Project number: 101132716
Implementation period: 01.01.2024 – 2026-12-31
Assistance program: Erasmus + KA2: Forward-Looking Projects
Project description
The project aims to study and understand the impact of information overload and the proliferation of false information in the era of social hyper-connectedness. We will focus on the associated psychological risks that can lead to dangerous reactions, such as resistance to facts, truth bias, misconfirmation, identity threat, the negated information effect, and the illusion of truth.
The goal of the project will be to develop strategies and tools to educate the public on how to recognize false information and increase psychological resistance to information manipulation. Through educational campaigns, seminars and the creation of information verification tools, the project aims to minimize the impact of disinformation on citizens’ lives. In addition, we plan to explore regulatory options in the context of controlling the anonymous creation of information and the use of new technologies in the spread of disinformation.
Target group
- Staff members from project partners
- Experienced teachers
- University students of Pedagogy and Education
- Young students
- Parents/Caretakers
- Educators
- Policy makers
Project results
- R1: Project management and coordination – Ensuring full compliance with the project workplan, smooth coordination among partners, timely release of out puts and deliverables.
- R2: Mapping existing resources and training materials development – Empowering teachers to develop, test and evaluate innovative approaches through ITE (Initial Teacher Education) and CPD (Continuous Professional Development).
- R3: Pilot actions for Teachers and students – Empowering teachers to develop, test and evaluate innovative approaches through ITE (Initial Teacher Education) and CPD (Continuous Professional Development). Improve students’ ability to approach the online environment critically and safely, bridging the generation gap between students and teachers.
- R4: Involvement and awareness activities for Policy Makers – Promoting innovative approaches and evidence-based policies in education and public awareness of misinformation and cognitive biases.
- R5: Communication, dissemination & Impact – Ensure achievement of short- and long-term impact on target groups.
Partners
Centro Per Lo Sviluppo Creativo Danilo Dolci – Palermo, Italy (coordinator)
Associação de Investigação Observatório Lusófono de Actividades Económicas (OLAE) – Sintra, Portugal
Aproximar – Cooperativa De Solidariedade Social, CRL – Amadora, Portugal
Asociatia Lectura si Scrierea pentru Dezvoltarea Gandirii Critice Romania (Asociatia LSDGC Romania) – Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Bupnet Bildung und Projekt Netzwerk GmbH (BUPNET) – Gottingen, Germany
Komvos Ekpaidefsis Kai Kainotomias Astiki Mi Kerdoskopiki Etaireia (KMOP – EDUCATION & INNOVATION HUB NON – PROFIT COMPANY) – Kifisia, Greece
Het Gemeenschapsonderwijs (GO!) – Brussels, Belgia
Cardet Centre For The Advancement Of Research & Development In Educational Technology Limited (CARDET) – Lefkosia, Cyprus
Die Berater Unternehmensberatungs Gesellschaf (Die Berater) – Wienna, Austria
Atermon BV – Rotterdam, Netherlands
Regional Directorate of Education of Western Greece (RDEWG) – Patras, Greece
Danmar Computers SP ZOO (Danmar Computers LLC) – Rzeszow, Poland
Project website: https://miles.erasmusplus.website/
