Information Literacy Archives - EAVI

When Media Is No Longer “Real”: Navigating Synthetic Content and Critical AI Literacy

EAVI — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 15:36:21 +0000

The quality of content we encounter in digital media is undergoing a silent but profound transformation. Images, videos, and texts are no longer produced solely by humans; automated systems, large datasets, and generative technologies have also become part of this process. This change, while increasing the speed and volume of the media landscape, is [...]

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Learning in the Age of AI: Why Media Literacy Matters More Than Ever

EAVI — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 15:11:53 +0000

The role of digital technologies in education has long been debated. First computers, then the internet, then online platforms, and now AI-powered tools… Each new wave of technology promises to transform learning processes. However, this transformation doesn't always produce the expected results. The fundamental issue we face in education today is not whether technology [...]

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Beyond the Screens: Generations, Trust, and the Future of News

EAVI — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 10:48:23 +0000

In the digital environment, access to information has reached unprecedented levels of speed and scale. News, comments, images, and claims can reach millions of users almost simultaneously. However, this intense circulation does not guarantee the reliability of information. On the contrary, false and misleading content can spread at the same speed and with the [...]

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Democracy in the Age of Deepfakes: How Can We Still Trust What We See?

EAVI — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 12:17:05 +0000

The rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has introduced a new dimension to the information landscape, enabling the creation of fabricated videos, images, and voices that convincingly imitate reality. Known as “deepfakes”, these synthetic media forms have become increasingly sophisticated and accessible, prompting concern among European policymakers and citizens alike. While they may once [...]

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Building Digital Media Literacy Competencies in the Classroom: Becoming Digital Citizens

EAVI — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 08:52:34 +0000

Over the past several years, the growing need for students to not simply consume media products and content, but also to be critical evaluators and ethical producers themselves, has been a primary focus of media literacy scholars and researchers. For this very reason, the module “Building Digital Media Literacy Competencies in the Classroom: Becoming [...]

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When Convenience Costs: AI Tools and the Decline of Critical Thinking

EAVI — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 14:50:31 +0000

A recent study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab on the impact of ChatGPT on the human brain, published in June 2025, has not gone unnoticed by media professionals and media consumers – and that is rightly so. MIT neuroscientists conducted a study on 54 volunteer MIT undergraduates and postdoctoral researchers [...]

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Artificial Intelligence: A Double-edged Sword

EAVI — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 09:44:57 +0000

It can play chess, give you a diagnosis, drive your car, talk to you as a customer service representative, detect fraud, and tell you what you like based on your recent Netflix activity. It is artificial intelligence. But what is it exactly? How did it enter our lives so quickly, and what does it [...]

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Are you aware of your Digital Footprint?

EAVI — Fri, 14 Sep 2018 08:55:09 +0000

Recently, EAVI and the European Digital Learning Network (DLEARN), in collaboration with Prof. Przemek Sękalski of the Technical University of Lodz, worked together in developing an EU survey that analyses citizens awareness regarding their digital footprint. The survey aims to analyse how much control participants exercise over this digital footprint and how much control they [...]

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How Media Literacy and Sustainability Go Hand in Hand

EAVI — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 15:00:57 +0000

Besides the tremendous heat wave we are experiencing these weeks, there are many things that encourage my reflection on climate change these days. But beyond focusing only on the disastrous consequences of decades of reckless activities harmful to our environment, I like to discover new ways in which people are creating a positive impact. How [...]

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Fake news and critical literacy in the digital age: sharing responsibility and addressing challenges

EAVI — Mon, 11 Jun 2018 12:17:52 +0000

How can we tackle the ongoing challenge of so-called ‘fake news’? Gianfranco Polizzi, PhD Researcher in the Department of Media at Communications at LSE, argues that we all have a responsibility to learn critical literacy to help us better to evaluate information, both on- and offline, and here sets out the responsibilities held by the different [...]

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