The webinar introduces participants to Trust or Trash, HistoriCall’s digital, blended learning module tackling media literacy through the lens of European history. Available in 24 languages it offers a wide range of learning tools to cater to different learning types. From quizzes, AI-powered videos, case studies, and interactive timelines, it helps learners to understand that disinformation is not something new and how historical examples can help learners navigate today’s media landscape as informed digital citizens. The webinar will introduce the module, its pedagogical approach and how it can support teachers increasing their students’ media literacy.

Takeaways

Participants will:

• understand how the module can increase learners’ media literacy

• explore its main features, activities, and teaching resources

• identify practical ways to use it in the classroom

Who the session is for

The webinar addresses high school teachers but also (museum) educators, who have are looking for an innovative, educational online tool on disinformation from a historical point of view while increasing learners’ media literacy for the challenges of today.

Speaker

Florian Tuder works as Formal Learning Officer at the House of European History in Brussels where he develops digital materials for high school teachers across Europe to support them teach European history in general and the history of European integration specifically. In the past 15+ years, he worked in the field of education and training in Austria and Belgium for schools, non-profit organisations, and the private sector. Florian has an academic background in Education, Theology, and European Studies from the Universities of Graz (Austria), Sibiu (Romania), and Leuven (Belgium) complemented with certifications in e-learning and instructional design (Harvard Graduate School of Education and University of Washington).