

This MOOC aims at two outcomes: On the one hand it serves as further education and training for all interested teachers, educators, and multipliers. On the other hand this course provides materials and tips for educational work. These should help to approach the topic in one's own lessons.  

The course participants' self-perception as responsible citizens on the Internet and their individual judgment skills are to be strengthened and the knowledge they acquire made available for their own future pedagogical and educational work. 

Objectifs du cours

By completing this MOOC, the participants’ digital citizenship will be strengthened and the theoretical and didactic basis for their own educational work in this area will be expanded. As part of the course the participants gain knowledge and competences in the following areas, among others:

• Developing an awareness of one's own responsible digital citizenship
• Reflection on tendencies on the Internet that promote and endanger democracy from a participation theory perspective
• Knowledge of key terminology and well-founded basic information in the context of hate speech, conspiracy narratives and skepticism towards science
• Identifying features of conspiracy narratives and associated mentalities  
• Significance of the digital media public sphere(s) in the context of hate speech, conspiracy narratives and skepticism towards science
• Reflection on the main topics from the perspective of (school) educational work
• Ability and willingness to address this range of topics in their own educational work

Connaissances antérieures

No special knowledge is required for this MOOC.

Procédure du cours

Certificat

For actively participating in the course you will receive an automatic certificate which includes your name, the course name as well as the completed lessons. We want to point out that this certificate merely confirms that you answered at least 75% of the self-assessment questions correctly.

Licence

Unless otherwise indicated, the content offered in the course is provided under the following license: CC-BY-NC-SA Demokratiezentrum Wien. The content may be used for educational and other non-commercial purposes, on condition that the following name is cited as the source: Demokratiezentrum Wien. External linked materials, videos and such may be exempted from the Creative Commons License. Please note the applicable regulations.

Course Picture: Edited version of the following picture: LTDatEHU, https://pixabay.com/de/photos/technologie-klassenzimmer-bildung-1095751/ (last online access on 25.04.2022). Please note that this image is exempt frpm the course´s CC licencse and is subject to the Pixabay license.