Mirroring Spaces
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Mirroring Spaces is a self-paced online course meant to tackle the issue of youth well-being online, taking in to account the rapid changes of the last decades and, even more, with the rapid increase in the use of ICT devices and I.A.
WHAT IS THE COURSE ABOUT
Aim: the online course aims to develop reflections and educational practices for the creation of online “safe(r) spaces” for young people.
Target/s: the online course is targeted to youth workers and facilitators, starting from those working in youth centers settled in the suburbs of big cities and involving young people at risk of exclusion and isolation. In the same time, the course aims at having a larger impact, bringing on board European youth workers involved in educative actions with more “vulnerabilized” young people.
Content: the course will cover various subjects to explore the different aspects of Safe(s) Space in Youth Work, including: Getting to Know Each Other’s; Well-being; Diagnostic of target group/s challenges and needs; Online discrimination/isolation – Connections/interactions; I.A. impact; Fear of judgment; Lack of authenticity; Gender and online; Practices, tools and approaches for "safe(r)" spaces.
The course consists of four modules:
Module 1 - First Steps: how to interact online and first reflection about well-being, acknowledging multiple perspectives (120’)
Module 2 - Mapping: how to analyze the context - similarities and differences concerning the youth main challenges (120’)
Module 3 – “Terra Ignota”: what are the main youth challenges online and what are the interconnections between gender and online (120’)
Module 4 - Grounding: what "safe(r) space" is - practices, tools and approaches for youth expression, safety, trust and well-being (130’)
Course authors: Sara Mandozzi
Course duration: self-paced (approx. 2 hours for each module)
Course language: English
Target group: youth workers and educators
Requirements: none