Recommended Prior Knowledge

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Objectives

This subject promotes a better understanding of children's digital cultures. It takes different perspectives on the relationship between children, young people and the media and proposes educational resources to promote digital literacy.

At the end of the UC, students are able to:

- Understand children, young people and the media as an emerging field of knowledge.

- Critically analyze different perspectives on children, young people and (digital) media: digital safety, risks and opportunities, digital rights, digital literacy and digital well-being.

- Reflect on the digital context in which children and young people live today, namely: school, family, peers, digital ecosystem, consumer culture/celebrity culture and civic participation, news and misinformation.

- Use educational resources to promote digital literacy among children and young people.

Teaching Methods

The course is taught based on the balance between theoretical and practical classes. The latter includes educational resources to promote digital literacy among children and youth in schools and informal learning contexts. The methodology is inspired by Problem-Based Learning, using case studies and requiring presentations and reflections from students (individual or in groups) to promote an interactive learning process in line with the ESE/IPS Pedagogical Model

Internship(s)

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Syllabus

1. Children, youth and (digital) media as a discipline in five perspectives
1.1. Children, youth and media: an emerging field (genesis and evolution)
1.2. The digital security perspective
1.3. The perspective of risks and opportunities
1.4. The digital rights perspective
1.5. The perspective of digital literacy
1.6. The digital well-being perspective
1.7. Educational resources
2. The digital context of children and youth
2.1. The school
2.2. The family
2.3. The peers
2.4.The digital ecosystem
2.5. The consumer culture and celebrity culture
2.6. The civic participation, news, and misinformation
2.7. Educational resources

Content Explanation

The program is consistent with the learning objectives, as it initially includes the study of children, youth, and media as a field of knowledge, taking into account its genesis and evolution (objective 1). The different perspectives on the area are also addressed: digital security, risks and opportunities, digital rights, digital literacy, and digital well-being (objective 2). In the second part of the UC, six different central aspects of the digital context in which children and youth live are addressed: school, family, peers, digital ecosystem, consumer culture and celebrity culture, and civic participation, news and misinformation (objective 3). The syllabus always includes a theoretical dimension for a better conceptual understanding of the topics addressed and a practical application of them in activities to promote digital literacy using educational resources (objective 4).

Methodology Explanation

Inspired by the Problem-Based Learning method, the teaching methodologies use case studies to discuss the central role of digital technologies in contemporary childhood and youth. At the same time, it takes different dimensions of the current digital context and tools to promote digital literacy. This approach allows for an applied understanding of the concepts discussed on the relationship between children, youth, and media.

Responsible Lecturer(s)

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