Tomas Toth

Reconnecting in the Digital Age: Social Media’s Importance for Adults

Reconnecting in the Digital Age: Social Media’s Importance for Adults

The bustling cafes and park benches of yesteryear, once the prime locations for social interaction, have found a digital counterpart in the realm of social media.  While initially associated with teenagers and young adults, social media platforms have quietly become a vital space for adults of all ages to connect, share, and build communities.  This digital landscape offers a unique opportunity to redefine socialization, particularly for older generations, fostering a sense of belonging and enriching lives in profound ways.

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Building Bridges in the Digital Age: The Power of Social Media for Community Building

Building Bridges in the Digital Age: The Power of Social Media for Community Building

In a world increasingly driven by technology, the human desire for connection remains paramount. We crave a sense of belonging, a shared space where we can interact with like-minded individuals and find support for our passions. Enter social media, a powerful tool that has reshaped the landscape of community building. This digital arena transcends geographical boundaries, fostering vibrant online communities for a diverse range of individuals.

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Virtual Transnational Project Meeting 3 – March 1, 2024

Virtual Transnational Project Meeting 3 – March 1, 2024

The Virtual TNPM was held March 1, 2023 in MS Teams DigiWELL team. The project progress overview was sumarized.

Within the framework of the WP3 – Digital Resilience Building Training Program & Training Materials all partners presented their created materials for modules. Partners discussed about modules structure, video materials and language translation options. CTU presented the learning methodology material content and structure.

EIfI-Tech provided background information on the organization of the upcoming Transnational Learning Training and Teaching Activity in Berline.

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Virtual Transnational Project Meeting 2 – October 27, 2023

Virtual Transnational Project Meeting 2 – October 27, 2023

The finalization of WP2 Digital Resilience Building Manual & Methodology was discussed. After incorporating the comments and suggestions from the Expert Review of the M&M, realized by EIfI-Tech, translations of M&M into the national languages of all 7 partners have to be realized.

Based on the discussion, the final decision was made on the creation of four training and learning modules within WP3 with the following involvement of partners:

Modul1 Digital Security – SUA in Nitra

Modul 2 Digital Wellbeing Digital Wellbeing – MSKU, SYZYGY

Modul 3 Digital Privacy – AIFED

Modul 4 Digital Citizenship – Elfl-tech, Found.ation

The partners should prepare proposal for the module content by the next meeting.

CTU in Prague is responsible for Digital Resilience Building learning methodology.

MSKU, the leader of WP5, informed about the organization of the Sharing and Promotion Event for Digital Resilience. Each partner should organize the event during November 2023.

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Virtual Transnational Project Meeting 1 / Kick off Meeting – February 24, 2023

Virtual Transnational Project Meeting 1 / Kick off Meeting – February 24, 2023

The first DigiWELL project meeting “Kick-off meeting” was held February 24, 2023 virtually thru created MS Teams DigiWELL team. The meeting was attended by representatives of 7 partners of the project consortium. Project coordinator SUA started by welcoming participants. Representatives of each partner briefly introduced its organisation. During the first project meeting, the main ideas of the project and individual work packages were summarized. SUA presented first draft of a risk management plan (RMP) to describe, analyse and treat risks, that may arise during the project’s lifespan or influence project’s progress. Financial management was presented and the rules for budgets monitoring and reporting were set up. Logistic arrangements and communication plan was discussed and agreed by all partners.

 

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Transnational Project Workshop 2 in Nitra

Transnational Project Workshop 2 in Nitra

The second DigiWELL project TNPW2 was held August 30-31, 2023 in Nitra at the Faculty of economics and management of the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra. Two day workshop start the SPU team presented the first draft of the summary report on the Focus group interviews and specify the specific tasks for partners about the missing requirements for the completion. Each partner reporting on the results, the experiences and the findings of desk research on terminology, concept and best practices of building the Digital Wellbeing and the Digital Security.

The final draft of the Digital Resilience Building Manual and Methodology was introduced by the CTU at beginning of second day and the expert review on content validity was discussed.

During the Working Groups on the Digital Security, the Digital Wellbeing and the Digital Resilience partners proposed the the WP3 Modules and drafted the content structures. All partners agreed about the tasks joined with the WP3 and about task joined with dissemination activities.

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Transnational Project Workshop 1 in Prague

Transnational Project Workshop 1 in Prague

The first DigiWELL project TNPW was held May 2 – 3, 2023 in Prague, Czech Republic at the Masaryk Institute of Advanced Studies of the Czech Technical University in Prague. The two-day workshop was attended by representatives of 7 partners of the project consortium. Workshop organizer CTU started by welcoming participants. Project coordinator SUA overview project progress. Representatives of each partner have gave information about organized Adult Work Sessions 1&2 and shared its experiences.

Leader of WP2 the CTU presented content of the Digital Resilience Building Manual & Methodology and summarized the partners specific tasks. During the discussion, the partners created a work progress plan for M&M.

During the second day of the workshop, the content and plan of dissemination activities were presented by MSKU, the leader of WP5, also the partners dissemination tasks were discussed and summarized.

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2nd Newsletter: Empowering You for Digital Resilience and Security

2nd Newsletter: Empowering You for Digital Resilience and Security

Welcome to the DigiWELL newsletter, where we empower adults with essential skills for digital wellbeing and security. Join us on an exhilarating journey towards digital resilience.

In this second edition, we summarise the activities conducted by partners in Work Package 2, with a focus on the development of the Digital Resilience Building Manual & Methodology.

Click the button below to open the PDF and dive into the valuable content that will empower you in the digital world.

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