Abstract
Digital Citizenship Education is part of Civic Education, consolidating the role of schools to promote the education of citizens. Acquiring digital skills in today’s society is a key element, emphasizing the importance of considering technologies as subject of reflection and not only as educational tools. The aim is to help students to develop a critical mindset, responsibility and ethical awareness, elements on which Media Education insists from the beginning. Since the school year 2018-19, CREMIT (Research Center about Media Education, Innovation and Technology) of the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart and University of Molise are leading a research project to design vertical curricula (from pre-primary to lower secondary education) for the development of digital civic competences. 14 schools in Lombardy and 5 schools in Molise were chosen on the basis of the significance of past experiences in the field of media education and in order to represent all the provinces of the two Italian regions. The research project, which caused Covid-19 health emergency, has been postponed by one year, is structured as follows: a first year for designing the curriculum and a second year for experimenting paths of Digital Citizenship Education. Collaborative research has been chosen, allowing the direct involvement of teachers as co-investigators. The first results can be summarized as follows: collegiality as an essential condition for the full inclusion of Media Education in curricular teaching and the value of active methods to promote engagement and learning.
Lingua originale | English |
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Titolo della pubblicazione ospite | Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference of the Journal Scuola Democratica “Reinventing Education”, VOL. 1, Citizenship, Work and The Global Age |
Pagine | 711-721 |
Numero di pagine | 11 |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2021 |
Evento | 2nd International Conference of the Journal Scuola Democratica “Reinventing Education” - Online Conference Durata: 2 giu 2021 → 5 giu 2021 |
Convegno
Convegno | 2nd International Conference of the Journal Scuola Democratica “Reinventing Education” |
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Città | Online Conference |
Periodo | 2/6/21 → 5/6/21 |
Keywords
- Collegiality
- Digital Citizenship Education
- First cycle of education
- Media Education Literacy
- Student-centered approach