Digital Citizenship, Digital Media Literacy, and AI Tools in Education

Name: Digital Citizenship, Digital Media Literacy, and AI Tools in Education
Price: 400 EUR

Why this is Erasmus+ eligible

Structured, multi-day programme (5 days) with a pre-defined schedule and learning outcomes — not a passive lecture format.

Built around interaction: participants engage directly with the trainer and with peers from other countries throughout the course.

Transnational by design — open to participants travelling from outside the host country, a core requirement of Erasmus+ mobility funding.

Aligned with the Erasmus+ horizontal priority: Digital Transformation.

The Erasmus+ Programme Guide names digital transformation as a horizontal priority, stating that "the Erasmus+ programme plays a key role in supporting citizens of all ages in acquiring the digital skills and competences they need to live, learn, work, exercise their rights, be informed, access online services, communicate, critically consume, create and disseminate digital education content" (Erasmus+ Programme Guide 2026, Part A – Priorities of the Erasmus Programme).

Source: Erasmus+ Programme Guide 2026, Key Action 1 — School Education Mobility.

Overview

This course exists because of a number: UNESCO’s own global assessment found that only 43% of countries have actually built media and information literacy into their school curricula. Most teachers are left handling disinformation, online safety and AI tools in their classroom with no structured training behind them at all.

UNESCO’s Media and Information Literacy framework is the backbone of the week, used alongside GDPR and the EU’s own Media Literacy Initiative — digital citizenship, online safety, disinformation and AI treated as one connected skill set here, rather than four separate one-off topics.

The week moves from digital rights and GDPR-based privacy practice, into verifying real news against fabricated case studies, into producing original digital content, and finally into using AI tools for personalised learning and assessment — each day anchored in an actual UNESCO or EU document, not general advice picked up secondhand.

Back in their own classroom the following week, a teacher who took this course has an actual answer ready when a student brings in a questionable AI-generated headline — a UNESCO-based method for checking it, not just a gut feeling. That’s a smaller claim than closing a 43% gap across an entire country, but it’s the one this course can actually keep.

Methodology

Hands-On Workshops Over Theory

Short theoretical presentations are followed by practical workshops, case studies and group work each day.

Icebreakers and Group Trust-Building

Icebreaker and warm-up activities open the course and each new topic, building group dynamics before deeper work begins.

Project-Based Assessment

Participants are assessed on the projects and materials they create, not written tests.

What you'll take home

Integrate digital citizenship, media literacy and AI tools into everyday teaching practice.

Design strategies that promote ethical, safe behaviour in digital environments for students.

Apply AI tools to personalise learning and assessment in the classroom.

Evaluate media content critically and teach these critical-thinking skills to students.

Daily programme

Icebreaker: interactive introduction activity to build group dynamics
Introduction to digital citizenship: online rights, responsibilities, opportunities and risks (UNESCO digital literacy framework)
Ethical and responsible behaviour in digital environments, based on UN digital literacy and access reports
Practical activity: simulations on safe and ethical behaviour on digital platforms
Group work: sharing experiences and discussing digital rights and responsibilities in education

Warm-up: sharing real-life experiences related to online safety and privacy
Digital safety, privacy and data protection, referencing GDPR and UN digital rights studies
International regulations and their implications for schools and educators
Practical workshop: creating secure passwords, managing privacy settings, recognising online threats
Group work: developing school-based strategies to improve students' digital safety awareness

Warm-up: group discussion on information reliability in the digital age
Media literacy foundations: why this week exists — UNESCO's own finding that only 43% of countries have built media literacy into their school curriculum
Fake news, manipulation and disinformation: EU Media Literacy Initiative and UN counter-disinformation efforts
Practical activity: case studies distinguishing real vs fake news
Group work: designing classroom strategies to combat misinformation

Warm-up: discussion on digital content use in classrooms
Digital content creation: videos, blogs, podcasts and digital storytelling (UNESCO recommendations)
Practical workshop: hands-on content production using digital tools
Introduction to AI in education: opportunities and ethical considerations (UNESCO AI in Education reports)
First hands-on experience with AI-supported educational tools

Warm-up: sharing experiences and expectations regarding AI in education
AI for personalised learning: adapting AI tools to different learning styles and needs
Practical workshop: creating AI-supported lesson plans, assessing student performance, giving personalised feedback
Group work: planning AI integration strategies for participants' own institutions
Course evaluation, certificate ceremony and closing networking activity

Please note: classes run in the morning or afternoon at the trainer's discretion, and daily timings can shift depending on the trainer's plan and the group's needs. If you'd like a specific topic covered, let us know when you apply — the confirmed day-by-day schedule is sent to registered participants ahead of the course.

Certificate: we issue the Certificate of Attendance to everyone who's present for at least 80% of the course — tracked with the daily sign-in sheet (see Certificate & assessment).

Equipment: a few of our courses ask participants to bring a laptop — check the day-by-day programme above, or ask us if you're not sure.

Need a formal invoice or proforma for your school's records? Ask us — we issue official invoices with the participant's name and course details.

Certificate & assessment

This is a Certificate of Attendance, not an exam-based qualification — recognition comes from completing the structured programme, not from passing a test. The real, lasting value is in the competencies listed above under What you'll take home.

Erasmus Mobility Academy

Certificate of Attendance

Digital Citizenship, Digital Media Literacy, and AI Tools in Education · 5 days · 25 hrs

+ Europass Mobility document

Type your name above — clearly marked "SAMPLE" in the PDF, not an official document.

The real certificate is signed by your trainer and EMA's authorised signatory. Your own signature isn't on this document — it's captured separately, on the Europass Mobility document.

Need to verify a real certificate? Check it online using the serial number and participant's full name, or contact us directly — [email protected], OID E10304561.

Attendance

Tracked using a sign-in sheet with one signature per participant per day (paper or digital). This record is used to issue your Certificate of Attendance and Europass Mobility document. View sign-in sheet (PDF)

Output

Every participant leaves with a completed Dissemination & School Impact Plan — a step-by-step template for applying the course back at your school (see below).

Feedback

An end-of-course evaluation form is sent to every participant after the course ends — a chance to reflect on what you've learned and how you'll apply it, and it helps us keep improving the course for future participants.

Your paperwork

Keep your travel tickets, boarding passes and (if you used green travel) any related receipts — your school or National Agency may ask for these for their own Erasmus+ reporting.

Practical information

Registration & documents

Not sure how registering works or what paperwork is involved? See our full Registration & Documents guide — from applying to your Certificate of Attendance, in one place.

Invitation letter

Need a formal invitation letter for your school or embassy? Request one — we send it within 2 business days. See a sample (PDF).

Learning Agreement

Prepared by our staff and sent to you and your school once your registration form is submitted — see what it looks like. See a sample (PDF).

Billing & invoicing

We issue official invoices/proformas with the participant's name and course details — ask us. Payment is due in full by bank transfer before the course start date. See a sample (PDF).

Airport transfer

Guidance on getting from the nearest airport to the venue is included in your welcome information.

Accommodation

We can recommend partner hotels close to the venue in the host city — ask us when you apply.

For your school / proposal

School impact

After completing this Artificial Intelligence course, the participating staff member can transfer outcomes directly to their school: a short briefing for colleagues sharing the key takeaways, applying relevant tools or strategies from the programme in their own role, and inclusion of the course materials in the school's professional development resources — turning one person's mobility into a wider institutional gain that supports the school's European Development Plan. Use the Dissemination & School Impact Plan below to fill in your own — it saves as you go and can generate a one-page summary for your coordinator too.

Prefer a blank, course-independent version of this template? Get it here →

After the course

Participants will receive their certificates (Certificate of Attendance + Europass).

Participants will complete a general course evaluation and event survey.

Participants will receive course materials, videos, photos, and PDF documents in both digital and print formats.

Follow-up support: an email group is created for idea exchange, self-evaluation materials are provided, and participants receive a follow-up check-in after 3 months to discuss progress on embedding digital citizenship, media literacy and AI tools into their own school's practice.

Frequently asked

This course is an eligible training activity under Erasmus+ Key Action 1 (School Education Mobility) — the course fee, travel and subsistence fall within the eligible cost categories. Whether it is covered depends on your own project's approved grant agreement and your National Agency's rules; we provide all the invoices, attendance records and certificates your National Agency requires for reporting.

B1 or above is comfortable. Trainers speak clearly, materials are written in plain English, and mixed-nationality teams support each other.

Absolutely — group bookings of 3+ from one school receive priority placement, and we can schedule a dedicated session for groups of 12 or more.

Our courses run on request at our centres in Antalya, İstanbul, İzmir, Mersin, Budapest, Bremen and Rome. Tell us your preferred city and dates and we will arrange a session.

Tuition, all materials, certificates (attendance + Europass) and the guided cultural programme. Flights and accommodation are booked separately — we send a vetted hotel list.

You can move to any later session free of charge. Cancellations made 30+ days before the start date receive a full refund; a reduced refund applies closer to the date — see our full Cancellation & Refund Policy for the exact schedule.

The Erasmus+ Programme Guide names digital transformation as a horizontal priority, stating that "the Erasmus+ programme plays a key role in supporting citizens of all ages in acquiring the digital skills and competences they need to live, learn, work, exercise their rights, be informed, access online services, communicate, critically consume, create and disseminate digital education content" (Erasmus+ Programme Guide 2026, Part A – Priorities of the Erasmus Programme). Frame it in your own project's terms — your National Agency's current call will confirm exactly how it applies.

No. The digital citizenship, media literacy and AI sessions are all built for classroom teachers with no technical background — the AI content in particular starts from fundamentals, not assumed experience.