May 4, 2026 4 min read Places still available for the Media & Learning Conference on 17-18 June – book your spot now! The conference agenda for this year’s Media & Learning Conference being held on 17-18 June under the banner theme Co-creating the future of learning is almost complete and is packed with workshops… Artificial Intelligence AV Technologies Higher Education XR
April 8, 2026 12 min read Media & Learning Conference – a preview of this year’s agenda With just over 12 weeks to go to this year’s Media & Learning Conference organised jointly between MLA and KU Leuven, we wanted to tell you more about what’s going to be on the programme this year. Artificial Intelligence AV Technologies Higher Education XR
April 7, 2026 4 min read Uptale, a spatial learning platform for immersive education Image taken from www.uptale.io Uptale is a no-code immersive learning platform that enables educators and organisations to create interactive training experiences using virtual reality and 360° media. Rather than relying on traditional formats such as… Higher Education XR
April 7, 2026 1 min read EduXR Symposium, Athlone, Ireland, 12 May, 2026 Entitled XR and me: Learning in New Realities, this one-day, in-person symposium takes place on 12 May at the Technological University of the Shannon (TUS), Athlone campus. Higher Education XR
April 3, 2026 1 min read Learn more about virtual exchanges for sustainable education on 20 April As part of the TREnD webinar series, Session 4 features Hanna Lappalainen (University of Helsinki, Finland) presenting Virtual Exchanges for Sustainable Education: The Cases of ERASMUS+ UNAVEX and… Higher Education XR
March 30, 2026 3 min read Call for submissions: AVRiL 2026 competition on XR learning scenarios, 31 May 2026 The Gesellschaft für Informatik’s XR-Learning working group has announced the launch of the AVRiL 2026 competition, which seeks to identify and promote outstanding learning scenarios using extended reality (XR) technologies, including virtual and augmented reality.… XR
March 30, 2026 8 min read Agentic production for multimedia learning by Serge de Beer, LearningTour, the Netherlands. The way we create educational media is changing rapidly. Where production once required significant time, people, and budget, a new approach is… Higher Education XR
March 30, 2026 7 min read Insights from MLA event on the role and possible value of avatars in Higher Education by Lana Scott, MIT, US. From virtual reality classrooms to AI-powered simulations and video-based instructors, avatars are rapidly becoming a central feature of modern education. On February 26… Artificial Intelligence AV Technologies Higher Education XR
March 3, 2026 3 min read TREnD Staff Training Programme: Integrating critical mapping and innovative pedagogies, 11 March TREnD (Teaching Resilience and Environmental Democracy) is a new project in which the Media & Learning Association is a partner. As part of the project, the consortium partners have developed a Staff… Higher Education XR