The Manual
Building Skills of Vulnerable Adults to Combat Online Disinformation
Main Goal
A non-formal learning program for adult educators is aimed to support adult educators in addressing a challenge that has become part of everyday educational practice: how to respond when learners encounter, trust, and share misinformation.
Learning Objectives
- Strengthen educators’ ability to identify and deconstruct online disinformation through the analysis of message design, manipulation techniques, and information ecosystems.
- Equip educators with AI-supported and gamified teaching tools by integrating simulations, quizzes, and interactive prebunking activities.
- Build civic and democratic competences through digital learning by encouraging dialogue, empathy, and active citizenship in online communities.
- Foster understanding of psychological and cognitive mechanisms of manipulation by drawing from the cognitive, emotional, and social foundations of misinformation belief formation.
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Authors
Coordinator: FENAN Consulting, the Netherlands
Developing educational programs for adults from vulnerable groups to increase their digital and media literacy, build psychological resilience, self-efficacy and social participation.
Non-formal learning club “WE”, Lithuania
Empowering vulnerable groups, including migrants, individuals with disabilities, and the elderly, to continue learning. Promoting well-being through various supportive initiatives.
Soyka NL, the Netherlands
Developing AI-powered digital tools, such as chatbots and online platforms, to provide accessible information, counter misinformation, and support community initiatives.
EESTI PEOPLE TO PEOPLE, Estonia
Eesti People to People specialises in media and information literacy, digital education, and democratic engagement, countering disinformation and fostering critical thinking.
Smart Institute, Slovenia
Blending hands-on learning with cutting-edge digital tools to create engaging, accessible, and high-quality educational experiences; specialising in digital education and AI-learning tools.
