ECOlitAct

Eco-Literacy and Green Education for Climate Action (ECOLitAct) is an Erasmus Plus Partnerships for Cooperation project co-funded by the European Union. It aims to empower VET practitioners and learners to counteract misinformation related to the environment and climate change and inspire them to adopt environmentally friendly behaviors/attitudes. It aims to develop digital green education/training opportunities and materials that embrace “eco-literacy” (media and information literacy applied to ecology and climate change) and focus on behavior/attitude change while being available to all, especially those with fewer opportunities and in digital form.

The project supports climate action by inspiring critical thinking, developing digital and MIL skills and promoting attitude/behavior change. This is achieved by compiling learning materials in a toolkit and handbook.

ECOLitAct offers this learning opportunity to all in a self-directed and individualized setting through an educational structure based on a self-assessment tool that guides each person's learning path. “Eco-literacy” is the term this project has coined to refer to media and information literacy (MIL) in relation to topics related to ecology and climate change. An example of successful eco-literacy skills is identifying fake news that claims there is no climate change.visit the project coordinator's website for more information and to learn more about the project!

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