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Context
With the rapid development of technology, digital competencies are the foundation for navigating the modern world. From communication and collaboration to problem-solving and critical thinking, being digitally literate is essential for success in both personal and professional life aspects.
In the Pixels of Change program, we focused on the following issues:
| Join the digital adventure | Digital safety 1-on-1 |
| Know your information | Create your content |
| Voices in the digital world |
As technology continues to reshape every aspect of our lives, the need for digital literacy has never been more pressing. Navigating the digital world goes beyond just using devices; it involves understanding how to communicate responsibly, protect personal data, produce meaningful content, and critically assess information online. The rapid pace of technological advancements demands a proactive approach to learning, where young people not only acquire digital skills but also develop the mindset to adapt continuously. Through fostering digital competencies, the Pixels of Change program aims to empower students to take control of their digital experiences, preparing them to participate safely, ethically, and effectively in an increasingly digital society.
In this context, digital competencies are seen as essential life skills, contributing to personal growth, academic success, and active citizenship. The Pixels of Change program embraces a holistic approach, where learning is not confined to traditional classrooms but extends to interactive and engaging settings that foster real-world applications. By equipping students with foundational digital knowledge, skills, and attitudes, the program seeks to lay the groundwork for lifelong learning and inspire young people to use digital technologies for positive social change.
Methodology
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Ice-breakers: All of our workshops start with an ice-breaker to get the students in a state of mind open to different perspectives, but also to allow the volunteers to get to know their students better and give them a clue about the energy of the class, to adapt their strategies.
Reflections & feedback: Each workshop concludes with reflections to support the class in understanding why they did the activities and what their takeaways are. The facilitators also receive feedback from the students to understand what can be improved and how. This allows the volunteers to adapt the workshops better to their target group and measure the impact of their intervention.
Workshops
The Pixels of Change program is a series of five workshops, facilitated by our European Solidarity Corps volunteers. They go to high schools to support students in exploring digital topics through non-formal education. During these sessions, they encourage the class to share ideas, keep an open discussion, and reflect on important topics to become more aware of the digital transformation and equip them with key competencies to use while actively contributing to positive change in their communities.
The program covers the following topics: digital competencies, safety, online information, digital content production, and communication. The core concepts are based on the Digital Competence Wheel, an interactive online tool developed by the Center for Digital Dannelse, starting from the Digital Competence Framework for Citizens (DIGCOMP 2.2) framework. We have also used DIGCOMP 2.2 to define the knowledge, skills, and attitudes we aim to foster among our target group. However, these do not represent an exhaustive list of what the digital competence itself entails, but a solid foundation on which students can add more layers through follow-up learning programs.
| Pixels of Change format | |
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| Workshops duration: | 45-90 min |
| Number of workshops | 5 |
| Language(s) available: | English, Romanian |
This workshop focuses on introductions of the topic and team building, aiming at introducing the program and the people involved, connecting the facilitator to the class and the students to the other students, and exploring what the digital competencies concept is all about.
Digital competencies
Knowledge: understand the complexity and rapid evolution of the concept of digital competencies and their relevance in modern society; recognize the different areas covered by digital competencies (e.g., safety, information, communication).
Skills: identify one's current level of digital competence and set personal learning goals.
Attitudes: openness.
This workshop focuses on safety, understood here as the ability to use digital technology safely and sustainably in relation to data, identity, and work injuries and to pay attention to legal consequences, rights, and duties, aiming at becoming more aware of what digital safety means and exploring practical ways in which youth could increase their digital safety in their daily life.
Digital competencies
Knowledge: understand basic concepts of digital safety, including data privacy, identity protection, and countering cyberbullying; recognize legal aspects related to digital technology use, such as copyright and data protection laws
Skills: use digital tools and services securely by setting strong passwords, identify potential online risks, such as phishing, and take steps to protect oneself
Attitudes: proactive approach; responsibility.
Digital competencies
Knowledge: understand how to search for, evaluate, and use digital information effectively; recognize the importance of fact-checking and critical analysis of online content
Skills: evaluate the credibility and reliability of information sources, distinguishing facts from opinions or misinformation
Attitudes: critical mindset, appreciation for the ethical use of information and the importance of accurate data.
Digital competencies
Knowledge: understand basic principles of digital content creation, including text, audio, video, and image editing; recognize different formats and tools used in digital content production
Skills: create and edit digital content using various tools (e.g., text editors, graphic design software)
Attitudes: show creativity and willingness to explore new digital tools and techniques.
This workshop focuses on communication, understood here as the ability to communicate, collaborate, interact with, and participate in virtual teams and networks, as well as make use of appropriate media, tone, and behavior, aiming at raising awareness on what digital participation means and exploring ways to increase youth engagement through digital tools"
Digital competencies
Knowledge: understand digital communication etiquette, including appropriate use of language, tone, and format;
Skills: use digital tools for effective communication; use digital storytelling techniques to make one’s voice heard
Attitudes: willingness to engage actively, collaboration, inclusiveness.
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Contact
If you would like to bring Pixels of Change workshops in your hishchool, please contact us.
| Location(s) currently available: | Bucharest, Romania |
| Pixels of Change workshops are organized free of charge by GEYC with the support of the European Commission through the European Solidarity Corps programme as part of our Digital commitment. |  |
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