TADAM — Educator Workshops on AI, Algorithms and Disinformation Across Romania, France and Finland (Pre-Post Quasi-Experimental Evaluation)

TADAM (Tools & Awareness about Disinformation, Algorithms & Media) is an EU-funded, 24-month project that began in January 2024. Nine partner organisations from several European countries take part. It runs decentralised workshops for educators and publishes an open-source toolkit.
A peer-reviewed study in Media Education (vol. 17, no. 1, 2026; Ranieri, Biagini, Cuomo and Christman) evaluated country-specific workshops in Romania, France and Finland using a pre-post quasi-experimental design with independent groups. It measured educators' perceived preparedness on four dimensions: promoting AI literacy, developing local knowledge, facilitating training and networking with stakeholders.
Participants assessed after the workshops reported substantially higher preparedness on all four dimensions, with effect sizes from medium-large to large. The preparedness scale showed excellent internal consistency and a strong unidimensional structure. The authors link the gains to competency-based design, active learning, co-design and adaptation to local context.
Limitations: the design is non-randomised, with independent pre and post groups, and the outcome is perceived preparedness, not demonstrated teaching competence or any measured effect on pupils. The evidence is therefore promising but not conclusive; the open toolkit helps transfer, but long-term uptake is not yet shown.

Read the full analysis: https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/med/article/view/20214