Media Expert metabadgedefines access competence, critically analyze, evaluate and use the media in a variety of ways, as well as understand the role of the media in society.
Media Trainer badge demonstrates a basic understanding of the role of media in young people’s lives and the capacity to help young people interact and utilise media resources responsibly.
Learning Targets
Knowing about media basics (definitions, key concepts and terminologies)
Understanding the importance and relevance of media in young people and youth workers’ lives
Knowing about learning approaches and methods in Media Literacy programmes
Being able to successfully access different information providers
Being able to evaluate information sources (credibility, quality) and to use information tools
Being able to execute different learning approaches and methods in Media Literacy programmes for youth (e.g. issue-enquiry approach, problem-based learning, scientific enquiry, case study, cooperative learning, textual analysis, contextual analysis, simulation)
Capacity to provide guidance on how to be critical and responsible in the use of media
Being aware of social, economic, technical, cultural and aesthetic implications of media development
Perceiving new technologies and media as supportive tools for young people
Participants have to successfully accomplish the following tasks before the BADU Open Badge will be issued.
Minimum standards:
Having successfully completed an entire learning activity (training course, seminar, online course, workshop etc.), a voluntary programme/internship
Self-evaluation
Assessment session with the trainer/mentor
Case Study
Conducted one workshop on the topic of the activity with youth within 2 months after the activity
Conducted critical incident analysis
Problem Solving and simulation games on the specific topic of the activity
Media Decoder badge demonstrates an understanding of the power of media to shape public opinion and the ability to question and challenge given media representations.
Learning Targets
Understanding the power of the visual (e.g. regarding the representation of disasters/war/crime/violence, representation of gender and minorities)
Knowing about and understanding media codes and ethics
Knowing about campaigning
Being able to assess editorial constraints
Being able to analyse texts and images as well as the social contexts of media
Being able to assess the impact of representations on the audience and on the subject that is being portrayed
Being considerate of social, economic, technical, cultural and aesthetic implications of media development
Perceiving new technologies and media as supportive tools for young people
Participants have to successfully accomplish the following tasks before the BADU Open Badge will be issued.
Minimum standards:
Having successfully completed an entire learning activity (training course, seminar, online course, workshop etc.), a voluntary programme/internship
Self-evaluation
Assessment session with the trainer/mentor
Case Study
Conducted one workshop on the topic of the activity with youth within 2 months after the activity
Conducted critical incident analysis
Problem Solving and simulation games on the specific topic of the activity
Journalism Rookie badge demonstrates the ability, using digital media, to interact with and reshape news content by providing their own information, comments or perspectives.
Learning Targets
Knowing about journalism basics
Understanding the role of journalism in society and responsibilities of journalists
Understanding 'free speech' and 'free press'
Knowing about citizens’ reporting and user-generated content
Knowing about Alternative Media
Being able to analyse how ethics apply to the practice of journalism
Being able to assess news value and “newsworthiness”
Being able to analyse the different patterns of media ownership and control
Being considerate of social, economic, technical, cultural and aesthetic implications of media development
Perceiving new technologies and media as supportive tools for young people
Participants have to successfully accomplish the following tasks before the BADU Open Badge will be issued.
Minimum standards:
Having successfully completed an entire learning activity (training course, seminar, online course, workshop etc.), a voluntary programme/internship
Self-evaluation
Assessment session with the trainer/mentor
Case Study
Conducted one workshop on the topic of the activity with youth within 2 months after the activity
Conducted critical incident analysis
Problem Solving and simulation games on the specific topic of the activity
Digital Expert badge demonstrates the ability to adjust to the continuously changing ICT and multimedia sector and the ability to apply different multimedia tools to teaching and learning.
Learning Targets
Knowing about Computer Basics and the World Wide Web
Understanding Computer Security and Privacy
Knowing about Digital Lifestyles such as film, digital image editing, animation, social media, game making
Knowing about Assistive Technology for Youth With Disabilities
Being able to use current office applications
Being able to apply Multimedia Skills
Being able to apply Assistive Technology for Youth With Disabilities
Being able to apply Computer Security Skills
Showing willingness to improve a process, a product, personal life or professional life by using new technologies and tools
Perceiving new technologies and media as supportive tools for young people
Participants have to successfully accomplish the following tasks before the BADU Open Badge will be issued.
Minimum standards:
Having successfully completed an entire learning activity (training course, seminar, online course, workshop etc.), a voluntary programme/internship
Self-evaluation
Assessment session with the trainer/mentor
Case Study
Conducted one workshop on the topic of the activity with youth within 2 months after the activity
Conducted critical incident analysis
Problem Solving and simulation games on the specific topic of the activity
