June 2021

Learn how to debunk news stories in just 20 minutes

Navigating the treacherous digital information ecology in an era of misinformation is certainly a challenge. Credible news, misunderstandings and lies mix when important topics like the pandemic and politics are…

31 May 2021

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Five elements of teaching in a pandemic that will shape future university provision

As an enthusiastic user of technology, I’ve incorporated video and other media into my teaching for many years to engage and support my students in both face-to-face sessions and online. I teach economics at University…

19 May 2021

4 min read

AR & VR

Is Virtual Reality a useful tool to learn and practice problem-solving skills?

With the rapid growth of technological advances such as high-speed computing, high-resolution graphics, and interface devices, virtual reality (VR) technology has become not only an exciting gaming technology but…

27 May 2021

5 min read

Keep it, Bin it? the story of archiving video material in KU Leuven

As the amount of data produced by multimedia storage in higher education is constantly increasing, so is the demand for more data storage. As you can see below, internet traffic in KU Leuven increased dramatically…

1 June 2021

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Eat oranges to treat scurvy – Ofcom’s mission to find a remedy for harmful disinformation

Finding out what works in driving improved media literacy. In the face of the Coronavirus pandemic, people looking for advice online may have come across suggestions that cutting up onions and leaving them around the…

28 May 2021

4 min read

Making a transnational teaching podcast: lessons learned

As COVID-19 lockdowns swept across university campuses in early 2020, academics around the world shifted their teaching to virtual platforms. That’s when we decided to turn our master’s sociology course at the KU Leuven…

1 June 2021

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ZaLab Exchange Seminar on Participatory Video Practices

With the support of the Media & Learning Association, the Evens Foundation and ZaLab organised a seminar on 18 May on the subject of participatory practices in relation to documentary video and film-making. Hosted…

1 June 2021

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News

Places still available for seminar on on using 360° videos for learning

The aim of this seminar taking place on 10 June is to introduce 360° videos as a teaching and learning tool. This event which is aimed at a maximum of 30 participants will begin with a showcase session, whereby several…

31 May 2021

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Ofcom’s Making Sense of Media event on Adults’ and Children’s media literacy

On Friday 7 May Ofcom hosted a virtual event to showcase key findings from their adults’ and children’s media literacy reports which they published at the end of April. The event focused on three topics – adults’…

27 May 2021

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New Creative Europe Programme launched

The European Commission’s new Creative Europe programme 2021 – 2027 was launched on 26 May. This new programme brings €2.44 billion of support to the cultural and creative sectors. With its 3 sub-programmes…

1 June 2021

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DW Akademie publish media & information literacy guidebook

DW Akademie has recently published the third edition of “Media and information literacy – A practical guidebook for trainers”. This guidebook which is available in English provides MIL trainers with…

21 May 2021

1 min read

A new global partnership to help the education sector fight cybercrime

Jisc (UK), AARNet (Australia), CanSSOC (Canada), OmniSOC and REN-ISAC (USA) have partnered up in order to launch a new cybersecurity threat intelligence sharing system whose aim is to help higher education institutions…

1 June 2021

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EUA stresses strategic vision of European University Alliances

The European University Association (EUA) has issued a strongly worded statement in response to recent European Educational Council’s Conclusions on the European Universities Initiative. These conclusions come at…

1 June 2021

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Primary & Secondary Education

EDMO announces 8 new national hubs

The European Commission announced on 26 May the eight selected national hubs that will become part of the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO) network. The network of hubs on digital media will contribute to the…

1 June 2021

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European Schoolnet publishes their annual report

The pandemic has led schools to rethink their teaching methods for a more technology-driven setting. In their 2020 Annual Report European Schoolnet reflects on the actions EUN has undertaken to support education during…

21 May 2021

1 min read

Tips and Reviews

Jitsi Meet: a free and open source alternative for Teams and other Zooms?

1 June 2021

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Fed up of using free library or stock music? Get Soundtrap

1 June 2021

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AR & VR

XR Futures Report published

1 June 2021

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Events and Competitions

Lifelong Learning

Europeana conference, 3-4 June

On 3-4 June, Europeana will host an online event ‘Towards recovery: digital capacity building in the Cultural Heritage sector’ in association with Portugal’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The…

21 May 2021

1 min read

EDMO Week, 7-11 June

To mark its first year of activities, the European Digital Media Observatory will hold its first annual conference, EDMO Week: United Against Disinformation, on 7-11 June bringing together stakeholders…

27 May 2021

1 min read

EUNIS 2021, 9 – 11 June

EUNIS invites the MLA community to join them (virtually) in Athens for #EUNIS21. Discuss digital transformation, find out how universities internationally have used AV tools to deliver innovative learning experiences…

21 May 2021

1 min read

Scottish International Film Education Conference 2021, 17-18 June

The 2021 Scottish International Film Education Conference explores diverse perspectives on film education from around the world, from a variety of different perspectives within the process – class-room teachers…

31 May 2021

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EDEN Virtual Annual Conference, 21-24 June

The EDEN Virtual Annual Conference on 21-24 June will be hosted by the National Distance Education University UNED. The events will include EDEN’s PhD Symposium, a special workshop by the…

1 June 2021

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