Infoready – ENHANCING ADULT’S DIGITAL LITERACY AND RESISTANCE TO MISINFORMATION

A 2-years project to fight fake news...

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...disinformation and digital illiteracy

Infoready in a nutshell

The InfoReady project aims at preparing adults to become critical users of online information and empower them to critically evaluate social media and resist disinformation. Adults will be supported in conducting online media research and filtering fake-news content. A mobile application will be developed including readiness schemes for adults’ digital literacy and resistance to disinformation, as well as activities for adults to enhance digital literacy and disinformation filtering skills.

Implementation

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Training of adult educators and adult learners on the effective support of adults towards developing resilience skills in relation to disinformation, through the readiness scheme and curriculum

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Development of Documentary to demonstrate the outcomes of the project and user testimonials

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Design and development of a readiness scheme, curriculum to prepare adults for dealing with disinformation, as well as a platform and mobile application

Results

InfoReady aims at creating a resilient and misinformation-resistant society with citizens that are digitally savvy. It will enhance the capacities of adult educators to deliver online information literacy education using the InfoReady material andmobile application with adult learners. It is also expected that there will be a powerful exchange of good practices and enrichment of knowledge promoting the importance of using digital tools to enhance adults’ readiness to misinformation.