The fast spread of Web 2.0 along with the increased use of social media formats has created numerous new forms of political participation and of civic engagement. The effects of these developments on politics and the society currently cause several controversies, also in the field of citizenship education. Once more the current situation in the Arab countries shows the influence of the power of social media on citizens' active participation. The workshop in Brno aimed at identifying the specific interactions of Web 2.0 and citizenship education. Along concrete good practice projects, the participants discussed current tasks, challenges and opportunities for citizenship education. Target groups were net activists, Web 2.0 experts, practitioners from the field of citizenship education, media educators, teachers and multipliers from Europe. Up to 40 participants were invited.
- Interner Link: Programme (PDF-Version: 775 KB)
- Interner Link: List of Participants (PDF-Version: 82 KB)
- Interner Link: Biographies PDF-Version: 296 KB)
Interner Link: Gallery: Workshop Results and Sightseeing Tour
Opening Event
Web 2.0 and Social Media – Consequences for Politics and Society
Friday 8 April 2011
Online & Offline – Challenges for Citizenship Education
Workshops
Date
7-9 April 2011
Venue
Brno, Czech Republic
Organisers and Co-operation Partners
Federal Agency for Civic Education/ bpb
Externer Link: Czech Civic Education Centre
Externer Link: Masaryk University Brno
Externer Link: The House for Democracy and the Rule of Law
With the kind support of
Externer Link: Robert Bosch Stiftung
Externer Link: ERSTE Foundation
Contact
lab concepts GmbH
Anita Baschant
Am Hofgarten 18
53113 Bonn
Tel +49 (0)228 2498-110
Fax +49 (0)228 2498-111
E-Mail Link: baschant@lab-concepts.de
Contact/bpb
Federal Agency for Civic Education/ bpb
Petra Grüne
Adenauerallee 86
53113 Bonn
Tel +49 (0)228 99515-2
E-Mail Link: Petra.gruene@bpb.bund