TECCOM18 workshops on the WYRED platform

A group of 80 young people of the first year of the Degree in Social Education at the University of Salamanca has collaborated in the development of pilot experiences of the WYRED platform.

In this case, and in the context of a subject in which conflict resolution is addressed, the students were divided into 12 groups to promote a series of social dialogues on topics that they considered to be of interest and that fit into the set of topics of the project.

The process of selection and configuration of the social dialogues began with the presentation of the proposed themes in a collaborative mural using Padlet (https://padlet.com). Once exposed in the classroom, with the purpose of guaranteeing the greatest possible variety of topics, the groups designated a partner who would act as a facilitator and who, later, would be responsible for inviting the rest of the classmates and setting up their own community in the community platform.

Students will discuss the chosen topic in their group for three weeks and will prepare a report in which the following aspects will be reflected:

• Definition and description of the chosen topic.
• To what extent the chosen theme affects them as young people.
• Proposals to solve or improve the situation of the problem addressed.
• Experience of use and proposal of improvement of the WYRED platform.

The topics chosen by the students cover the following aspects, among others: reasons for stress among young people; cyberbullying, sexting and other forms of digital humiliation; machismo and distorted image of women in the digital society; anonymity, privacy and digital identity; deep web; influencers, false myths and digital popularity.