As AI-generated images, edited videos, and misleading visuals circulate more easily than ever, individuals and educators face growing challenges in verifying what they see online. This session will look back the VISAVIS Project, a European initiative designed to strengthen people’s ability to detect manipulated or out-of-context visual content. By combining quick and accessible digital verification tools with engaging media literacy training, VISAVIS supported citizens in developing both the practical and critical skills needed to navigate today’s complex online environment.
The session will offer an overview of the project’s approach, including its citizen-science testing in Belgium and Sweden, and will feature testimonials from guest participants involved in shaping the tools and learning resources. It will also highlight how professionals—especially those working in adult education, libraries, community learning, and media literacy—can integrate VISAVIS methods into their practice to better support informed, resilient digital engagement.
Target group: Media literacy educators, adult learning providers, librarians, teachers, community facilitators, civil society actors, fact-checkers, researchers, media professionals, public authorities, and all stakeholders interested in combating visual misinformation and strengthening digital resilience.
For more information on the project: https://visavis.iti.gr/
Presenters:
- Louis Demeulenaere, project officer news- & information literacy, Mediawijs, Belgium.
- Zara Mommerency, project officer news- & information literacy, Mediawijs, Belgium.
- Johan Holmberg, Operations manager, Filmpedagogerna, Sweden.
- Mikael Kowalski, film & media pedagogue, Filmpedagogerna, Sweden.
- Perle Petit, project coordinator VISAVIS, VUB, Belgium.
- Olga Papadopoulou, Project Manager Information Technologies Institute, ITI-CERTH.
Moderator: Chloé Pété, Project Officer, Media & Learning Association.
