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August 2022

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Featured Articles

AR & VR

Extended Reality Technology in an Australian University – lessons learned and the way forward

By Dr. Murielle Kluge, The University of Newcastle, Australia Extended reality (XR) technologies will transform the way we learn and teach! Statements like this are often found in articles describing new virtual-reality...

8 months ago
5 min read
Higher EducationMedia Literacy

Black Lives in Alberta: Over a Century of Racial Injustice Continues

By Deborah Dobbins & Jenna Bailey, Shiloh Centre for Multicultural Roots and Lethbridge University, Canada. The film Black Lives in Alberta: Over a Century of Racial Injustice Continues, and its...

9 months ago
4 min read
Schools

Scientix prepares for a busy Autumn

By Barbara Quarta, Science Education Department of European Schoolnet (EUN) Scientix, the science education community in Europe, is preparing for an autumn full of opportunities for all STEM enthusiasts. For more than...

8 months ago
3 min read
AR & VR

Advancing XR Teaching & Learning opportunities at University of Waterloo, Canada

By Dr. Mark Morton, the University of Waterloo, Canada Spongy bog – that was one of our first ventures into extended reality at the University of Waterloo. Two drivers led to this initiative. First, for several years...

8 months ago
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AV TechnologiesHigher Education

Critical Approaches to Online Learning

By Julian McDougall, Centre for Excellence in Media Practice (CEMP), UK Last year, I published ‘Critical Approaches to Online Learning’, with Critical Publishing. When covid arrived, I had already been involved in...

8 months ago
4 min read
Media Literacy

How to evaluate a scientific claim and the expertise of an expert?  

by Kari Kivinen, European Observatory EUIPO Every now and then we must assess the credibility of a scientific claim we encounter on social media. For example, is there scientific evidence of the benefits of using masks...

8 months ago
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News

Media Literacy

Webinar series on EDMO Hubs’ Media Literacy work starts 14 September

Exploring Media Literacy at National, Regional and Local level – the work of EDMO Hubs on Media Literacy is a new series of online seminars organised by the Media & Learning Association together with the...

8 months ago
1 min read
Media Literacy

Espresso, Cappuccino, or Latte? New media literacy course for your coffee break

IREX in the Baltics has recently published their new online course on media literacy Very Verified. This course is designed to help participants evaluate the information flows in their daily life and equip them with...

8 months ago
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Higher EducationSchools

New book on open world learning

Routledge has recently published a book entitled “Open World Learning: Research, Innovation and the Challenges of High-Quality Education”. This book provides state-of-the-art contemporary research insights...

8 months ago
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AV TechnologiesMedia LiteracySchools

Subbit! – the supersonic subtitling contest, July-September

Europeana Subtitled aims to enable audiovisual media heritage to be enjoyed by professional and non-professional audiences as well as to increase its use through closed captioning and subtitling. Subbit! is their...

8 months ago
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AV TechnologiesProfessional Development

#DigiStoryFest 2022 winners announced

Europeana’s Digital Storytelling Festival is an online event inviting cultural heritage professionals to discover resources and tools to create digital content, explore ways to boost audience engagement online...

8 months ago
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Media LiteracySchools

Experts stress the importance of digital education for raising responsible citizens

EURACTIV has recently published an article entitled Digital education key to develop responsible citizenship, experts say by Silvia Ellena in their series Citizens of tomorrow: education’s role in strengthening EU...

8 months ago
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AV TechnologiesMedia Literacy

Open call for creative projects related to journalism, science education and digital citizenship

MediaFutures is a three year European innovation project (supported by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme) that aims at contributing to high-quality media activities. MediaFutures...

8 months ago
1 min read
Media LiteracySchools

Internet Matters’ Report on Young people’s wellbeing in a digital world

The organisation Internet Matters has released a report ‘Intentional Use: How agency supports young people’s wellbeing in a digital world‘ highlighting the too often overlooked benefits of young people...

8 months ago
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Tips and Reviews

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AV Technologies

Craiyon, an AI image generator

8 months ago
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Media Literacy

UCLA Library: Critical Media Literacy Research Guide

8 months ago
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AV Technologies

The European Commission Audiovisual Service, a treasure trove

8 months ago
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Events and Competitions

AV TechnologiesHigher Education

EduTECH Conference, 10 – 11 August, Melbourne, Australia

EduTECH is the largest trade show and conference for the entire education lifecycle across Australia. This year the conference will take place from 10 – 11 August, in Melbourne, Australia. The event features a...

8 months ago
1 min read
Schools

Call for contributions to the 4th Scientix Conference, deadline 17 August

The 4th Scientix Conference will take place online Friday 18 and Saturday 19 November 2022. The conference, organised by European Schoolnet, is one of the major science education networking events in Europe...

8 months ago
1 min read
Higher Education

EAIE 2022, 13-16 September, Barcelona, Spain

The 32nd Annual EAIE Conference, which will take place from 13-16 September in Barcelona, is a higher education event bringing together passionate professionals from all over the globe. The conference...

8 months ago
1 min read
Higher Education

Leadership & Organisation for Teaching & Learning at European Universities, 28-29 Sept, Brussels

The LOTUS project is organising a two-day conference entitled “Leadership and Organisation for Teaching and Learning at European Universities” from 28-29 September in Brussels, Belgium. The LOTUS project...

8 months ago
1 min read
AV TechnologiesHigher Education

mLearn 2022, 10-12 October, Heerlen, the Netherlands

The 21st World Conference on Mobile, Blended and Seamless Learning under the theme ‘Smart mobile learning for education, lifelong learning and continuous professional development’ will take place from 10-12 October in...

8 months ago
1 min read
Higher Education

I-HE2022 Conference, 19-21 October, Athens, Greece

The I·HE2022 conference under the theme “Digital Reset: European Universities Transforming for a Changing World” will be hosted by HOU in Athens, Greece, from 19 – 21 October. I-HE2022 will gather...

8 months ago
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