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Media and Learning Association

September 2020

7th September 2020
1 min read

Featured Articles

AR & VRAV TechnologiesHigher Education

Media & Learning Online to take place 18-19 November

The topic for Media & Learning Online on 18 November is Scaling up video-based services in Higher Education and will be a direct continuation of the conversation which took place in June. Now that so many...

2nd September 2020
2 min read
AR & VR

Responsible use of XR in the academic field

Recent research has shown that anonymising biometric data generated by VR headsets is almost impossible. Using 95 data points, the researchers were able to identify individuals with a 90% accuracy rate. In the future...

26th August 2020
7 min read
AV TechnologiesHigher Education

Classroom Design with Emotional Intelligence in Mind

We’ve all been there, the typical four wall classroom with what appears to be a 32” monitor at the front of the class, or the lecture hall with an inadequate sound system that can usually be heard in the first five...

31st August 2020
4 min read
Media Literacy

New study supports the development of media literacy policies

Earlier this year (as discussed in the July edition of this newsletter), the Council of the European Union adopted the conclusions on media literacy in an ever-changing world. In these conclusions, the Council invites...

1st September 2020
4 min read
Higher Education

Video provides authenticity for nursing students entering mental health units for first time

There are a limited number of resources available to students to prepare them for working in mental health units and understanding the experience of service users [patients]. This interactive resource follows a service...

25th August 2020
4 min read
Higher Education

Interactive video on Pest Control Strategies – flashMOOC#2 from the University of Bern

The finalists of this year’s MEDEA Awards were announced in May, you can read about them here, The winner will be announced in October. Each month we are featuring one or more of this year’s finalists. In...

1st September 2020
4 min read
Media Literacy

WoW! – Rebalancing news to inspire preteens

A media start-up inspires young changemakers by showing solutions to problems“Is there only bad news in the world?” That is the question that launched a new media offering for 8-12 year-olds and their families. The...

4th September 2020
4 min read
Primary & Secondary Education

Ireland’s youngest filmmakers take to the ‘red carpet’ each year

The finalists of this year’s MEDEA Awards were announced in May, you can read about them here, The winner will be announced in October. Each month we are featuring one or more of this year’s finalists...

4th September 2020
3 min read

News

Higher Education

MEDEA Awards winner 2020 to be revealed on 28 October!

This week the board of the Media & Learning Association agreed to organise the announcement of the winner of this year’s MEDEA Awards during a webinar on 28 October. We are also going to organise throughout...

2nd September 2020
1 min read
AR & VR

XR ERA launches community on Extended Reality for Education & Research in Academia

Last month the XR ERA project, an initiative of the Centre for Innovation, Leiden University, had its first meetup with core contributors who are known as frontrunners. During the meeting the XR ERA team launched their...

1st September 2020
1 min read
Media Literacy

Interested in Media Literacy? webinars starting 23 September

Nordicom and the Swedish Media Council are getting the ball rolling with their series of webinars addressing media and information literacy (MIL) in the Nordic countries: Media Education in the Nordic Countries:...

31st August 2020
2 min read
Higher Education

Virtual introductions replaced traditional meet-and-greet at annual SCHOMS conference

SCHOMS – a professional body for senior HE managers delivering a diverse set of educational, technological, media and institutional development and support services – had hoped to be staging a memorable 2020...

31st August 2020
2 min read
Higher Education

MEDEA winner features at Virtual Summer Arts Festival in Ireland

Great to see that History of Life, the popular winner of the 2019 MEDEA Awards was shown recently at NUI Galway’s Virtual Summer Arts Festival. The festival which took place from 26 to 29 August featured various...

27th August 2020
1 min read
Higher Education

Want to be inspired? check out tips and suggestions from Michael Wesch

If you are looking for good ideas about online teaching, then start by heading to the Michael Wesch Youtube channel. Michael Wesch is an associate professor of cultural anthropology at Kansas State University in the US...

31st August 2020
1 min read
Lifelong Learning

Panopto shares ideas on using video for staff onboarding

Taking on board new staff is challenging at the best of times, but during a pandemic it can be a real headache. Panopto have launched a site which shows how different kinds of videos can be used to bring new staff...

26th August 2020
1 min read
AV TechnologiesHigher EducationLifelong Learning

XJTLU and Amberscript join Media & Learning Association

We are delighted to announce that XJTLU based in Suzhou, China and the Dutch company Amberscript have joined the Media & Learning Association this month. Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTU) is an...

4th September 2020
1 min read
AR & VR

New Open Call launched by XR4ALL

XR4ALL has launched the third cut-off date of its Open Call to provide financial support to XR research teams from startups, SMEs, industry, research institutions, and academia to develop XR solutions. A total of €1,5...

4th September 2020
1 min read

Tips and Reviews

RecordCast
AV Technologies

Capturing your screen with RecordCast

7th September 2020
2 min read
Cloudstopmotion
AV Technologies

Fun making stop motion films!

7th September 2020
2 min read
Transcriptive
AV Technologies

Upload and transcribe with Transcriptive

7th September 2020
2 min read

Events and Competitions

Higher Education

EDEN Webinar series re-starts 14 September

The popular EDEN webinar series: Education in time of new normal will re-start on 14 September with a webinar at 17:00 CEST entitled “Online transformation of universities – having faced the challenges of the...

2nd September 2020
1 min read
AV Technologies

My RØDE Reel Short Film Competition – enter now!

RØDE Microphones has announced the return of My RØDE Reel, the World’s Largest Short Film Competition. This year it’s bigger than ever, with a monumental $1 million in cash to be won – plus heaps of awesome gear...

31st August 2020
1 min read
Higher Education

EDEN 2020 Research Workshop 21-23 October call open

The 11th EDEN Research workshop takes place on 21-13 October and while it is hosted by LE@D, Universidade Aberta in Portugal, it will be organised fully online. The theme for this workshop is ‘Enhancing the Human...

27th August 2020
1 min read
Media Literacy

Filem’On Film Festival 28 Oct – 7 Nov

The 14th edition of Filem’On Film Festival will be held as planned from October 28 to November 7, 2020. The organisers are looking forward to welcoming you to the festival in Brussels in safe conditions. However...

27th August 2020
1 min read
Media Literacy

Online Northeast Media Literacy Conference 6-7 November

For the first time in 15 years, the US based Northeast Media Literacy Conference will be fully online! Being online means that this is going to be both an international and interdisciplinary group, breaking out of the...

31st August 2020
1 min read
AV TechnologiesPrimary & Secondary Education

Europeana Online 11-13 November

The annual Europeana conference will be taking place this year online between 11-13 November 2020. The organisers plan to organise a participatory event that gathers voices from across the sector and continent to...

2nd September 2020
1 min read

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