7 modules · 23 lessons
| What is Media Literacy? | ||
| How Media Works - The Basics | ||
| Types of Information Sources | ||
| Understanding Bias in Media | ||
| Echo Chambers and Filter Bubbles |
Build confidence in reading the modern media environment. Learners tell apart news, opinion, advertising and social content; understand who funds the news in Ireland; and read a real story critically. The module opens with a small visible win: auditing the front page of a news site they already use.
| News, Opinion, Advertising and Content | ||
| Who Pays? News Business Models in Ireland | ||
| Reading a Story Critically: Structure, Framing and What Is Missing |
Once learners can read the media environment, they build practical defences. They learn to recognise types of misinformation, apply a simple fact-checking habit, and identify deepfakes and AI-generated content with reasonable confidence. Examples are drawn from a curated, dated library so the curriculum never amplifies live misinformation.
| Misinformation, Disinformation and Why It Spreads | ||
| Fact-checking Habits: SIFT, Reverse Image Search and Cross-checking | ||
| Deepfakes, Ai-generated Content and Synthetic Media |
Why your feed looks the way it does. Learners understand recommender algorithms in plain language, recognise filter bubbles and echo chambers, and take practical control of the platforms they actually use.
| How Algorithms Decide What You See | ||
| Filter Bubbles, Echo Chambers and Polarisation | ||
| Taking Back Control of Your Feeds |
What platforms collect about learners, what their GDPR rights are, and how to take practical privacy steps on browsers, devices and accounts. The framing is harm reduction, not perfection or paranoia.
| What Platforms Know About You | ||
| GDPR Rights: Access, Correct, Delete, Object | ||
| Practical Privacy: Browsers, Devices and Accounts |
An honest, no-shame look at screen time, news fatigue and mental health. Learners audit their own usage, set realistic limits and think about media across generations in their family.
| Screen Time, News Cycles and Doomscrolling | ||
| Media and Mental Health: News Avoidance, Anxiety and Wellbeing | ||
| Family Media: Children, Grandchildren and Older Relatives |
The closing arc moves from defence to action. Learners share online more responsibly, find a sustainable way to support quality journalism in Ireland, and plan one real conversation with a family member or friend who has fallen for misinformation. The course ends with a small commitment, not a test.
| Sharing Responsibly: Pause, Verify, Share or Skip | ||
| Supporting Quality Journalism in Ireland | ||
| Difficult Conversations: When Family Believes Misinformation |
Build confidence in reading the modern media environment. Learners tell apart news, opinion, advertising and social content; understand who funds the news in Ireland; and read a real story critically. The module opens with a small visible win: auditing the front page of a news site they already use.
| News, Opinion, Advertising and Content | ||
| Who Pays? News Business Models in Ireland | ||
| Reading a Story Critically: Structure, Framing and What Is Missing |
Once learners can read the media environment, they build practical defences. They learn to recognise types of misinformation, apply a simple fact-checking habit, and identify deepfakes and AI-generated content with reasonable confidence. Examples are drawn from a curated, dated library so the curriculum never amplifies live misinformation.
| Misinformation, Disinformation and Why It Spreads | ||
| Fact-checking Habits: SIFT, Reverse Image Search and Cross-checking | ||
| Deepfakes, Ai-generated Content and Synthetic Media |
Why your feed looks the way it does. Learners understand recommender algorithms in plain language, recognise filter bubbles and echo chambers, and take practical control of the platforms they actually use.
| How Algorithms Decide What You See | ||
| Filter Bubbles, Echo Chambers and Polarisation | ||
| Taking Back Control of Your Feeds |
What platforms collect about learners, what their GDPR rights are, and how to take practical privacy steps on browsers, devices and accounts. The framing is harm reduction, not perfection or paranoia.
| What Platforms Know About You | ||
| GDPR Rights: Access, Correct, Delete, Object | ||
| Practical Privacy: Browsers, Devices and Accounts |
An honest, no-shame look at screen time, news fatigue and mental health. Learners audit their own usage, set realistic limits and think about media across generations in their family.
| Screen Time, News Cycles and Doomscrolling | ||
| Media and Mental Health: News Avoidance, Anxiety and Wellbeing | ||
| Family Media: Children, Grandchildren and Older Relatives |
The closing arc moves from defence to action. Learners share online more responsibly, find a sustainable way to support quality journalism in Ireland, and plan one real conversation with a family member or friend who has fallen for misinformation. The course ends with a small commitment, not a test.
| Sharing Responsibly: Pause, Verify, Share or Skip | ||
| Supporting Quality Journalism in Ireland | ||
| Difficult Conversations: When Family Believes Misinformation |
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