Programme Pédagogique

The 'Young Digital Leaders' program, developed by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) and supported by Google.org, is a training curriculum for students aged 12 to 15. It aims to transform young people from passive internet users into responsible 'digital leaders' through five structured sessions: Critical Consumers, Resilient Citizens, Effective Communicators, Rights Experts, and Digital Leaders. The program focuses on identifying misinformation, countering hate speech, understanding digital rights and consent, and using digital tools for positive social engagement.

• The program is structured into five training sessions designed to build digital citizenship: 'Consommateurs critiques' (Critical Consumers), 'Citoyens résilients' (Resilient Citizens), 'Communicants efficaces' (Effective Communicators), 'Experts des droits' (Rights Experts), and 'Leaders du numérique' (Digital Leaders).
• The 'Critical Consumers' session teaches students to identify 'infox' (fake news), echo chambers, and filter bubbles, encouraging them to diversify media sources to avoid ideological isolation.
• The 'Resilient Citizens' session focuses on the mechanics of stereotypes and prejudices, explaining how a 'us versus them' mentality can be manipulated by political actors or media to create social division.
• The 'Effective Communicators' session emphasizes the importance of tone and language, noting that the distance provided by screens can lead users to ignore the feelings of others and dehumanize their interlocutors.
• The 'Rights Experts' session educates students on digital privacy, the necessity of obtaining consent before sharing others' content, and the legal distinction between freedom of expression and hate speech.
• The 'Digital Leaders' session encourages students to move from theory to action by designing their own digital campaigns or contributing to existing ones to support social, political, or cultural causes.
• The document defines 'infox' (fake news) as content intentionally written to deceive or influence readers, often motivated by financial gain, political objectives, or a desire to provoke social division.
• Hate speech is defined as verbal or written attacks intended to intimidate, humiliate, or discredit individuals or groups based on identity factors such as ethnicity, religion, gender identity, or sexual orientation.

APA

Institute for Strategic Dialogue (n.d.). Programme Pédagogique. https://www.isdglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020_04_06-YDL-Curriculum-Digital-FR.pdf

Chicago

Institute for Strategic Dialogue. Programme Pédagogique. n.d. https://www.isdglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020_04_06-YDL-Curriculum-Digital-FR.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{instituteforstrategicdialoguendprogramme, author = {{Institute for Strategic Dialogue}}, title = {{Programme Pédagogique}}, institution = {Institute for Strategic Dialogue}, url = {https://www.isdglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020_04_06-YDL-Curriculum-Digital-FR.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }