Digital Discourse Initiative

Strategies for Schools to Counter the Effects of Online Hate - Jordan Daly, TIE Scotland.         

In an increasingly polarised society, children and young people are exposed to false and harmful information, extremist ideologies and content, and hate across online spaces.

In this session, Time for Inclusive Education (TIE) will highlight the 'Digital Discourse Initiative', a new resource developed with the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) for Scottish teachers and school staff to strategically counter the effects of online hate and disinformation on children and young people.

The session will explore the results of focus group discussions with young people about their experiences online, strategic dialogue, and the role of critical and digital media literacy.  The session will provide you with information about new tools, strategies, and considerations to respond to behaviours influenced by prejudicial content online and equip learners to become critical digital citizens.

We ran this as a workshop at our annual conference and received great feedback. Due to this we want to give all members the opportunity to attend this session.

This session is for AHDS members and is free to attend. The session will run from 4 - 5pm.

27 January 2026 - Online - MS Teams