BonJour Media Literacy for Elderly

Let’s look back at some key local events for senior learners!

The BonJour! local pilot in Madeira by My Madeira Island brought together about 50 participants aged 55 to 96 from Sociohabitafunchal, E.M. for a creative and inspiring media literacy experience.

Together, they explored how to recognise reliable information, understand the media, and use digital tools with more confidence - and then became media creators themselves.

During the pilot, participants created their own newspaper and videos, sharing stories, ideas and perspectives through journalism and digital creativity.

Would you like to learn more about media literacy for adults 55+?
Check out the free BonJour! learning platform in the comments!



EPALE - Educazione Adulti Italia Erasmus+ INDIRE

What makes training for adults aged 55 and over genuinely effective? Our latest article explores the theoretical foundations of the BonJour! model — a coherent framework that brings together time-tested didactic thinking and contemporary digital learning formats.
Rooted in the Berlin Model of instructional planning and informed by Malcolm Knowles' theory of andragogy, the model offers practical guidance for educators working with older adult learners.

Worth reading for practitioners and researchers alike who care about quality in adult education.
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Beyond Delivery: An Andragogical Approach to Digital Media Literacy for Adults 55+ - European Initiative for Education BonJour combines the Berlin Model and andragogy to create a structured, learner-centred training framework for adults aged 55 and over.

The BonJour! Project planned the Blended learning delivery method for the training platform. Based on the experienced, the partner EBI did a profound analyse, integrating the insights and new experiences.
Blended Learning is often presented as a modern and effective educational approach — but how clear and meaningful is the concept in practice? This article offers a critical reflection on its limitations and argues for more precise, pedagogically grounded frameworks such as Flipped Learning 3.0.

Blended Learning = Simple Delivery of Learning? - European Initiative for Education Critical view of blended learning: why the concept is too vague and how clear pedagogical frameworks improve course design and evaluation.

I found this image on Facebook, with a remark about the clothes of the two women. The image looks nice - but is it a real photo, or is it AI created?
It’s hard to say at first glance. The white dressed woman looks not real "natural" - so I suspected it had been generated by AI. Any proof?

I asked the AI itself (ChatGPT, Gemini, and Copilot). The feedback from Copilot is quite interesting:

Based on the visible details, the image is very likely not AI‑generated but instead a real photograph. The reasons:
* Hands, feet, shadows – all consistent
AI‑generated images often reveal themselves through:
* deformed hands or fingers
* illogical shadows
* strange transitions around feet or sandals

In this image:
* the fingers are correctly shaped
* the sandals look realistic
* shadows and lighting are coherent

Architecture and background details - AI often struggles with:
signs
text
correctly aligned building façades

The “ESSO” sign, the shutters, balconies, and cobblestones all appear photorealistic and properly aligned.

Clothing and fabrics
The folds, transitions, and fabric textures look natural. AI frequently produces:
illogical patterns
merged or distorted fabric edges
asymmetrical or inconsistent details

None of those issues appear here.

Faces and body proportions
Even though the faces are not fully frontal, the:
proportions
movement
posture

…all look completely realistic.

So - what do you think?
You may learn to detect AI created images in the "BonJour!" training course, developed in the frame of the BonJout! Erasmus+ project.

My latest take on whether this is an AI-generated image can be found in the first comment :-D

The Training Course for the 55+ target group uses Blended Learning as the delivery method (as described in the application). Here is an article about this way of delivering content.
This course can be used with a simple Blended Learning approach but works best with a Flipped Learning 3.0 implementation.

Blended Learning = Simple Delivery of Learning? - European Initiative for Education Critical view of blended learning: why the concept is too vague and how clear pedagogical frameworks improve course design and evaluation.

Multiplier event in Poland 🇵🇱

🥶It was still freezing cold, but crowds of interested people turned up nonetheless.

🤩 Thank you! We hope you find our outputs useful 🥰

EduVita Fundacja Pro Scientia Publica My Madeira Island European Initiative for Education Naz Hayat IFAE - Міжнародны фонд развіцця адукацыі дарослых

BonJour! Multiplier event in Lecce, Italy is arriving!

🌟 Empowering Seniors in the Digital Age! 🌟

We are thrilled to share the successful results of our recent Multiplier Event for the BonJour! Project! 🚀 Our mission to enhance critical media literacy and digital skills for adults aged 55+ is making a real impact.

Based on our recent participant evaluations, the feedback has been inspiring:
✅ Confidence Boost: Participants feel significantly more secure navigating apps and online platforms.
✅ Fighting Fake News: Our learners are now better equipped to identify "fake news" and protect their personal data online.
✅ Social Connection: Beyond the screens, this event was a wonderful space for socialization and community building.

A huge thank you to all our participants for their curiosity and to our dedicated educators for making complex technology simple and fun!

This project is made possible through the collaboration of our amazing international partners:
🇮🇹 EduVita (Italy)
🇵🇱 IFAE & PSP (Poland)
🇦🇹 EIE (Austria)
🇵🇹 My Madeira Island (Portugal)

Together, we are bridging the digital divide and ensuring that no one is left behind in the information society. 🌍💻



🇹🇷 NAZHAYAT (Türkiye)

🐎It was them who would chance the perilous journey through blistering cold and icy pavement surface, travelling for many minutes, risking climbing the stairs to reach the Bonjour! pilot activity 🫅

🥶🇵🇱In the first week of February, Polish seniors took part in the pilot activity led by Fundacja Pro Scientia Publica and confirmed the journey was worth what they have learnt

🥳What a great success!

EduVita My Madeira Island Naz Hayat IFAE - Міжнародны фонд развіцця адукацыі дарослых European Initiative for Education
Erasmus+ INDIRE EPALE - Educazione Adulti Italia

The BonJour! Mulitplier event in Lecce is getting closer! Join us on 25 February in Lecce, at Biblioteca Bernardini di Lecce, organised by EduVita

Today we introduce our second speaker: Benedetta Torsello, journalist.

🎤 Talk: Listening with words: constructive journalism as a possible response to the information crisis

During the event, we will also present the results of the European project BonJour! and the new learning platform for adults 55+, educators, and journalists.

Co-funded by the European Union Erasmus+ INDIRE EPALE - Adult Learning in Europe EPALE - Educazione Adulti Italia

𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗼 𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼 𝗕𝗼𝗻𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿!, 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮 𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟱 𝗳𝗲𝗯𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗼 𝗮 𝗟𝗲𝗰𝗰𝗲, 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼 𝗹𝗮 Biblioteca Bernardini di Lecce

Oggi vi presentiamo la seconda speaker: 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗮 𝗧𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼, giornalista.

🎤 Intervento: 𝘼𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣 𝙡𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙚. 𝙄𝙡 𝙜𝙞𝙤𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙢𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙯𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙖 𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙞 𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙡’𝙞𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙯𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙚

🗣In un tempo segnato da overload informativo, titoli sensazionalistici e narrazioni polarizzanti, Benedetta proporrà una riflessione sul giornalismo costruttivo come approccio capace di rimettere al centro complessità, dialogo civico e fiducia.

Durante il seminario presenteremo anche i risultati del progetto europeo BonJour! e la nuova piattaforma formativa dedicata a over 55, educatori e giornalisti.

Ingresso gratuito

Il progetto BonJour Media Literacy for Elderly è coordinato da EduVita, realizzato con il supporto di Erasmus+ e coinvolge partner di Polonia IFAE - Міжнародны фонд развіцця адукацыі дарослых Fundacja Pro Scientia Publica, Portogallo My Madeira Island, Austria European Initiative for Education e Turchia Naz Hayat

Co-finanziato dall’Unione Europea Erasmus+ INDIRE EPALE - Educazione Adulti Italia
Benedetta Torsello