Digital Youth Information – additional module to the YIntro

The module on Digital Youth Information is one additional module to the ERYICA beginners course YIntro. It is therefore designed for Youth Information workers who have already successfully completed a YIntro or have gained experience in basic youth information knowledge through practical working and/or other national training.
The module is built on 5 areas and can be delivered in a training of 18 working hours or equivalent time sessions.

Aims of Digital Youth Information – additional module to the YIntro (learning outcomes)

introduce relevant areas, competences and skills within Digital Youth Information
offer a basic course on specific skills and tasks when working with young people in digital environments
enhance a common quality framework within the ERYICA network
promote the ERYICA Webbies Workshop and the booklet on “Safety and Quality in Online Youth Information” and motivate Youth Information Workers to actively use it.

Contents of the course

Area 0: Preparation

Session 0.1 Preparatory Activity
Session 0.2 Get to know each other and sharing from pre-course activity

Area 1: Key terms for online information literacy

Session 1.1 Key terms
Session 1.2 Understanding information literacy online

Area 2: Quality Issues for Online Youth Information

Session 2.3 How to search for information online in a professional way
Session 2.4 How to assess the quality of online youth information

Area 3: Producing Quality Online Youth Information

Session 3.5 How to create web services
Session 3.6 How to involve young people in online information services
Session 3.7 Professional forms of online intervention
Session 3.8 Analysing your performance

Area 4: Perception of online risks and opportunities

Session 4.9 Online environments and young people
Session 4.10 Risks and opportunities of working with young people online

Area 5: Digital Citizenship

Session 5.11 Young people as actors in online environment
Session 5.12 Policies for Quality and Safety
Session 5.13 Evaluation

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Last updated: August 17, 2011

The European Youth Information and Counselling Agency (ERYICA) is an international not-for-profit association based in Luxembourg. It was established on 17 April 1986 in Madrid.

As of February 2012, our network consists of 25 Members, 7 Affiliated- and 3 Co-operating Organisations working in 28 countries, in more than 7.500 youth information centres, where 13.000 workers provide young people with generalist information under the principles of the European Youth Information Charter.

In 2005, centres in the ERYICA network received 23.000.000 visits. Read more.

Digital Youth Information – additional module to the YIntro

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