EU Practices in Media Education

ended

"The main goal of Jean Monnet Module “European Practices in Media Education” is aimed at strengthening citizens’ media literacy in the European Union context through implementing the academic course “European Media Education Studies” into primary school teachers’ training and holding a wide range of non-formal learning activities for different categories of the citizens (from primary school children to older people), designed to increase the citizens’ media literacy, obtain innovative EU media education practices, and get deeper understanding of EU experience and standards in media education. The mission is considering EU experience to extend knowledge about EU values and ethics for enhancing people’s critical thinking and media literacy through the implementation of media education studies. The main target group is youth (master students of the speciality 013 Primary Education) of the East of Ukraine, as well as university and primary school teachers, primary school children, and people in the third age of life. The Module activities will involve all the target groups: the course “European Media Education Studies” will be implemented for the students, the summer school ""Media Education Integration into Art Lessons"" for in-service teachers, the intensive course “Media Education in Teacher Training” for university lecturers, the training course “Media Literacy 4 the Elderly” for older people, and the workshop “Media Literacy 4 Children” for primary school students. The main outputs are: the website of EUPinMEd, EU related course for students, 4 non-formal learning activities for different groups of Ukrainian citizens; the round table “European Practices in Media Education for Democracy” for better dissemination of the project results; the toolkit “Implementation of EU Media Educational Practices into the Teacher Training”; increased interest in the issues of EU integration and media education practices, enlarged level of the citizens’ media literacy."