- Encourage sufficient attention to be paid to developing media literacy and critical thinking in education and training at all levels, including through citizenship and media education.
- Seek to increase digital competence levels among learners of all ages, in a lifelong learning perspective.
- Encourage socially safe learning environments, both online and offline, in which controversial issues can be openly discussed and freedom of speech preserved, and empower teaching staff to initiate and moderate such discussions.
- Support teaching staff and school leaders at all levels of education and training in developing through initial training and continuous professional development their own digital competence.
- Engage with parents and other stakeholders in society at large, with a view to reducing the digital gap between generations and fostering a shared culture of dialogue and mutual understanding.
- Encourage innovative, creative and participative ways of developing media literacy and critical thinking in education and training.
Developing critical thinking and media literacy through education
Acknowledging the various benefits and opportunities that both the internet and social media can bring, but also emphasising the potential threats and dangers which they can present, the Council of the European Union has recently adopted a set of conclusions on developing media literacy and critical thinking through education and training.
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