The DRONE Project is an EU-funded initiative dedicated to enhancing digital literacy and critical thinking among young people, especially those from vulnerable groups. The DRONE Project highlights that the one-size-fits-all approach to teacher and student digital literacy education cannot cope with the increasing diversity of learners and that more and different types of data are needed to complement teacher education, which is mainly based on the epistemological approach.
Based on the above premise, DRONE draws on a threefold ecosystem approach: an ecosystem approach to disinformation, an ecosystem approach to human development, a whole-school ecosystem approach that engages school leaders and parents in a dialogue on digital literacy.
Project Identification
101132954 ERASMUS-EDU-2023-PI-FORWARD-LOT1
The Consortium
DRONE Project is coordinated by the Hellenic Open University and a total of 6 countries are participating through prestigious Academic Institutions and School Heads and Parents Associations.
Greece:
Hellenic Open University
CMT Prooptiki
Cyprus:
University of Nicosia
Cyprus Pedagogical Institute
Holland:
European School Heads Association
International Parents Association
Italy:
Politecnico di Torino
Hungary:
Eötvös Loránd University
Ukraine
Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University
Objectives
The DRONE project aims to:
(a) explore the gaps in the literature on teachers’ and students’ digital literacy;
(b) conduct mixed-methods field research with students, teachers, school leaders and parents to generate new data for the development of training materials for teachers;
(c) use mixed-methods research to pilot test training materials for teachers and school heads;
(d) conduct training on a large scale at EU level and in the Ukraine.
DRONE aims to achieve individual, organisational and systemic impact at consortium, national and EU level through the production of innovative teacher materials, create training courses and materials and integrate them into the curricula of partner organisations, produce evidence-based policy guidelines to promote digital active citizenship in school communities and create a Europe-wide network of DRONE’s ambassadors to ensure the sustainability of the project.
Target groups
DRONES works with several key groups to fight disinformation:
- Schools: Equipping teachers with resources for digital literacy education.
- Students (11-18): Building critical thinking skills to evaluate information online.
- Parents & Guardians: Supporting you in guiding your children’s online behaviour.
- Policymakers: Working together for effective anti-disinformation policies.
Project website:
For more information, visit mydroneproject.eu
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