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Doing Development Education: Digital Media Literacy; Junior Cycle Year of publication: 2017 Corporate author: WorldWise Global Schools (WWGS) | Irish Aid In Ireland, Development Education themes, such as ethics, respect, rights and responsibilities, consumerism, citizenship, democracy and the role of the media form part of the learning in the junior cycle Digital Media Literacy Short Course.This resource aims to support Digital Media teachers to teach through a global justice lens, a lens with great educational benefits, which meets the requirements as laid out in the junior cycle Digital Media Literacy specification, and in the (2015) Framework for Junior Cycle. 
Media Literacy in Finland: National Media Education Policy Year of publication: 2019 Corporate author: European Training and Research Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (Austria) | UNESCO Media literacy in Finland is the media literacy policy and the national media education policy document, published by the Ministry of Education and Culture in 2019. The document updates and extends the cultural policy guidelines for media literacy published in 2013. The need to update the policy arose from the changes that have taken place in media culture and the broader than before target groups of media education in particular. The Program of the Government also highlights the need for media skills for all age groups, from children to seniors. The vision of the policy is to improve everyone’s opportunities to develop their media literacy. 
COVID-19 Responses Around the World: A Teaching Resource for Ages 9-14 Year of publication: 2021 Corporate author: Oxfam GB This resource helps learners to discuss their thoughts and feelings about the pandemic with others. Learners will also find out about ways to stop the current ‘infodemic’ – the rapid spread of misinformation and disinformation about COVID-19.This material will help learners to: discuss their thoughts and feelings about COVID-19. investigate some of the incredible ways in which people have been responding to this crisis. understand the difference between information, disinformation and misinformation. consider their own responses to the pandemic and possible actions that they might take to manage their own wellbeing and support others. 
The White Paper of EKOME on Media & Information Literacy Year of publication: 2019 Corporate author: EKOME S.A. The White Paper on Media & Information Literacy is EKOME’s first policy paper on its third pillar in the audiovisual sector, Education that presents its viewpoint and strategic plan on the field. By highlighting the main trends and priorities on Media and Information Literacy in Greece and abroad, the White Paper aims to set out a paradigm for a national infrastructure on media education policy. Through the White Paper, EKOME highlights the main schools of thought and problematics in the public discourse and sets its main intervention fields of action towards a constructive relationship with the Creative Industry and the Digital Single Market, for promoting a sustainable policy model on Media and Information Literacy. 
Global Citizenship Education and Youth Advocacy for a More Peaceful and Sustainable World: A Resource Manual Year of publication: 2020 Author: Dylan Wray | Lisa Van Wyk | Rigoberto D. Banta Jr. | Roy Hellenberg Corporate author: APCEIU Since 2016 the Global Citizenship Education (GCED) Youth Network and UNESCO Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding(APCEIU) have been working together to support young people to take action to make their communities and the world a better place.This manual, which is the outcome of a joint initiative by the GCED Youth Network and APCEIU, is intended to provide a useful resource for those who teach GCED, for youth organisations that are engaged in advocacy on themes that relate to global citizenship, and those who are supporting youth advocacy.The manual is organized in three main sections: Section 1 focuses on GCED and the teaching of history as a strategy for building a peaceful world. Section 2 provides step by step practical guidelines and ideas for youth advocacy organisations to help them plan advocacy initiatives. Section 3 includes background information and practical ideas for youth advocacy on a series of themes that are relevant to GCED, including empowerment of vulnerable communities, media literacy and peace building. It also considers the role of GCED, and young people, in global crises, using the example of the COVID-19 pandemic, and provides suggestions to help youth advocacy and other organisations to prepare for and respond to such crises 
Promoting Media and Information Literacy in Uzbekistan Year of publication: 2015 Corporate author: UNESCO The manual presents in popular visual form the fundamentals of Media and Information Literacy (MIL), using UNESCO's teacher education programs and other materials from the organization. This manual was developed within the framework of the joint program of the UN and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan "Improving the well-being and quality of life in the Kyzylorda region through the introduction of innovative approaches to the provision of economic, social and environmental services to the local population, including the most vulnerable", carried out jointly by the Government of the Republic Kazakhstan and UN agencies in Kazakhstan: UNESCO, UNDP, UNFPA, UN Women, WHO and UNICEF until December 2016. 
Media and Information Literacy: Training Materials Year of publication: 2015 Corporate author: UNESCO This compendium contains the reports of four studies on religion and democracy conducted by the International Alert project "Constructive Dialogues on Religion and Democracy". The studies were carried out by young professionals trained in the framework of the project in 2017 and 2018. 
Analysis of the 2015 Revised Korean Languages Curriculum in Terms of the OECD Education 2030 Competencies (Journal of Curriculum and Evaluation; Vol. 23. No. 3) Year of publication: 2020 Author: Jongyun Kim | Hyounjin Ok | Jaeyoon Cho Corporate author: Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation (KICE) The purpose of this study is to analyze the characteristics of the Korean language curriculum through curriculum content mapping (CCM) in the OECD Education 2030 project, which is later compared with the international curricular of the national languages. The CCM framework consists of a “competency code” that presents OECD competencies and a “content code” that contains the content of the curriculum. In this study, the degree of the competencies in the Korean language curriculum is analyzed and compared with the international curricular in terms of the OECD perspective. The result is analyzed as follows. First, foundational literacies of Korean were similar to the international national language curricular. Second, in the competencies of skills, attitudes and values, “problem-solving” and “learning about learning” were higher in the Korean language curriculum than the OECD average, “critic thinking” was similar to, and “persistence” was lower than the OECD average. Third, in terms of key concepts, both “student agency” and “co-agency” were higher in the Korean language curriculum. Fourth, “creating values” and “solving dilemmas” in terms of the degree of reflection of CCM framework competency related to transformational competencies, the Korean Language was higher than the average of OECD member countries in terms of “creating new values” and “resolving tensions and dilemmas” were higher but “taking responsibilities” were lower than the OECD countries. Fifth, the competencies in the compound literacies were also compared. These comparison results provide as reference materials that describes the suitability of the Korean language curriculum and contributes to future revisions of the Korean language curriculum for the students in 2030s. 
Digital Citizenship Education Handbook Year of publication: 2019 Author: Janice Richardson | Elizabeth Milovidov Corporate author: Council of Europe Digital citizenship and engagement involves a wide range of activities, from creating, consuming, sharing, playing and socialising, to investigating, communicating, learning and working. Competent digital citizens are able to respond to new and everyday challenges related to learning, work, employability, leisure, inclusion and participation in society, respecting human rights and intercultural differences.This Digital citizenship education handbook is designed to help educators and other interested adults understand and deal with them. It builds on the Council of Europe’s Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture and the achievements of our longstanding Education for Democratic Citizenship programme, and complements the Internet literacy handbook as part of a coherent approach to educating citizens for the society of the future. 
Countering and addressing online hate speech: a guide for policy makers and practitioners Year of publication: 2023 Corporate author: UN. Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect Online hate speech remains a critical challenge to advancing the objectives set out in the UN Strategy and Plan of Action on Hate Speech and the pillars of the United Nations work, namely Peace and Security, Human Rights and Sustainable Development. The recommendations outlined in this policy paper, provide a framework for countering hate speech, in line with international human rights norms and standards. The recommendations are based on three years of consultations and dialogue, including with the technology and social media companies, experts, the UN Working Group on Hate Speech and civil society. Their implementation should be part of broader efforts to address hate speech globally, including its root causes and impact offline, in line with the UN Strategy and Plan of Action. The pursuit of these recommendations should also prioritize participation and engagement directly with the victims of hate speech, underpinned by the principles of non-discrimination and leaving no one behind.