Digital Storytelling & Democratic Participation Strategies

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  • Certificate : Yes
  • Cost: €80/day
  • Location: Muğla/Dalaman
  • Language : English
  • Time Duration : 5 - 10 Days
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School & Adult Education Courses
Category: School & Adult Education
Price:

€80/day

This course is designed for adult educators, NGO staff, and trainers working with refugees and marginalized groups. It addresses the critical need to translate “refugee voices” into active civic participation. Participants will master non-formal education methods to teach democracy, learn how to use mobile digital tools for advocacy (podcasts, video), and explore strategies to foster intercultural dialogue. The training aims to transform learners from passive beneficiaries into active democratic actors.

Target Audience:

  • Adult educators and trainers.

  • NGO staff working with refugees and migrants.

  • Social workers and community leaders.

The course combines theoretical input with practical “creation labs.” Participants will produce their own digital stories and design a “Civic Participation Workshop” model to implement back home.

  • To train participants in non-formal education methods, simulations, and dialogue techniques specifically designed for teaching democracy and rights to adult learners.

  • To provide practical skills in “mobile-first” digital storytelling (video, podcast, photography) enabling educators to guide learners in producing high-quality advocacy content.

  • To develop strategies that help refugees and marginalized groups transition from being passive beneficiaries to active, visible actors in democratic life.

  • To enhance intercultural facilitation skills, enabling educators to manage diverse groups and promote exchange between migrant communities and host societies.

  • To ensure learning outcomes are recognized through European frameworks such as Europass Mobility and DigComp 2.2.

Module 1: Democratic Literacy & Rights in the EU

Focuses on the theoretical framework of civic education. Participants will explore EU values, rights, and the specific challenges refugees face in accessing democratic structures.

Key Topics: Human rights framework, barriers to participation, analyzing the “visibility gap.”

Module 2: Non-Formal Education Methods for Civic Engagement

A practical “train-the-trainer” module on how to teach democracy without being boring.

Key Topics: Designing role-play activities, running “Town Hall” simulations, and gamification of civic topics.

Module 3: The Art of Digital Storytelling (Narrative)

Before touching the technology, participants learn how to craft a compelling story that drives change.

Key Topics: Scriptwriting for advocacy, identifying key messages, ethical storytelling, and storyboarding.

Module 4: Mobile Journalism & Technical Production

Hands-on technical training using accessible tools (smartphones) to create professional-looking content.

Key Topics: Video editing apps (CapCut/InShot), recording high-quality audio for podcasts, and visual framing techniques.

Module 5: Intercultural Facilitation & Conflict Resolution

Preparing educators to handle sensitive topics and diverse cultural backgrounds within a classroom setting.

Key Topics: Managing difficult conversations, cultural mediation techniques, and building trust in diverse groups.

Module 6: From Voice to Action (Campaign Design)

Synthesizing skills into a concrete action plan. Participants design a mini-campaign or workshop to launch upon their return.

Key Topics: Designing the “Refugee Civic Forum,” dissemination strategies (EPALE), and creating the final digital portfolio.

Course closure
  • Course evaluation: round up of acquired competences, feedback, and discussion;
  • Awarding of the course Certificate of Attendance;
Cultural activities
  • Excursion and other cultural activities.

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