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University of Groningen

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The University of Groningen was founded in 1614 and has over 6.000 fte staff and 36.000 students, spread over 11 faculties. It participates in various national and international projects aiming at innovating the use of multimedia in education. The university has so far published 14 MOOCs on the Futurelearn platform. Its facilities include professional broadcasting studios and a growing number of do-it-yourself studios. In addition, the Reality Center offers highly advanced Virtual Reality (VR) facilities for research and education.

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Organisational member United Kingdom

Heriot-Watt University

The Digital Education Team work alongside faculty to deliver fully online, higher education courses. The digital media producers collaborate with subject experts to identify where media is best utilised within the context of the learner journey, with a focus on creating tutor presence, and building in sustainable media practices at each stage of production. Beyond creating course content, media with a broader scope is produced, and interests lie in research and innovation that opens up new approaches to the use and application of media within (online and face-to-face) learning environments.

Organisational member France

Université Ouverte des Humanités (UOH)

The Université Ouverte des Humanités (UOH) is one of the eight digital universities in France. The disciplinary fields of the institution are the following: human sciences, social sciences, letters, languages and arts. The missions of this university are: – Support teachers in the blended learning class – Promoting better student success, particularly in bachelor’s degree I and II. – Assess the valorisation, the diffusion and the production of digital and pedagogical resources. – Index and diffusion of the institutional portal web for contribute to the development of “L’Université Numérique”

Organisational member Germany

Heidelberg School of Education (HSE)

Heidelberg School of Education (HSE) is a joint academic institution for teacher education of Heidelberg University (Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg) and University of Education Heidelberg (Pädagogische Hochschule Heidelberg). HSE fosters interdisciplinary exchange and research on local as well as international levels. One of such initiatives is cooperation with the Teachers College (Columbia University, USA) entitled “Critical Media Literacy”.