Experiencing democracy? Attitudes, language and digital technologies

Democracy education is a key task for schools and universities. Questions that arise in this context include: How should one deal with discriminatory statements? What anti-democratic codes and symbols appear on social media? What political attitudes do young people and adults hold towards democracy? How can digital technologies such as AI and VR contribute to participation and a culture of interaction in schools and the classroom? We address these and other questions through a wide range of information and hands-on activities.
To this end, we offer exciting insights into current issues through the ‘Learning To Teach Lab: Science’ (LTL:S) at the Institute of Education, in cooperation with the Centre for Research on Right-wing Extremism, Democracy Education and Social Integration (KomRex), we offer exciting insights into current research topics and practical areas of democracy education.

The following highlights are planned:

6.00 pm (30 minutes)
Understanding democracy in Thuringia – findings from the THÜRINGEN-MONITOR

Innovations in teacher training in Jena: Teaching and learning at the Learning To Teach Lab: Science (LTL:S)

6.30 pm and 8.00 pm (30 minutes each)
Workshop: ‘How do I respond to discriminatory remarks? The ForDiSens project’

7.00 pm, 8.30 pm and 10.00 pm (15 minutes each)
Preliminary findings from the Live Democracy Monitor: Political attitudes of young people and adults

The following activities will be available to explore and try out throughout the evening:

• Live Democracy Monitor on the political attitudes of young people and adults: Your opinion matters!
• Emoji quiz: recognising far-right codes and symbols on social media
• Learning to argue: the AI avatar ‘Marco’
• Virtual reality: practising classroom management and teacher-pupil discussions in participatory lessons
• Video-based simulations: practising classroom discussions and parent-teacher meetings through role-play
• FAKT-O-MAT: Use the FAKT-O-MAT, with 24 questions on two topics, to find out where fact ends and opinion begins.
• Poster exhibition on current research projects