DIG-IT up!

E-learning
13-18 May 2019 | Cyprus

for 25 participants
from Erasmus+: Youth in Action Programme countries Austria, Belgium - DE, Belgium - FL, Belgium - FR, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom

and recommended for
Youth workers, Trainers, Youth leaders, Youth project managers, Volunteering mentors, Youth coaches

Working language(s):
English

Organiser:
Youth Board of Cyprus (National Agency)

Youngsters deal more and more with technology, internet and mobile devices. Most often they watch videos, listen to music and have full time access with their friends. They see themselves mostly as consumers of digital media, but not so much as creators of digital material, even though thousands of pictures are put on Instagram and short movies are shared every day.

Adults fear that youngsters lose their time, their contact with the “real” world and social competences while staring into their screens. Many adults have a hard time understanding or appreciating digital skills youngsters have, and their motivation to be constantly online. This often leads adults to ban digital devices during educational activities, closing themselves from getting to know new digital tools and often getting into conflicts with youngsters.

With this TC we are proposing solutions that value the needs of adults and youngsters and support communication between them, by looking for ways where youth workers keep on track with “digital youngsters” and include digital devices into their work: being online as a developmental tool to foster digital creativity.

During TC we will work with a wide spectrum of tools and applications to experience creative and fun ways of using them with the focus on digital outdoor activities. The participants are invited to discover the concept of digital youth work and to discuss current realities and challenges we are facing as youth workers working and living in a more and more digitalised world. Participants get prepared to develop their own ideas for new digital activities and projects and share their own experience of working with and using digital tools.

Objectives: 

• Experience popular digital tools that can be used in youth work focusing on outdoor activities
• Discover the concept of digital youth work
• Share experiences and good practices of youth work dealing with digital reality
• Develop creative digital activities and project ideas for youth work

Participant Profile:
If you:

• are 18 and over
• work with young people using non-formal education methods
• believe that it’s important and pedagogically useful to deal with digital realities in youth work,
• want to give your digital skills an upgrade and 
• start including a digital attitude in your youth work

then apply for Dig-it up!

Training overview

Costs
Participation fee
This project is financed by the participating NAs of the Erasmus+ Youth in Action Programme. The participation fee varies from country to country. Please contact your NA to learn more about the participation fee for participants from your country.

Accommodation and food
The hosting National Agency of this offer will organise the accommodation and covers the costs for accommodation and food. 

Travel reimbursement
Your sending National Agency will support your travel costs. After being selected, please contact your NA to learn more about how to arrange the booking of your travel tickets and the reimbursement of your travel expenses.

Note: Hungarian applicants are expected to apply on a Hungarian and on an English application form, too.

Jelentkezési lap
Kódszám a jelentkezéshez: 2018-1-HU01-KA218-000109

Application form in English

Application deadline: 13 Feburary 2019
Date of selection: 26 February 2019

Contact for questions:
Gulácsi Ildikó / Ms Ildikó Gulácsi
Pályázati referens / Programme Officer
ildiko.gulacsi@tpf.hu

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