The online course “Big Data Literacy” is an open educational resource that has emerged from the collaboration between the Center for Teacher Education at the University of Cologne, Grimme Research and the Grimme Research College at the University of Cologne. The aim of this course is to raise awareness about Read more…
Data2Teach ist ein kostenloser Online-Kurs zum Thema Datenkompetenz im Bildungskontext. The course is aimed primarily at students and teachers, but also at anyone interested in data collection and analysis. The course focusses on topics such as educational monitoring, data-driven educational processes, opportunities and risks of using data in the school Read more…
“Just as oil leads to global warming, data leads to social cooling” (Tijmen Schep). The website “Social Cooling” covers the issue of ‘social cooling’. This effect, which has also already been identified by academic research, highlights that the ubiquitous data collection makes citizens feel monitored and observed, and many change Read more…
The entry “Your Day in Data” from the project “The Glass Room” reflects a prototypical daily routine, visualizing the ways in which we disclose data in the digital space on a daily basis. Questions are raised about how this “data shadow” is created, for instance by clicking ‘agree’ buttons. The Read more…
The fragFINN series provides children with easily understandable explanations of interesting topics in the digital world. The series currently consists of twelve short educational videos, in which the ‘web caterpillar’ FINN and the host Esther Brandt explore the colourful and exciting world of the internet together. The episode “Digital Traces”, Read more…
A toolbox for democracy learning, digitalisation and non-formal education. The toolbox offers and shares experience, methods and inspiration for active citizenship-related learning and empowerment in communities, schools, or non-formal learning spaces, in organizations, universities or initiatives. The data collected is aimed at educators and includes, for example, methods for planning and Read more…
App+on is part of the ZDF children’s and youth program ZDFtivi, and provides comprehensive information about the pitfalls of the internet. It covers topics such as cyberbullying, data protection, and hate speech, presented in youth-friendly short videos. The episode “Data Protection – I Know You!” particularly focuses on the issue Read more…
Jakob and the Cybermights is an interactive point-and-click adventure game that playfully educates players about an appropriate use of social media. The game aims to create a safe environment for learning media literacy skills, tailored to the target audience. Users themselves experience and resolve issues related to the digital world Read more…
This collection of materials by the Austrian EU-funded initiative ‘Saferinternet.at’ contains up-to-date information, tips and advice for a safe use of the internet, all addressing young people. The materials include quizzes, comics, flyers, guides and many more for young people to choose from. Die Materialsammlung der österreichischen, EU-geförderten Initiative ‘Saferinternet.at’ Read more…
