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April 2023

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April 2023

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AR & VR AV Technologies Higher Education

Packed agenda for Media & Learning 2023 – where pedagogy really does meet media…..

This year’s Media & Learning Conference taking place on 20-21 June in Leuven, Belgium is packed with opportunities to learn, network and develop for anyone involved in supporting and promoting educational…

3 April 2023

4 min read

AR & VR

Choosing a research path into XR for education..

by Nicola Fern, Senior Digital Learning Developer, Durham University, UK. XR technologies have been on the cusp of mainstream adoption for several years now; this wave seems to be finally building toward more widespread…

13 March 2023

7 min read

Media Literacy

Global Media Education Summit 2023 Highlights

by Neil Andersen, Association for Media Literacy (AML), Canada. This was a very politicized gathering of people who are working hard to be woke. The conference theme derived from the work of Media Ecology…

3 April 2023

7 min read

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AV Technologies Higher Education

Online Learning – Keeping It Real

by Paul Trueman, University of Sunderland, UK. We really do live in unprecedented times. A word well used throughout the pandemic. As an education technologist, academic and learning content creator I’ve…

29 March 2023

4 min read

AR & VR

Extended reality: opportunities, success stories and challenges in health and education

by Jonas Antanavičius, Visionary Analytics. Extended reality (XR) is an umbrella term that refers to immersive technologies, including virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR). These…

30 March 2023

8 min read

Media Literacy

Meriam’s Online World: Promoting digital and media literacy education in the Philippines

by Madelyn Garcia, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Philippines. Research and advocacy that link children’s rights to their digital environments are gaining attention and shaping initiatives that…

3 March 2023

7 min read

AV Technologies Primary & Secondary Education

Meeting students’ communicative and social needs through podcasts

by Beatriz Chaves-Yuste, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain. ICT tools have gained relevance in the foreign language classroom since they can provide students with multiple options of interaction and information…

28 March 2023

4 min read

Media Literacy

Digital Media Literacy in EDMO Round Table: Ireland Hub

This interview is part of the ”Digital Media Literacy in EDMO Round Table’‘ interview series that will be published every month to highlight the work of the 14 EDMO hubs. Ireland Hub, Ricardo…

3 April 2023

7 min read

AR & VR Higher Education

Making the Metaverse Useful for Learning

by Steve Grubbs, VictoryXR. Aristotle sat on a rock just outside of Athens, where I found him ready to strike up a conversation. I had been fortunate to catch a ride through time to have a conversation, and perhaps, to…

19 March 2023

5 min read

Media Literacy

Study finds positive links between Children’s Media Literacy Education and Wellbeing

by Vicky O’Rourke, Atlantic Technological University, Ireland. In my role as a Lecturer in Marketing, I had a keen interest in how children learn to become consumers, and the role educators can play in this process. My…

3 April 2023

3 min read

AR & VR

Enhancing Medical Proficiency: exploring the benefits of communication training in Virtual Reality

by Stéphanie Vanneste, KU Leuven, Belgium. If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that a well-developed healthcare sector and well-trained healthcare professionals are of vital importance. But what does it…

3 April 2023

5 min read

Media Literacy Primary & Secondary Education

Meet Tactical Tech: Creating Critical Interventions about Technology

by Tactical Tech, International NGO. Picture this: you’re walking down a busy shopping street in a major city and spot a newplace you hadn’t noticed before. Through the windows, you can see bright white tables,neon…

30 March 2023

3 min read

Media Literacy

New contextual perspectives to European media literacy development – Introducing ICME

by Lauri Palsa & Ella Airola, National Audiovisual Institute, KAVI, Finland. From abstract concepts to meaningful media literacy Within the times of rapid development of digital technologies and the convergent…

3 April 2023

5 min read

News

Higher Education Lifelong Learning

Call for more financial support for teachers’ professional development in review of DEAP

The 2021-2027 digital education action plan (DEAP), the European Commission’s flagship initiative adopted in September 2020 came under review recently by the European Parliament. Progress on the DEAP is the…

31 March 2023

1 min read

AR & VR

Inclusive Peer Learning with AR: A MOOC for Higher Education

Starting from 14 April, learners can enroll in a new online course titled “Inclusive Peer Learning with Augmented Reality” run for free by the iPEAR team. This MOOC provides an overview of the possibilities…

30 March 2023

1 min read

AR & VR Higher Education

Join us on 20 April to explore the development of medical XR applications

The Media & Learning seminar entitled “How medical doctors and developers collaborate to develop educational XR applications” will take place from 14:00 – 15:30 CEST on Thursday, 20 April. During this session we…

3 April 2023

1 min read

Media Literacy

More attention to MIL needed in Iberoamerican region

The Iberoamerican platform of media regulatory authorities (PRAI) organised a workshop on 30 March jointly with the UNESCO office in Montevideo about the Media & Information Literacy (MIL) situation, perspectives…

3 April 2023

2 min read

Higher Education

EUA launches new expert group on Innovation in Universities

The new EUA (European University Association) Expert Group on innovation in universities came together for a first meeting last week in Brussels. This group was established to support EUA in developing strategy and…

4 April 2023

1 min read

Media Literacy

Teachers wanted for media literacy training course!

European Schoolnet is looking for 25 teachers to participate in an online co-development session on May 23, 2023, at 18:00 CEST. The aim is to explore the most effective approaches and resources used to…

3 April 2023

1 min read

Media Literacy

Media Literacy as a way to tackle disinformation – publication opportunity

An OBS 2024 Special Edition* is planned on the topic Uses of Media Literacy to tackle disinformation: the multiple roles of different stakeholders and the call for abstracts in English, Portuguese or Spanish is now open…

16 March 2023

2 min read

Higher Education Media Literacy

Call for inputs to publication on University and critical thinking: training in communication

The Quaderns del CAC is a scientific journal on communication published by the Catalan Audiovisual Council. With open access, it is published annually entirely in three languages: Catalan, Spanish and English. You can…

3 April 2023

1 min read

Tips and Reviews

Primary & Secondary Education

New MOOC on Games in Schools

3 April 2023

1 min read

Artificial Intelligence

OECD report warns of education falling behind technology in new publication

30 March 2023

1 min read

Primary & Secondary Education

New report on the impact of Covid-19 on school learning outcomes

3 April 2023

1 min read

Events and Competitions

AV Technologies Higher Education OE(M)R

OER23 Open Education Conference (hybrid), 4-6 April

The OER23 Open Education Conference, organised by ALT in partnership with UHI, is set to take place from 4-6 April 2023. This conference will bring together participants from the UK and around the world to explore Open…

30 March 2023

1 min read

Media Literacy

News Literacy Congress against Disinformation, 18 April 2023, Netherlands

As part of the media literacy project SMILES, which enables young people to be more resilient against fake news, the De Haagse Hogeschool, Beeld & Geluid and the KB, national library are organising a congress on 18…

13 March 2023

1 min read

Higher Education

Rethinking Learning Modes and Learning Paths. 20-21 April, Vienna, Austria

Dring this conference, the organisers in Vienna University of Economics and Business plan to shine a light on seamless learning experiences and learning paths with insights from the European policy perspective and the…

31 March 2023

1 min read

Media Literacy

Global Youth & News Media Prize, Deadline 1 May

Educators and news organisations will be honored by a special Press Freedom Teaching Award in the 2023 edition of the Global Youth & News Media Prize. The award will recognise excellence in making sure that…

31 March 2023

1 min read

AR & VR Higher Education

iLRN2023 (online), 18-20 May

The iLRN Annual Conference is set to take place on May 18-20, 2023 online. This premier scholarly event focuses on the latest advances in the use of virtual, augmented, and mixed-reality technologies to support learners…

30 March 2023

1 min read

AV Technologies

Learntec, 23-25 May, Karlsruhe, Germany

Promoted as Europe’s largest event for digital education at school, university and work, Learntec 2023 promises to bring together national and international exhibitors to present the latest technologies around…

3 April 2023

1 min read

AV Technologies Higher Education

EUNIS23, 14-16 June, Vigo, Spain

The EUNIS23 Annual Congress is a three-day event taking place from 14-16 June 2023 at the University of Vigo in Spain. This congress provides a platform for European Universities to come together and share their…

30 March 2023

1 min read

Higher Education Primary & Secondary Education

ATEE – Teacher Education on the Move, 27-30 August, Budapest, Hungary

The annual conference of the Association for Teacher Education in Europe (ATEE) takes place in Hungary this year. This three-day conference is a meeting place and platform for teacher educators and researchers from all…

31 March 2023

1 min read

Higher Education Media Literacy

MEC 2023: Media Education Meets Wilderness, 25-27 Sept, Lapland

MEC (former NBE) is an informal and friendly conference, which participants attend to exchange ideas and information dealing with media education, educational use of ICTs and learning environments. MEC is organised by…

31 March 2023

1 min read

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