Digital Citizenship Model Course

This model course for the development of Digital Citizenship skills is a guideline designed to assist trainers and educators to introduce and organise training courses and non-formal educational activities for youngsters.

It comprises 10 lesson plans supported by: course aim, competencies and area of knowledge, teaching syllabus, practical exercises, evaluation method, as well as the recognition system.

By following this guideline and the recommended methods for teaching and assessment, trainers can enhance the existing training materials, to further deliver effective training to youth in the 10 digital domains essential for today’s digital world.

• Access and Inclusion
• Learning and Creativity
• Media and Information Literacy
• Ethics and Empathy
• Health and Wellbeing
• e-Presence and Communications
• Active Participation
• Rights and Responsibilities
• Privacy and Security
• Consumer Awareness

The model shall not be seen as exhaustive, and the course designer is invited to adapt the time and educational materials in accordance with the trainees’ level of understanding.

The educational materials for the proposed lesson plans supported by course curricula, quizzes, case studies and exercises are available online via this e-learning platform.