Main Project Activities and Work Packages (WP)
WP1: Project Management and Coordination
Objective: To ensure the smooth implementation of YouTHink project activities, quality control and partner collaboration to effectively achieve planned results within the given timeframe.
Outputs:
- Project Management Handbook
- Project Meeting Reports
- Quality Assurance and Monitoring Plan
- Interim and Final Project Reports
WP2: Curriculum Development
Status: completed.
Objective: To develop a comprehensive curriculum that will help develop media literacy and critical thinking skills among young people, taking into account their needs and country specifics.
The completed curriculum provides the basis for the learning materials (WP3) and pilot training (WP4).
Completed activities:
- Data on the needs of young people and professionals were collected through interactive surveys, creative workshops and consultations with media, education and creative industry experts.
- Best practices in new technologies and interactive teaching methods were shared.
- A 50–60 academic hour curriculum with 17 learning scenarios was developed.
Outputs:
- Creative workshops with 20 experts in each partner country.
- Interactive surveys in all partner countries with at least 100 young people participating.
- Two-day study visit to the modern laboratories of the Polytechnic Institute in Tomar, Portugal to share experiences.
- Report on the needs of young people in the field of media literacy (report in English, summaries in LT, SI, PT, IT, FR).
- Comprehensive curriculum with 17 scenarios (EN, LT, SI, PT, IT).
WP3: Educational Material for Media Literacy Development
Status: completed.
Objective: To create educational materials designed to develop young people’s ability to critically evaluate information and responsibly assess media content.
Completed activities:
- Learning materials addressing fake news, deepfakes and AI content manipulation were developed.
- Materials explaining responsible use of AI tools to create reliable content were created.
- The learning materials were localized in the partner languages.
Outputs:
- Guidelines and learning materials have been developed.
- Online learning environment with 17 scenarios and materials in EN, LT, SL, PT, IT and FR: Moodle
- Scenario completion certificate samples: Certificate samples
- Progress certificate samples: Progress certificate samples
WP4: Pilot Training
Status: in progress.
Objective: To verify the relevance, quality and validity of the training materials by involving young people and professionals in pilot training in all partner countries.
Activities:
- Organize pilot training for 200 young people (14-19 years old) and 40 professionals working with youth.
- Gather participant feedback and make curriculum improvements as needed.
Outputs:
- Methodological guidelines for professionals working with youth have been prepared: EN, LT, SL, PT, IT.
- Pilot training is currently taking place in the partner countries; the target is 200 young people and 40 professionals working with youth.
- The action plan for using the learning materials and methods is being developed within WP4.
WP5: Dissemination and Communication
Status: in progress.
Objective: To ensure the visibility, application and long-term impact of project results.
Activities: To inform about the added value of the YouTHink project and to ensure the dissemination of results to all key stakeholders: young people, non-formal youth organizations, parents, people working with youth, formal education institutions, policy makers, international and/or national digital coalitions and the general public.
Outputs:
- Visual identity guidelines and a strategic communication plan.
- Project website; social media pages: Facebook, Instagram, YouTube.
- 20 online and in-person events are planned within WP5.
- International online exhibition. The exhibition and comic competition have been launched; entries are being collected.
- Four conferences are planned across the partner countries.
- Media relations and the information campaign are ongoing.
