Curriculum 2019

The Young Digital Leaders curriculum, developed by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue and supported by Google.org, is a Europe-wide programme for students aged 12-15. It consists of five sessions: Critical Consumers, Resilient Citizens, Effective Communicators, Rights Experts, and Digital Leaders. The programme teaches students to identify disinformation, challenge stereotypes, communicate respectfully online, understand digital rights and consent, and use digital tools for civic engagement and positive social change.

• The curriculum is structured into five thematic sessions: 'Critical Consumers', 'Resilient Citizens', 'Effective Communicators', 'Rights Experts' and 'Digital Leaders', aimed at students aged 12-15 years old.
• The 'Critical Consumers' session focuses on identifying 'fake news', 'echo chambers' and 'filter bubbles', teaching students to recognize intentional disinformation and diversify their media sources.
• The 'Resilient Citizens' session examines how stereotypes and prejudiced attitudes create a divisive 'us vs them' mentality, which can be manipulated by media, political parties, and other actors to advance specific agendas.
• The 'Effective Communicators' session emphasizes the difference between online and offline communication, highlighting how digital distance can lead to a lack of attention to the audience's feelings and the importance of adjusting tone and language.
• The 'Rights Experts' session teaches students about their right to privacy and online consent, as well as the distinction between free speech and hate speech.
• The 'Digital Leaders' session encourages students to use digital tools for civic activity and positive change, culminating in the planning of an online campaign addressing a social, political, or cultural issue.
• The document defines 'fake news' as content that appears factual but contains intentional disinformation to attract viewership, influence people, or deceive them, often driven by financial, political, or personal motives.
• The curriculum defines 'echo chambers' as social spaces where beliefs are reinforced by repetition in a closed group, and 'filter bubbles' as the result of personalized search and newsfeed functions that isolate users from opposing viewpoints.
• The guide provides a range of strategies for responding to online hate speech, including ignoring, arguing politely, sharing with critical comments, flagging/reporting, blocking, and countering with positivity.

APA

Institute for Strategic Dialogue (2019). Curriculum 2019. https://www.isdglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/YDL-Curriculum-ENG.pdf

Chicago

Institute for Strategic Dialogue. Curriculum 2019. 2019. https://www.isdglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/YDL-Curriculum-ENG.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{instituteforstrategicdialogue2019curriculum, author = {{Institute for Strategic Dialogue}}, title = {{Curriculum 2019}}, institution = {Institute for Strategic Dialogue}, year = {2019}, url = {https://www.isdglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/YDL-Curriculum-ENG.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }