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Positive evaluation of the “Critical Visual Media Literacy” European project by DAISSy-HOU

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CLIP-logoThe“Critical visual media Literacy and empowerment (CLIP)” European co-funded project has been completed recently, summarizing an eighteen-month demanding and high-quality implementation, receiving a very positive evaluation by the Erasmus+ Managing Authority of 86/100.

The main objective of the CLIP project has been to strengthen the digital capabilities of the Higher Education (HE) sector and to increase resilience to manipulation and polarization working on the important issue of critical visual literacy, which is a fundamental component of the way that european students and citizens are getting informed in today’s digital era.

The CLIP project has been co-financed by the ERASMUS+/KA220-HED – Cooperation partnerships in HE Programme of the European Union. It was coordinated by the UNIMED – Unione Delle Universita Del Mediterraneo (Italy) with Libera Universita Di Lingue e Comunicazione (Italy), ALL DIGITAL (Belgium) and the Hellenic Open University-DAISSy Research Group (Greece) as partners.

The DAISSy-HOU  was responsible for the implementation of all CLIP activities in Greece, participated in all intellectual outputs and deliverables and coordinated the development and technical support of the CLIP online educational platform in which the CLIP Course has run: https://mooc.daissy.eu/.

More precisely, DAISSy-HOU was involved, in the conduction of the Report on Visual Media Literacy in Europe that integrates the challenges imposed by visual media illiteracy and proposes the competences to be developed to support visual media literacy as well as a set of tools that can be used to track misleading visual information.

Furthemore, the Research Group leaded the development of the micro-learning Course on Critical Visual Literacy and Fluency (in English, Italian and Greek) that was piloted with over 200 participants in total receiving a very positive feedback by participants.

Lastly, DAISSy-HOU was also highly involved in the development of the scalability and transferability toolkit, that includes a set of related operational Guidelines and Recommendations.

On behalf of DAISSy-HOU, the CLIP project was coordinated by Mr. Achilles Kameas, Professor at HOU and Director of DAISSy, managed by Ms. Eleni Georgakakou, Senior Project Manager and Researcher, and implemented by Ms. Panagiota Polymeropoulou, Senior Researcher, Ms. Natalie Lokou, Researcher, and Mr. Ioannis Messalas, Developer/ Technician.

DAISSy-HOU would like to thank all the CLIP activities‘ participants and stakeholders and ensure them that it will keep on working to strengthen the (digital) capabilities of the HE sector.

For more information regarding the CLIP project, and other projects and activities of DAISSy-HOU:

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DAISSy-HOU participated at the final Transnational Partners’ Meeting and the Experts’ Validation Workshop marking the closing phase of the CLIP project

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CLIP-logoThe  DAISSy Research Group  of Hellenic Open University (HOU)  participated at the final Transnational Partners’ Meeting (TPM) of the “Critical visual media literacy and empowerment (CLIP)” European project, that was organized on 21st and 22nd March 2024, by the project partner ALL DIGITAL, in Brussels, Belgium. DAISSy-HOU was represented at the TPM by Achilles Kameas, Professor at HOU and Director of DAISSy, and Eleni Georgakakou, Senior Project Manager and Researcher of DAISSy-HOU.

The final TPM provided a favorable basis for the discussion on the key results developed by the CLIP consortium, namely the report on the Visual Literacy in Media in Europe and the Micro-learning Course in critical visual media literacy and fluency. The partners also discussed and enriched the Guidelines and Recommendations elaborated to support academic staff, staff and educators in developing sustainable strategies to embed visual media literacy in their learning offers and the engagement with like-minded professionals on the topics of Visual Media Literacy, teaching programs, and training.

Furthermore, the Validation workshop on Expert Consultation on Visual Media Literacy in Education, was perfectly linked to the TPM, marking the closing phase of the CLIP project. It was organized onsite during the first day of the TPM on March 21st in the offices of Puglia region in Brussels, and replicated online via zoom, on 28th March 2024. The DAISSy Research Group of HOU participated in both versions of the workshop, which were attended by academic staff interested in Visual Media Literacy, experts, policy-makers and stakeholders from Higher Education, schools, NGOs, academic networks, and anyone interested in exploring the opportunities Visual Media Literacy can offer.  The workshop included presentations on the key CLIP deliverables, including of the CLIP Course delivered by Ms Eleni Georgakakou from DAISSy-HOU, and emphasized on the Guidelines and Recommendations, followed by a set of roundtables, dedicated to discussion among experts on the main features of this Deliverable/ tool.

CLIP was an eighteen-month (18) project co-funded by the ERASMUS+/KA220-HED – Cooperation partnerships in Higher Education Programme of the European Union. It was coordinated by the UNIMED – Unione  Delle Universita Del Mediterraneo (Italy) with Libera Universita Di Lingue e Comunicazione (Italy), ALL DIGITAL (Belgium) and Hellenic Open University –DAISSy Research Group (Greece) as partners. The partners implemented all foreseen activities and delivered all scheduled Deliverables successfully, providing valuable experience, new knowledge and innovative tools in the visual media literacy theme.

DAISSy-HOU was thoroughly involved in all project Deliverables, being in charge of the CLIP activities in Greece, as well as leading the development of the CLIP online educational platform and the Online Course on “Critical Visual Media Literacy and Fluency”.

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For more information on the CLIP project, and other projects and activities of DAISSy-HOU:

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Invitation to the online event “Expert Consultation on Visual Media Literacy in Education” of the european co-funded project “Critical visual media literacy and empowerment”

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CLIP-logoThe Hellenic Open University (HOU) and the DAISSy Research Group invites you to the online event entitled “Expert Consultation on Visual Media Literacy in Education”, which is organized within the framework of the “Critical visual media literacy and empowerment (CLIP)” european project, currently undergoing by DAISSy-HOU as the Greek partner. The event will take place online via zoom, on Thursday 28th March 2024, from 11:00 to 12:30 CET.

The main objectives of the event are:

  • To discuss and enrich the Guidelines and Recommendations elaborated to support academic staff and educators in developing sustainable strategies to embed visual media literacy in their learning offers.
  • To engage with like-minded professionals on the topics of Visual Media Literacy, teaching programs, and training.

The event is addressed to academic staff interested in Visual Media Literacy, experts, policy-makers and stakeholders from Higher Education, schools, NGOs, academic networks, and anyone interested in exploring the opportunities Visual Media Literacy can offer.

More precisely:

  • The event will be held in
  • The participation is free of charge and open to all.
  • Registration is open until the day of the event at https://tinyurl.com/ym6ffzfb.
  • Following registration, the zoom information will be sent.

The programme of the event is the following:

  • 11:00-11:05 CLIP Project – Results and Lessons Learned
    Cristina Stefanelli, UNIMED, Project Coordinator (project presentation)
  • 11:05-11:20 Guidelines and Recommendations Presentation
    Norman Rohner, ALL DIGITAL, Author of the Guidelines
  • 11:20-12:00 Roundtables to discuss and validate Guidelines
  • 12:00-12:30 Open discussion

CLIP is an eighteen-month (18) project co-funded by the ERASMUS+/KA220-HED – Cooperation partnerships in Higher Education Programme of the European Union and it is coordinated by the UNIMED – Unione  Delle Universita Del Mediterraneo (Italy) with Libera Universita Di Lingue e Comunicazione (Italy), ALL DIGITAL (Belgium) and Hellenic Open University –DAISSy Research Group (Greece) as partners.

For more information on the CLIP project, and other projects and activities of DAISSy-HOU:

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Invitation to the event “Expert Consultation on Visual Media Literacy in Education” of the european co-funded project “Critical visual media literacy and empowerment”

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CLIP-logoThe Hellenic Open University (HOU) and the DAISSy Research Group invites you to the event entitled “Expert Consultation on Visual Media Literacy in Education”, which is organized within the framework of the “Critical visual media literacy and empowerment (CLIP)” european project. The event will take place in Brussels on Thursday 21st of March 2024, from 2 to 5:30 PM at the Apulia Region offices in Rue du Trône 62.

The main objectives of the event are:

  • To present the key results developed by the CLIP consortium, namely the report on Visual Media Literacy in Europe and the micro-learning course in critical visual media literacy and fluency.
  • To discuss and enrich the Guidelines and Recommendations elaborated to support academic staff and educators in developing sustainable strategies to embed visual media literacy in their learning offers.
  • To engage with like-minded professionals on the topics of Visual Media Literacy, teaching programs, and training.

The event is addressed to academic staff interested in Visual Media Literacy, experts, policy-makers and stakeholders from Higher Education, schools, NGOs, academic networks, and anyone interested in exploring the opportunities Visual Media Literacy can offer.

More precisely:

  • The event will be held in
  • The participation is free of charge and open to all.
  • Registration is open until the day of the event at https://forms.gle/JR1RqpPPhtx62AZT8
  • Is fully onsite in Brussels
  • An online session will be organized soon!

The programme of the event can be consulted here.

The CLIP is an eighteen-month (18) project co-funded by the ERASMUS+/KA220-HED – Cooperation partnerships in Higher Education Programme of the European Union and it is coordinated by the UNIMED – Unione  Delle Universita Del Mediterraneo (Italy) with Libera Universita Di Lingue e Comunicazione (Italy), ALL DIGITAL (Belgium) and Hellenic Open University –DAISSy Research Group (Greece) as partners.

For more information on the CLIP project, and other projects and activities of DAISSy:

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Completion of the Massive Open Online Course of the CLIP project on “Critical Visual Media Literacy and Fluency”

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CLIP-logoThe Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on “Critical Visual Media Literacy and Fluency“, offered in the framework of the European co-funded project «Critical visual media Literacy and empowerment» (CLIP), currently undergoing by the DAISSy Research Group of the Hellenic Open University (HOU) as the Greek partner, was successfully completed.

MOOC participants gained valuable insights into the world of visual media and its impact on society. In addition, they developed the ability to detect images and recognize stereotypes in visual artifacts, and also learned to navigate the visual landscape, discerning the credibility of the pictures they come across in their daily lives.

In particular, the MOOC of the CLIP project:

Was provided in English, through the CLIP online educational platform of the project developed by DAISSy-HOU, and offered free of charge.

Had a total duration of fifty (50) hours and included four (4) Modules, as follows:

  • Module 1: CRITICAL LOOKING
  • Module 2: RETHINK YOUR EYE
  • Module 3: DECODING VISUAL MEANING
  • Module 4: PRESERVING THE PAST

Was finalized with success, whereas one hundred and nineteen (119) participants received a Certificate of Completion.

The main objective of the CLIP project is to strengthen digital capabilities of the Higher Education sector and to increase resilience to manipulation and polarisation working on the important issue of critical visual literacy, which is a fundamental component of the way european students and citizens are getting informed in the digital era.

The CLIP is an eighteen-month (18) project co-funded by the ERASMUS+/KA220-HED – Cooperation partnerships in Higher Education Programme of the European Union. It is coordinated by the UNIMED – Unione Delle Universita Del Mediterraneo (Italy) with Libera Universita Di Lingue e Comunicazione (Italy), ALL DIGITAL (Belgium), and the Hellenic Open University-DAISSy Research Group (Greece) as partners.

For more information on the CLIP project, and other projects and activities of DAISSy:

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The DAISSy Research Group of HOU presented the “CLIP” project at the annual International Conference of “Education, Research and Innovation”

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CLIP-logoThe 16th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI) was held from 13 to 15 November 2023 in Seville (Spain) on “Transforming Education, Transforming Lives“. The Conference provided a fruitful opportunity for the team of DAISSy Research Group of the Hellenic Open University (HOU) for peer sharing with a wide range of global experts, and also presenting the paper entitled «Designing an innovative online course in “Critical Visual Media Literacy and Fluency” for Higher Education students» that has been developed In the framework of the European co-funded project “Critical Visual Media Literacy and Fluency (CLIP)” to which DAISSy-HOU participates as the Greek project partner.

The International Academy of Technology, Education and Development (IATED) has been organizing ICERI on an annual basis for sixteen (16) years in a row. It is a Conference that has become a prominent global educational event and thus, this year it attracted seven hundred and eighty (780) delegates from sixty (60) countries. DAISSy-HOU was actively involved in the ICERI 2023 Conference contributing five (5) scientific papers, a result of the high-standard achievements and international collaborations of the Group. The papers showcased the results of european research projects, which produce innovative methodologies and tools regarding education in the digital era, that are undergoing by DAISSy. The DAISSy-HOU was represented at the ICERI Conference by Professor Achilles Kameas, Director of DAISSy and Ms. Eleni Georgakakou, Senior Project Manager & Researcher of DAISSy, who attended a number of sessions and elaborated on peer learning and networking-new cooperations.

In this framework, the Poster based on the paper «Designing an innovative online course in “Critical Visual Media Literacy and Fluency” for Higher Education students» that has been developed in the framework of the European co-funded project CLIP, was also presented. The paper had been compiled and submitted by DAISSy-HOU, namely Ms. Panagiota Polymeropoulou Senior Researcher, Ms. Eleni Georgakakou Senior Project Manager & Researcher and Prof. Achilles Kameas, whereas the development of the Poster had been completed also under the scientific review of Dr. Achilles Kameas, Professor of Pervasive and Global Computing Systems at HOU and Founder/ Director of the DAISSy Research Group.

The CLIP is an eighteen-month (18) project co-funded by the ERASMUS+/KA220-HED-Cooperation partnerships in Higher Education Programme of the European Union. It is coordinated by the UNIMED – Unione  Delle Universita Del Mediterraneo (Italy) with Libera Universita Di Lingue e Comunicazione (Italy), ALL DIGITAL (Belgium) and Hellenic Open University–DAISSy Research Group (Greece) as partners.

For more information on the CLIP project, and other projects and activities of DAISSy:

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The DAISSy Research Group of HOU co-organized and coordinated two meet-ups in the framework of the online Course “Critical Visual Media Literacy and Fluency”

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CLIP-logoThe DAISSy Research Group of Hellenic Open University (HOU) co-organised two meet-ups for the learners participating in the “Critical Visual Media Literacy and Fluency” online Course, which has been developed and runs within the framework of the “Critical visual media literacy and empowerment (CLIP)” European project, currently undergoing by DAISSy-HOU as the Greek partner.

The meet-ups were held online on November 9thand November 23rd2023, from 11.00 am to 12.00 pm CET, aiming at fostering the connections and peer learning by providing the participants with the opportunity to meet and collaborate in interactive group activities.

Specifically, the meet ups were moderated by Ms. Panagiota Polymeropoulou, Researcher at DAISSy-HOU and member of the CLIP project team.  Ms. Simona Pezzano, Adjuct Faculty Professor at IULM University, also a CLIP project partner, provided a brief overview of the Modules of the online micro-learning Course, that has been developed by the CLIP consortium under the methodology and coordination of DAISSy-HOU, and introduced/ engaged the participants in the group activities. Each one of the two meet-ups, attracted the interest of more than twenty five (25) CLIP Course learners, who joined vividly.

The CLIP is an eighteen-month (18) project co-funded by the ERASMUS+/KA220-HED-Cooperation partnerships in Higher Education Programme of the European Union. It is coordinated by the UNIMED – Unione  Delle Universita Del Mediterraneo (Italy) with IULM-Libera Universita Di Lingue e Comunicazione (Italy), ALL DIGITAL (Belgium) and Hellenic Open University–DAISSy Research Group (Greece) as partners.

For more information on the CLIP project, and other projects and activities of DAISSy:

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Invitation to the online Webinar “Visual Media Literacy Unleashed” of the european co-funded project “Critical visual media literacy and empowerment”

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CLIP-logoThe Hellenic Open University (HOU) and the DAISSy Research Group invites you to the Webinar on “Visual Media Literacy Unleashed”, which is organized within the framework of the “Critical visual media literacy and empowerment (CLIP)” european project and under the auspices of the UNESCO Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2023. The Webinar will be held online, on October 27th, 2023, from 11.00 am to 12:30pm (CEST).

The CLIP Webinar aims at presenting the key features of the Online micro-learning Course on Critical Visual Media Literacy and Fluency developed by the CLIP consortium under the methodology and coordination of DAISSy. The Course seeks to equip Higher Education students with a comprehensive understanding of the significance of images in contemporary societies, by providing them with essential skills to identify image bias and stereotypes within visual artefacts. Furthermore, it explores the role of Higher Education Institutions in contribute tracking disinformation, mitigating bias in visual representation, and promoting media literacy, particularly in terms of critical thinking, social inclusion, and active citizenship.

The Webinar is addressed to Higher Education students and academic staff of Communication, Journalism, and Social Sciences, as well as other Faculties, senior management and communication staff at the Universities, and anyone interested in exploring critical visual literacy and resilience to digital manipulation and polarization to navigate the challenges of the digital age.

More precisely:

  • The Webinar is held in
  • It is free of charge and open to all.
  • Registration is a pre-requisite, and it is done by filling in the respective form here, until the day of the event.
  • Checking the time zone, can be done here https://dateful.com/time-zone-converter

The Agenda of the Webinar:

  • 11:00 am – 11:30 am: “CLIP project and micro-learning course: objectives and added value“
    • Cristina Stefanelli, Senior Project Manager, UNIMED, Coordinator of the CLIP project
    • Panagiota Polymeropoulou, Head Researcher, Hellenic Open University
  • 11:30 am – 12:00 pm “Visual media literacy: from theory to practice”
    • Simona Pezzano, Tenured Teacher, IULM University
    • Bert Pieters, Mediawijs
  • 12.00 pm – 12.30 pm  Q&E and conclusions
    • Moderator: Maddalena Buonamico, Project Assistant, ALL DIGITAL

The CLIP is an eighteen-month (18) project co-funded by the ERASMUS+/KA220-HED – Cooperation partnerships in Higher Education Programme of the European Union and it is coordinated by the UNIMED – Unione  Delle Universita Del Mediterraneo (Italy) with Libera Universita Di Lingue e Comunicazione (Italy), ALL DIGITAL (Belgium) and Hellenic Open University –DAISSy Research Group (Greece) as partners.

For more information on the CLIP project, and other projects and activities of DAISSy:

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Call for Expression of Interest for the CLIP Massive Open Online Course on “Critical Visual Media Literacy and Fluency” by DAISSy-HOU

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CLIP-logoThe DAISSy Research Group of the Hellenic Open University (HOU) invites Higher Education students of Communication, Journalism and Social Science, as well as other Faculties, who are interested in developing their visual media literacy competencies, to participate in the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) of the CLIP project, entitled  “Critical Visual Media Literacy and Fluency”.

By participating in the MOOC, the learners will gain valuable insights into the world of visual media and its impact on society. As a result, they will develop the ability to detect images and recognize stereotypes in visual artifacts. In addition, they will learn to navigate the visual landscape, discerning the credibility of the pictures they come across in their daily lives.

The MOOC of the CLIP project:

Is free of charge,and it is provided in English, through the online educational platform of the project that has been developed by DAISSy-HOU.

It starts on Monday 23rdOctober and finishes on 24th November 2023, having a total duration of fifty (50) hours.

It includes four (4) Modules, as follows:

  • Module 1: CRITICAL LOOKING
  • Module 2: RETHINK YOUR EYE
  • Module 3: DECODING VISUAL MEANING
  • Module 4: PRESERVING THE PAST

Participants who successfully complete the MOOC will be awarded a Certificate of Completion.

It will involve 150 trainees and registration is on “first-come-first-served” basis – so, registering will not be possible, once the maximum number of participants is reached.

Registration is done simply by filling in the respective Expression of interest form here.

The CLIP is an eighteen-month (18) project co-funded by the ERASMUS+/KA220-HED – Cooperation partnerships in Higher Education Programme of the European Union. It is coordinated by the UNIMED – Unione Delle Universita Del Mediterraneo (Italy) with Libera Universita Di Lingue e Comunicazione (Italy), ALL DIGITAL (Belgium), and the Hellenic Open University-DAISSy Research Group (Greece) as partners.

The main objective of the CLIP project is to strengthen digital capabilities of the Higher Education sector and to increase resilience to manipulation and polarisation working on the important issue of critical visual literacy, which is a fundamental component of the way european students and citizens are getting informed in the digital era.

For more information on the CLIP project, and other projects and activities of DAISSy:

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The DAISSy Research Group of the HOU organized the 2nd transnational partners’ meeting of the european project “CLIP: Critical visual media Literacy and emPowerment”

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CLIP-logoThe second (2nd) Transnational Partners’ Meeting (TPM) of the ‘CLIP: Critical visual media Literacy and emPowerment’ european co-funded project took place on the 27th and 28th of April 2023 in Athens (Greece).

The CLIP project aims to strengthen the digital capabilities of the Higher Education (HE) sector by boosting the resilience to information overload, manipulation and polarization, mitigating the risks of bias in visual representations by providing young people (within and outside Universities) with the capacity to critically understand media and images and the way those are used in education, news and online narratives.

The 2nd TPM was hosted by the DAISSy Research Group of the Hellenic Open University (HOU), with the participation of the project Coordinator, UNIMED – UNIONE DELLE UNIVERSITA DEL MEDITERRANEO (Italy), as well as all the partners: LIBERA UNIVERSITA DI LINGUE E COMUNICAZIONE-IULM (Italy) and ALL DIGITAL (Belgium).

During the TPM, the partnership had the opportunity to thoroughly discuss and make a detailed work plan of the upcoming project activities, such as the:

  • Finalisation of the research activities and planning the valorisation of their report
  • Agreement on the instructional design for the online course (WP3)
  • Planning the division of work for the course production, and overall
  • Planning in detail all the activities for the next 6 months.

The CLIP is an eighteen-month project co-funded by the ERASMUS+/KA220-HED – Cooperation partnerships in Higher Education Program of the European Union. The DAISSy Research Group of the HOU will ensure the effective implementation of the project activities in Greece, has the responsibility for the WP3 Micro Learning Course on Critical Visual Media Literacy and Fluency and its piloting in its Institution as well as the respective assessment and evaluation process.

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For more information on the CLIP project, and other projects and activities of DAISSy: