Workshops

Digital media literacy workshop delivery
MediaSmarts’ experts are available to facilitate virtual and in-person workshops in school and community settings for parents/guardians, educators, youth and the general public. Our workshops cover topics such as online safety, misinformation, digital well-being, managing tech in the home, diversity and representation in media, digital citizenship, critical thinking, online hate and more.
Self-guided workshops and workshop kits (for workshops landing page)
Self-guided workshops and workshop kits
For educators

Critical Thinking Across the Curriculum Workshop

Digital Media Literacy 101 Educator Workshop

Facing Online Hate

That's Not Me: Diversity and Media
For general public (for workshops landing page)
Workshops for the general public

Break the Fake: How to tell what’s true online
The Break the Fake: How to tell what's true online workshop will teach audiences four quick, easy steps they can take to spot misinformation and find out if something online is true or not. The workshop includes methods for recognizing AI-generated misinformation, including deepfakes, as well as tips on how to use AI for verifying information.

DigitalSmarts
Digital literacy is a vital tool for education, employment and economic participation, civic engagement, and even health and wellness. It reinforces existing inequalities based on socioeconomic status, ethnicity, education, immigration status and gender. Given the importance of digital literacy skills to under-represented populations, MediaSmarts and YWCA Canada have partnered to develop and deliver DigitalSmarts, a digital literacy skills program.
For parents (for workshops landing page)
Workshops for parents/guardians

Raising Digitally Resilient Kids

The Parent Network: Social Media and Your Kids Workshop
Understanding the connected world of kids and teens can be challenging for parents because adults don’t communicate online in the same way and are not necessarily using the same social media. Even more challenging is the reality that there’s always something new coming around the corner.
Workshop for youth (for workshops landing page)
Workshops for youth

Respecting Yourself and Others Online Workshop
The Respecting Yourself and Others Online workshop was created to provide tweens and young teens with strategies and knowledge that will help them respect themselves, respect others and respect the space when using social media.