Challenges
The increasing use of media by young people has a strong impact on their psychological wellbeing and the learning behaviour. It also poses new challenges for the school environment and especially for teachers. The aim of this collaboration with the entire teaching staff was to develop a broader understanding of young people’s digital world, to raise awareness of the problematic aspects of media use and to develop possible courses of action at individual and departmental level.
Applied Methods
- Desk research
- Video content
- Keynote speech
- Interactive and experience based workshop
- Self-reflection and group-reflection
Process
Outcome
The participants have learnt to…
- Actively and critically analysing the increasing use of digital media
- Become aware of the problematic aspects of media use
- Develop a broader understanding of the digital world of young people
- Understand the effects of digital media use on the brain and learning behaviour
- Develop options for action at individual and departmental level
- Apply the best-practices presented on their own context
Quote
„Thanks to the professional collaboration with Kitoko People, we could achieve all goals of the workshop. Our teachers became once again aware of the problematic aspects of media use among young people, they better understood the effects of digital media on the learning behavior and they could exchange ideas for appropriate actions to address this issue.“
Tobias Löhrer, Head of Operations & Development
