Educational Material on Deepfakes: Teaching Students to Identify Fake Videos
Amsterdam, woensdag, 11 juni 2025.
KlasCement offers new educational material to help students identify images and videos created using deepfake technology. This material aids in developing media and digital skills, which are crucial in an era where fake news and misinformation are increasingly prevalent. Students learn what deepfakes are and how to recognise them, better preparing them for the digital world.
KlasCement Provides Educational Material on Deepfakes
KlasCement, a platform for educational resources and lesson preparation, has released new educational material to help students identify images and videos created using deepfake technology. This material is designed to equip students with essential media and digital skills, which are becoming increasingly important in an age where fake news and misinformation often surface. By learning what deepfakes are and how to recognise them, students are better prepared for the challenges of the digital world [1].
Why Learn to Recognise Deepfakes?
Deepfakes, or AI-generated videos that create realistic images of people doing or saying things they never actually did, pose a growing threat to the reliability of information. This technology is becoming more advanced and harder to distinguish from real content. Therefore, it is crucial that students learn how to identify these forgeries. KlasCement’s educational material focuses on developing critical thinking and media literacy, so students are aware of the potential implications and risks of deepfakes [1][2].
The Educational Material in Practice
The educational material on deepfakes is carefully designed to guide students step by step in recognising and understanding this technology. It includes practical examples, background information, learning objectives, and resources. Students have the opportunity to analyse deepfakes themselves and learn what signals to look out for. The material is suitable for media literacy lessons and can be used in various educational categories, such as primary education, secondary education, and adult education [3][4].
Support for Teachers
In addition to the educational material for students, KlasCement also provides support for teachers. The platform offers guidelines and instructions to effectively integrate the material into lessons. Teachers gain access to background information, practical examples, and tips for addressing topics such as deepfakes and media literacy. This helps teachers guide their students in a structured and understandable way in developing these skills [5][6].
The Role of Media Literacy in Education
Media literacy is an important subject in education, focusing on critical thinking and digital skills. Almost all young people have access to the internet and use social media, exposing them daily to large amounts of information. The ability to critically evaluate this information is therefore essential. Schools are required to teach media literacy, and the new curriculum in the Netherlands makes digital literacy a fixed part of education [7][8].
Tools and Workshops for Identifying Fake News
In addition to the educational material on deepfakes, various institutions also offer tools and workshops to enhance young people’s news literacy. The Babbelbox ‘Is’t waar?!’ from Artevelde University College is a low-threshold way to discuss news and fake news, aimed at parents and teenagers. The EDUbox Fake News, a collaboration between VRT, Mediawijs, imec, and Artevelde University College, offers three versions: a downloadable version for teachers, an interactive video lesson, and a workshop. These tools are specifically designed to help students in the second and third years of secondary education recognise and understand fake news [9].
Encountering Deepfakes in Practice
To show students what deepfakes look like in practice, examples of well-known deepfakes are shown, such as the remarkable Christmas speech by Queen Elizabeth, a singing Tom Cruise, and former coaches encouraging the Red Devils. These examples help students understand how realistic deepfakes can be and how important it is to remain critical. By analysing these practical examples, students gain a concrete understanding of the challenges they may encounter in the digital world [9].