medialepfade.org

non-profit-organization for media education

We advocate for an open, just, and solidarity-based digital society. Through participatory educational formats, we empower children, adolescents, and multipliers to critically question and shape digital technologies independently. We analyze digital power structures, expose misinformation, and develop innovative concepts for equitable access to media and education. Our work is open, experimental, and practice-oriented – always with the goal of strengthening political maturity and societal participation.

Non-Profit Organization

Founded in 2013

Based in Berlin

25 employees

2 locations in Berlin

Our Vision

Implementation

At the intersection of political media education & net culture education

primary target group:

young people under 27 years.

within the digital lifeworlds of the target group

Strengthening self-determined, experimental use of digital technologies

Expansion & Support
of digital participation processes

Support & Networking of Civil Society Initiatives

Innovative educational approaches and methods for extracurricular, non-formal educational settings

Our Specializations

Our specialization

Prevention of online radicalization

Democracy on platforms !?

Making, Coding and Gaming as media education practice

Our Specialization

Our specialization

Media education workshops (target group: from 12 years) and training (for educational professionals)
Focus topics: Online strategies of the new right, antisemitic conspiracy narratives on the internet, antifeminism and queer hostility on social media, racism on social media, recognizing disinformation and hate speech
- Critical analysis of content and online strategies of anti-democratic actors exploiting the functionalities of social media and algorithmic recommendation systems
- Development of action options and active media production

Prevention of online radicalization

Our Specialization

We are shaping discussions with civil society organizations on the question:
- How can democratic content become more visible on social media?
We support democratic actors in making informed decisions about their platform strategies: – What do we need to know about internet culture and platform logics to be able to act?

Democracy on the platforms !?

Our offer for civil society organizations:

Training, networking, and consulting on:
- Digital culture trends & usage habits
- Aesthetics, formats, and interaction logics
- Platform mechanisms & algorithmic recommendation systems
- Community management & responding to hate speech
- Producing content that promotes democracy
- Opportunities & potentials of alternative platforms

Our Specialization

Making, Coding and Gaming as media education practice

We operate the Media Competence Center Lichtenberg
Linking youth participation and media education
Identifying everyday challenges together with young people – and developing creative solutions using media and technological means

Not only using media but also understanding it (“Behind the screen, behind the tech” – with a technological and power-critical perspective)
Targeted formats for specific target groups and regions:
- girls and queer youth
- rural areas in Germany

Our Specialization

Jugend hackt 2 Go

Gender-reflective media and tech education

Target group: social workers at schools, teachers, girls and queer youths in rural areas
Focus: safe educational spaces for media and tech education
Workshops & OERs & Academic guideline

Jugend hackt 2 Go

Gender-reflective media and tech education

Target group: social workers at schools, teachers, girls and queer youths in rural areas
Focus: safe educational spaces for media and tech education
Workshops & OERs & Academic guideline

Jugend hackt 2 Go

Gender-reflective media and tech education

Target group: social workers at schools, teachers, girls and queer youths in rural areas
Focus: safe educational spaces for media and tech education
Workshops & OERs & Academic guideline

Educational Recommendations

Non-Judgemental Space (instead of performance pressure)
Media Diversity and Competence Orientation (instead of one-size-fits-all and gender stereotypes)
Hands-On and Self-Efficacy (instead of theory)
Non-Discriminatory Space (Awareness and Code of Conduct)
Empowerment and Societal Reflection

Jugend hackt 2 Go

Gender-reflective media and tech education

Target group: social workers at schools, teachers, girls and queer youths in rural areas
Focus: safe educational spaces for media and tech education
Workshops & OERs & Academic guideline

Educational Recommendations

Non-Judgemental Space (instead of performance pressure)
Media Diversity and Competence Orientation (instead of one-size-fits-all and gender stereotypes)
Hands-On and Self-Efficacy (instead of theory)
Non-Discriminatory Space (Awareness and Code of Conduct)
Empowerment and Societal Reflection