Mediawise Toolbox: a collection of media literacy activities

As editor of the international publication Mediawise Toolbox, I led a team of 25 youth workers from 7 European countries to create a complete set of ready-made lessons that can be used immediately in non-formal education.

The methodology is built on the principle of experience, reflection, and immediate application. In the designed activities, participants try things like generating fake content using artificial intelligence, uncovering influencers' manipulative techniques, or going through an experiential digital detox.

The publication contains 7 fully developed, field-tested educational activities (so-called ready-to-use), for which trainers can find precise goals, a timeline, and specific reflection questions.

Instead of general warnings about digital risks, we put functional tools directly into people’s hands. Thanks to them, the younger generation gains digital confidence, the ability to deconstruct media messages, and develops a responsible approach to digital wellbeing.

Key activities and topics

• Storytelling and critical authorial reflection (The Best Story of My Life).
• Media framing, stereotypes, and political manipulation (We Should All Be Gay).
• Emotional regulation and how emotions affect how we consume information (Feeling Hackers).
• Analysing online influence and spotting logical fallacies (Meet Your Influencer).
• Ethical limits of generative artificial intelligence and prompt design (Fake It Till You Make It).
• The spread of disinformation and creating your own journalistic codes (Truth or Trap).
• Digital wellbeing and an experiential offline detox (The Journey to Unga Bunga).