EDUCATING GLOBAL CITIZENS WITH THE HELP OF A MOOC

This paper presents a MOOC titled "Addressing Global Citizenship Education through Digital Storytelling", which addresses the needs of individuals having diverse educational backgrounds who share the enthusiasm for implementing Global Citizenship Education using Digital Storytelling with young people both in formal and non-formal educational contexts. Global Citizenship Education employs concepts, methodologies and theories already implemented in different fields and subjects, including human rights education, peace education, education, to achieve sustainable development and education for intercultural understanding. Addressing subjects through GCE can contribute to promote social inclusion, democratic values and fundamental rights awareness by giving young people opportunities to challenge the injustice of racism, value cultural diversity and develop positive attitudes and behaviours towards people who are different from them. Digital Storytelling is a powerful and effective learning tool in stimulating creativity, digital literacy and critical thinking. The act of publishing one's story, trying to influence peers to do the same and not to remain silent about the issues of radicalization and social exclusion will become an important factor in this process. Learners will be transformed to empowered actors who choose to put their stories out in order to raise awareness and help others.