Digital resilience: tool for AI and deepfake skills among young people (DigRes)

Result

The project Digital Resilience led to the following results:

Development and release of an interactive online tool (programmed with Twine) to foster AI and deepfake literacy (open access: ki-schule.eu - see link below)
Accompanying website with teaching materials for teachers and students (ProjectPlus with Felicitas Högger ZHAW students)
Evaluation in workshops with teachers
Qualitative user study with students (aged 13–17)
Presentation of results at the Media Didactics Conference (PH Zurich, September 2025)

Description

The project Digital Resilience developed, tested, and published an interactive online tool with a learning environment designed to foster AI and deepfake literacy among young people, thereby strengthening their digital resilience. The tool integrates elements of source criticism, storytelling, and science communication to support critical thinking and media literacy. Built with Twine, it is openly accessible at ki-schule.eu (see link below), where teachers and students can also find complementary resources aligned with curriculum requirements.

Key data

Projectlead

Dr. Sabrina H. Kessler (Universität Zürich UZH)

Co-Projectlead

Valery Wyss, Dr. Alexandra K. Krebs (Pädagogische Hochschule Zürich PHZH)

Project partners

Universität Zürich UZH / Institut für Kommunikationswissenschaft und Medienforschung; Pädagogische Hochschule Zürich PHZH / Zentrum Bildung und digitaler Wandel

Project status

completed, 09/2024 - 08/2025

Institute/Centre

Institute of Applied Media Studies (IAM)

Funding partner

Digitalisierungsinitiative der Zürcher Hochschulen DIZH / Rapid-Action-Call

Project budget

75'000 CHF