Digital media: from TikTok to serious gaming and critical engagement

How do digital media influence our everyday lives, our learning and the way we live together? What opportunities do platforms such as TikTok or digital games offer – and what challenges arise from disinformation and algorithms?

These are the questions explored during the ‘Science Meets School’ event day. The aim of the programme is to provide young people with contact with current social issues in a way that is accessible, relevant to their lives and dialogue-based. Under the theme ‘Digital media: from TikTok to serious gaming and critical engagement’, pupils in Years 8 and 9 will actively explore various facets of digital media. The event begins with a joint introductory session, followed by a four-hour workshop phase in which pupils explore a topic of their own choosing in greater depth. The focus is on discussion, practical approaches and collaborative reflection

Wednesday 23 September
08:30 – 13:00, Venue: Building V03
Registration is only possible via the school for pupils in classes 8, 9 and 10

Programme

08:30: Arrival and welcome by C3L

08.45 – 09:15: “ChristianWolf& More Nutrition: Between hype, advertising and genuine information”
Millions of people follow the content produced by Christian Wolf and More Nutrition. But how can we tell whether content is intended to inform, persuade or sell? This keynotesessioninvites you to take a look behind the scenes of social media.
Keynote address by Prof. Dr Ines Oldenburg from the Institute of Educational Sciences at the University of Oldenburg

09:15 – 10:45: Workshop session

10.45 – 11.00: Break
11.00 – 12.30: Continuation of the workshops
12.30 – 13.00: Joint closing session and farewell

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