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This model course for the development of Digital Citizenship skills is a guideline designed to assist trainers and educators to introduce and organise training courses and non-formal educational activities for youngsters. It comprises 10 lesson plans supported by: course aim, competencies and area of knowledge, teaching syllabus, practical exercises, evaluation method, as well as the recognition system. By following this guideline and the recommended methods for teaching and assessment, trainers can enhance the existing training materials, to further deliver effective training to youth in the 10 digital domains essential for today’s digital world. Access and Inclusion Learning and Creativity Media and Information Literacy Ethics and Empathy Health and Wellbeing e-Presence and Communications Active Participation Rights and Responsibilities Privacy and Security Consumer Awareness The model shall not be seen as exhaustive, and the course designer is invited to adapt the time and educational materials in accordance with the trainees’ level of understanding. The educational materials for the proposed lesson plans supported by course curricula, quizzes, case studies and exercises are available online via this e-learning platform.

Young people today inhabit a world that has been transformed by digital technologies, effortlessly enabling connectedness through social media and access to vast quantities of information. Making sense of this hyper-rich information and engaging effectively and responsibly poses a whole set of new challenges for educators as they seek to prepare young people as citizens, exercising their rights and participating effectively in the affairs of the community (COE, 2020). Teaching Digital citizenship is challenging. Nowadays, more than ever online education plays a decisive role in the future of humanity. The methods used for preparing the course materials certainly impact the learner engagement, the level of achievement as well as the lifelong impact of the developed skills. In order to propose educational tools adapted to youth needs, the authors consulted hundreds of references, conducted an online survey among European young people and interviews with youth workers. Creating an efficient and effective digital synchronous classroom requires online teachers to develop exceptional communication skills. Twenty-first-century teachers need all the skills required to develop lesson plans for traditional classroom instruction and they must be able to apply them to digital teaching environments. The challenge occurs while trying to create an efficient and effective digital asynchronous classroom. At this point, the teachers really need Instructional design skills. Instructional design is the creation of learning experiences and materials in a manner that results in the acquisition and application of knowledge and skills. Despite the numerous online courses and scientific articles that are available for developing and improving instructional design skills, very few addressed the teaching methods along with examples, pros and cons. This MOOC Canvas and Instructional Design Manual for Digital Citizenship Courses was created in the Strategic partnership to develop open educational resources for teaching digital citizenship project based on the results of the feedback survey (taking into consideration the youth preferences), the responses of youth workers and trainers to interviews and the vast scientific research literature. The Manual includes ten MOOC Canvases meant to introduce the reader to the online course environment offering an overview of the digital citizenship courses. These canvases were then supplemented by elements of instructional design which help developing stimulating and meaningful learning environments for digital citizenship learners. The MOOC Canvas and Instructional Design Manual for Digital Citizenship Courses represents the starting point for the development of ten online courses to improve the digital citizenship skills of youth: Access and inclusion; Learning and Creativity; Media and Information Literacy; Ethics and Empathy; Health and Wellbeing; e-Presence and Communication; Active Participation; Rights and Responsibilities; Privacy and Security; and Consumer Awareness. These courses are available in English, Romanian, Greek and German in the European Online Training Platform TrainingClub.eu. Therefore, this manual investigates the methods of teaching in an online asynchronous classroom, presents the best practices for creating learners engagement, as well as concludes be summarizing the main steps for creating an efficient and effective online course adapted to youth needs. With this manual, even the novice teacher will feel empowered to proceed to online course development., Grant Agreement 2019-3-RO01-KA205-078053, Strategic partnership to develop open educational resources for teaching digital citizenship (DIGCIT)

The development of technology has created a new social structure that controls who, how and when individuals interact with society. In less than 30 years, the use of the Internet, mobile phones and computers has increased to the point that we hardly know what we would do without them. Digital citizens are required to act in a certain way that fits with accepted norms, standards and regulations. The Consumer awareness course is needed because it covers specific issues related to online shopping and consumer awareness, which young people often neglect or are unaware of. Online shopping has grown in popularity over the years. A December 2011 study, Equation Research found that 87% of tablet users made an online transaction with their tablet device during the early holiday shopping season. This course was designed as an instrument to assist teachers, trainers and youth workers in their daily work with young people. However, the course may be also followed directly by young people on their own. It includes readings, exercises, case studies, quizzes and self-reflection questions, divided into five modules: Introduction to consumer awareness in digital environments; Ethical considerations and risks for online shopping; Online marketing; E-Entrepreneurship; Getting deeper into consumers’ rights and responsibilities. While this Consumer awareness course textbook is available to download for free here and in the TrainingClub.eu European non-formal education platform of TEAM4Excellence, it is also available as a Moodle massive open online course in English. Furthermore, each module was translated into three languages: Romanian, Greek and German. “Consumer awareness” is the result of the Erasmus+ project “Strategic partnership to develop open educational resources for teaching digital citizenship”, implemented by a consortium of four partners from Romania, Cyprus, Germany and Greece, aiming at improving a broad range of competences, so citizens are able to actively, positively and responsibly engage in both on and offline communities. The authors consider that digital citizenship should be faced as a multidimensional and complex concept. Based on this aspect, they created 10 courses that together help improve the digital citizenship skills of people: Access and Inclusion, Learning and Creativity, Media and Information Literacy, Ethics and Empathy, Health and Wellbeing, ePresence and Communication, Active Participation, Rights and Responsibilities, Privacy and Security, Consumer Awareness. Besides English, each course was translated into three more languages: Romanian, Greek and German. All the courses may be accessed online and anyone can enrol on Moodle and follow the courses for free., Grant Agreement 2019-3-RO01-KA205-078053, Strategic partnership to develop open educational resources for teaching digital citizenship (DIGCIT)

The development of technology has created a new social structure that controls who, how and when individuals interact with society. In less than 30 years, the use of the Internet, mobile phones and computers has increased to the point that we hardly know what we would do without them. Digital citizens are required to act in a certain way that fits with accepted norms, standards and regulations. The Ethics and Empathy course is representing those behaviours that maintain “peace”. Much has been written in recent years about how personal electronics and the use of social media networks seem to be isolating us more and more from each other. Despite these, researchers found that young people may actually be growing more socially adept, perhaps thanks in part to advances in technology. It depends on how technology and social media are integrated into our lives and how the correlation with our feelings fosters peace. This course was designed as an instrument to assist teachers, trainers and youth workers in their daily work with young people. However, the course may be also followed directly by young people on their own. It includes readings, exercises, case studies, quizzes and self-reflection questions, divided into five modules: Positive online behaviour; Empathy as a skill for life; Ethical thinking; Ethical decisions; Practice empathy. While this Ethics and Empathy textbook is available to download for free here and in the TrainingClub.eu European non-formal education platform of TEAM4Excellence, it is also available as a Moodle massive open online course in English. Furthermore, each module was translated into three languages: Romanian, Greek and German. “Ethics and Empathy” is the result of the Erasmus+ project “Strategic partnership to develop open educational resources for teaching digital citizenship”, implemented by a consortium of four partners from Romania, Cyprus, Germany and Greece, aiming at improving a broad range of competences, so citizens are able to actively, positively and responsibly engage in both on and offline communities. The authors consider that digital citizenship should be faced as a multidimensional and complex concept. Based on this aspect, they created 10 courses that together help improve the digital citizenship skills of people: Access and Inclusion, Learning and Creativity, Media and Information Literacy, Ethics and Empathy, Health and Wellbeing, ePresence and Communication, Active Participation, Rights and Responsibilities, Privacy and Security, Consumer Awareness. Besides English, each course was translated into three more languages: Romanian, Greek and German. All the courses may be accessed online and anyone can enrol on Moodle and follow the courses for free.

The development of technology has created a new social structure that controls who, how and when individuals interact with society. In less than 30 years, the use of the Internet, mobile phones and computers has increased to the point that we hardly know what we would do without them. Digital citizens are required to act in a certain way that fits with accepted norms, standards and regulations. The Access and Inclusion course is fundamental to empowering learners' online voices. More than this, it is crucial to teach learners how to enable other people's voices so that the overall digital world becomes a more open and accessible environment with numerous positive spillovers into the physical world. This world has its very own rules that must be understood so that access and inclusion can be attained by all in the digital environment. This course was designed as an instrument to assist teachers, trainers and youth workers in their daily work with young people. However, the course may be also followed directly by young people on their own. It includes readings, exercises, case studies, quizzes and self-reflection questions, divided into five modules: Introducing the concepts of access and inclusion; Are we all prejudiced; Democracy and the digital; Trolls and other creatures of the net; Become an access and inclusion champion. While this Access and Inclusion textbook is available to download for free here and in the TrainingClub.eu European non-formal education platform of TEAM4Excellence, it is also available as a Moodle massive open online course in English. Furthermore, each module was translated into three languages: Romanian, Greek and German. “Access and Inclusion” is the result of the Erasmus+ project “Strategic partnership to develop open educational resources for teaching digital citizenship”, implemented by a consortium of four partners from Romania, Cyprus, Germany and Greece, aiming at improving a broad range of competences, so citizens are able to actively, positively and responsibly engage in both on and offline communities. The authors consider that digital citizenship should be faced as a multidimensional and complex concept. Based on this aspect, they created 10 courses that together help improve the digital citizenship skills of people: Access and Inclusion, Learning and Creativity, Media and Informaction Literacy, Ethics and Empathy, Health and Wellbeing, ePresence and Communication, Active Participation, Rights and Responsibilities, Privacy and Security, Consumer Awareness. Besides English, each course was translated into three more languages: Romanian, Greek and German. All the courses may be accessed online and anyone can enrol on Moodle and follow the courses for free., Grant Agreement 2019-3-RO01-KA205-078053, Strategic partnership to develop open educational resources for teaching digital citizenship (DIGCIT)

The development of technology has created a new social structure that controls who, how and when individuals interact with society. In less than 30 years, the use of the Internet, mobile phones and computers has increased to the point that we hardly know what we would do without them. Digital citizens are required to act in a certain way that fits with accepted norms, standards and regulations. The Rights and Responsibilities course intends to create a safe and enabling online environment where intermediaries, users and all parties know their rights and responsibilities. Digital rights are human rights in the digital era. Therefore, it comprises the rights that are implicated in our access to and use of these technologies. It also necessitates the consideration of the commensurate obligations and responsibilities there are on states and on all users to protect these rights. This course was designed as an instrument to assist teachers, trainers and youth workers in their daily work with young people. However, the course may be also followed directly by young people on their own. It includes readings, exercises, case studies, quizzes and self-reflection questions, divided into five modules: Introduction to digital rights and responsibilities; Copyright issues; Online sexual harassment; Cyberbullying; Online hate speech. While this Rights and Responsibilities textbook is available to download for free here and in the TrainingClub.eu European non-formal education platform of TEAM4Excellence, it is also available as a Moodle massive open online course in English. Furthermore, each module was translated into three languages: Romanian, Greek and German. “Rights and Responsibilities” is the result of the Erasmus+ project “Strategic partnership to develop open educational resources for teaching digital citizenship”, implemented by a consortium of four partners from Romania, Cyprus, Germany and Greece, aiming at improving a broad range of competences, so citizens are able to actively, positively and responsibly engage in both on and offline communities. The authors consider that digital citizenship should be faced as a multidimensional and complex concept. Based on this aspect, they created 10 courses that together help improve the digital citizenship skills of people: Access and Inclusion, Learning and Creativity, Media and Information Literacy, Ethics and Empathy, Health and Wellbeing, ePresence and Communication, Active Participation, Rights and Responsibilities, Privacy and Security, Consumer Awareness. Besides English, each course was translated into three more languages: Romanian, Greek and German. All the courses may be accessed online and anyone can enrol on Moodle and follow the courses for free., Grant Agreement 2019-3-RO01-KA205-078053, Strategic partnership to develop open educational resources for teaching digital citizenship (DIGCIT)

The development of technology has created a new social structure that controls who, how and when individuals interact with society. In less than 30 years, the use of the Internet, mobile phones and computers has increased to the point that we hardly know what we would do without them. Digital citizens are required to act in a certain way that fits with accepted norms, standards and regulations. The Learning and Creativity course is fundamental because these two represent components of human’s process in order to get knowledge or skill from doing, seeing or feeling things. Individual growth is aided by education, which is a human development planning activity. Education should promote and reward students who want to be creative, and it should educate pupils not only to study information but also how to think critically and creative. This course was designed as an instrument to assist teachers, trainers and youth workers in their daily work with young people. However, the course may be also followed directly by young people on their own. It includes readings, exercises, case studies, quizzes and self-reflection questions, divided into five modules: Education, learning and citizenship; Reflection; Creativity; Creativity into practice; Environments. While this Learning and Creativity textbook is available to download for free here and in the TrainingClub.eu European non-formal education platform of TEAM4Excellence, it is also available as a Moodle massive open online course in English. Furthermore, each module was translated into three languages: Romanian, Greek and German. “Learning and Creativity” is the result of the Erasmus+ project “Strategic partnership to develop open educational resources for teaching digital citizenship”, implemented by a consortium of four partners from Romania, Cyprus, Germany and Greece, aiming at improving a broad range of competences, so citizens are able to actively, positively and responsibly engage in both on and offline communities. The authors consider that digital citizenship should be faced as a multidimensional and complex concept. Based on this aspect, they created 10 courses that together help improve the digital citizenship skills of people: Access and Inclusion, Learning and Creativity, Media and Information Literacy, Ethics and Empathy, Health and Wellbeing, ePresence and Communication, Active Participation, Rights and Responsibilities, Privacy and Security, Consumer Awareness. Besides English, each course was translated into three more languages: Romanian, Greek and German. All the courses may be accessed online and anyone can enrol on Moodle and follow the courses for free.

The development of technology has created a new social structure that controls who, how and when individuals interact with society. In less than 30 years, the use of the Internet, mobile phones and computers has increased to the point that we hardly know what we would do without them. Digital citizens are required to act in a certain way that fits with accepted norms, standards and regulations. The e-Presence and Communication course deals with competencies related to online communication and interaction with others through virtual social spaces. More and more people are spending a greater part of their lives online for many reasons that expand beyond work and entertainment. Knowing how to communicate and address issues related to one’s virtual profile is among the top eSkill’s that people, especially young ones, should master. This course was designed as an instrument to assist teachers, trainers and youth workers in their daily work with young people. However, the course may be also followed directly by young people on their own. It includes readings, exercises, case studies, quizzes and self-reflection questions, divided into five modules: Introducing e-presence; Introducing communication; e-presence and communication; Optimizing e-presence and communication; E-presence and communication safety. While this e-Presence and Communication textbook is available to download for free here and in the TrainingClub.eu European non-formal education platform of TEAM4Excellence, it is also available as a Moodle massive open online course in English. Furthermore, each module was translated into three languages: Romanian, Greek and German. “e-Presence and Communication” is the result of the Erasmus+ project “Strategic partnership to develop open educational resources for teaching digital citizenship”, implemented by a consortium of four partners from Romania, Cyprus, Germany and Greece, aiming at improving a broad range of competences, so citizens are able to actively, positively and responsibly engage in both on and offline communities. The authors consider that digital citizenship should be faced as a multidimensional and complex concept. Based on this aspect, they created 10 courses that together help improve the digital citizenship skills of people: Access and Inclusion, Learning and Creativity, Media and Information Literacy, Ethics and Empathy, Health and Wellbeing, ePresence and Communication, Active Participation, Rights and Responsibilities, Privacy and Security, Consumer Awareness. Besides English, each course was translated into three more languages: Romanian, Greek and German. All the courses may be accessed online and anyone can enrol on Moodle and follow the courses for free., Grant Agreement 2019-3-RO01-KA205-078053, Strategic partnership to develop open educational resources for teaching digital citizenship (DIGCIT)

The development of technology has created a new social structure that controls who, how and when individuals interact with society. In less than 30 years, the use of the Internet, mobile phones and computers has increased to the point that we hardly know what we would do without them. Digital citizens are required to act in a certain way that fits with accepted norms, standards and regulations. The Media and Information Literacy course is crucial nowadays because we are living in the 21st century, which challenges us with the rapid growth of technologies. Media and Information Literacy focuses on the freedom of expression and information, since it empowers citizens to understand the functions of media and other information providers, to evaluate their content, and to make informed criticism as users and producers of information and media content. This course was designed as an instrument to assist teachers, trainers and youth workers in their daily work with young people. However, the course may be also followed directly by young people on their own. It includes readings, exercises, case studies, quizzes and self-reflection questions, divided into five modules: Why media literacy skills; Ask the right question; Legal, ethical and societal aspects of using media and information; Media and information literate individual; Dimensions of media. While this Media and Information Literacy textbook is available to download for free here and in the TrainingClub.eu European non-formal education platform of TEAM4Excellence, it is also available as a Moodle massive open online course in English. Furthermore, each module was translated into three languages: Romanian, Greek and German. “Media and Information Literacy” is the result of the Erasmus+ project “Strategic partnership to develop open educational resources for teaching digital citizenship”, implemented by a consortium of four partners from Romania, Cyprus, Germany and Greece, aiming at improving a broad range of competences, so citizens are able to actively, positively and responsibly engage in both on and offline communities. The authors consider that digital citizenship should be faced as a multidimensional and complex concept. Based on this aspect, they created 10 courses that together help improve the digital citizenship skills of people: Access and Inclusion, Learning and Creativity, Media and Information Literacy, Ethics and Empathy, Health and Wellbeing, ePresence and Communication, Active Participation, Rights and Responsibilities, Privacy and Security, Consumer Awareness. Besides English, each course was translated into three more languages: Romanian, Greek and German. All the courses may be accessed online and anyone can enrol on Moodle and follow the courses for free.

The development of technology has created a new social structure that controls who, how and when individuals interact with society. In less than 30 years, the use of the Internet, mobile phones and computers has increased to the point that we hardly know what we would do without them. Digital citizens are required to act in a certain way that fits with accepted norms, standards and regulations. The Health and Wellbeing course addresses two elements of digital citizenship: the physical (health) and psychological wellbeing (wellness) of one’s self while living and interacting in an ever-increasing digital technological world. Given the high frequency with which young people use technologies, particularly in their personal lives, among the most alarming facts related to youth’s health and wellbeing is the rising percentage of young people suffering from some type of media addiction. This course was designed as an instrument to assist teachers, trainers and youth workers in their daily work with young people. However, the course may be also followed directly by young people on their own. It includes readings, exercises, case studies, quizzes and self-reflection questions, divided into five modules: Introduction to digital health and wellbeing; Ergonomics; Mental health and media; Media addictions; The healthy use of digital tools and online devices. While this Health and Wellbeing textbook is available to download for free here and in the TrainingClub.eu European non-formal education platform of TEAM4Excellence, it is also available as a Moodle massive open online course in English. Furthermore, each module was translated into three languages: Romanian, Greek and German. “Health and Wellbeing” is the result of the Erasmus+ project “Strategic partnership to develop open educational resources for teaching digital citizenship”, implemented by a consortium of four partners from Romania, Cyprus, Germany and Greece, aiming at improving a broad range of competences, so citizens are able to actively, positively and responsibly engage in both on and offline communities. The authors consider that digital citizenship should be faced as a multidimensional and complex concept. Based on this aspect, they created 10 courses that together help improve the digital citizenship skills of people: Access and Inclusion, Learning and Creativity, Media and Information Literacy, Ethics and Empathy, Health and Wellbeing, ePresence and Communication, Active Participation, Rights and Responsibilities, Privacy and Security, Consumer Awareness. Besides English, each course was translated into three more languages: Romanian, Greek and German. All the courses may be accessed online and anyone can enrol on Moodle and follow the courses for free., Grant Agreement 2019-3-RO01-KA205-078053, Strategic partnership to develop open educational resources for teaching digital citizenship (DIGCIT)

The development of technology has created a new social structure that controls who, how and when individuals interact with society. In less than 30 years, the use of the Internet, mobile phones and computers has increased to the point that we hardly know what we would do without them. Digital citizens are required to act in a certain way that fits with accepted norms, standards and regulations. The Active Participation course is a symbol of independence and democracy. Active participation empowers individuals in the activities and relationships of everyday life leading to them living as independently as possible. Also, it helps individuals to increase autonomy, self-confidence and self-esteem. Moreover, it refers to the involvement of people in their society, by taking initiatives based on their needs, showing that citizens are not passive and they do care. This course was designed as an instrument to assist teachers, trainers and youth workers in their daily work with young people. However, the course may be also followed directly by young people on their own. It includes readings, exercises, case studies, quizzes and self-reflection questions, divided into five modules: Digital citizens in a digital world; Make your youth remarkable; The freedom of voting; Advocacy: networking for advocacy strategy; Online support with real impact. While this Active Participation textbook is available to download for free here and in the TrainingClub.eu European non-formal education platform of TEAM4Excellence, it is also available as a Moodle massive open online course in English. Furthermore, each module was translated into three languages: Romanian, Greek and German. “Active Participation” is the result of the Erasmus+ project “Strategic partnership to develop open educational resources for teaching digital citizenship”, implemented by a consortium of four partners from Romania, Cyprus, Germany and Greece, aiming at improving a broad range of competences, so citizens are able to actively, positively and responsibly engage in both on and offline communities. The authors consider that digital citizenship should be faced as a multidimensional and complex concept. Based on this aspect, they created 10 courses that together help improve the digital citizenship skills of people: Access and Inclusion, Learning and Creativity, Media and Information Literacy, Ethics and Empathy, Health and Wellbeing, ePresence and Communication, Active Participation, Rights and Responsibilities, Privacy and Security, Consumer Awareness. Besides English, each course was translated into three more languages: Romanian, Greek and German. All the courses may be accessed online and anyone can enrol on Moodle and follow the courses for free.