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Media and Learning Association

December 2025

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Featured Articles

Higher Education

How teaching and learning centres are shaping the future of higher education

by Shirin Izadpanah, MLA and Melissa A. Lark, Leiden University, the Netherlands. On 20 November, the Media & Learning Association hosted an online event titled “Driving Educational Innovation: The Role of Teaching...

1 week ago
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Media LiteracyOE(M)RPrimary & Secondary Education

Adventures in media literacy: MilLab’s innovative approach to critical thinking

by Nino Gelashvili, Media Development Foundation (MDF), Georgia. Mila and Kira, Mimi and Dete, Dr. Fake, alongside beloved characters from Georgian fairy tales, and other figures from online games come together on...

1 week ago
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Artificial IntelligenceLifelong LearningMedia Literacy

Fostering reading comprehension with the help of an AI agent

by Dr. Ruth Maloszek, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany. How can we spread awareness of the 17 UN Sustainability Goals and, at the same time support language learners of diverse origins and...

4 weeks ago
4 min read
Media LiteracyPrimary & Secondary Education

Mimicking the screen: what the MIMIc project reveals about teens and screens

by Laura Vandenbosch and Jasmina Rosič, KU Leuven, Department of Communication Science, Media Psychology Lab, Belgium. In the years after the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization urged renewed attention to...

1 week ago
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Artificial IntelligenceHigher Education

Evaluating AI in education: moving from hype to meaningful use 

by Zohre Mohammadi Zenouzagh, Leiden University, the Netherlands. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly entering higher education, bringing with it a wave of tools that promise to personalise learning, automate...

1 month ago
4 min read
Higher Education

NuGamers: creative orientation for a more gender-inclusive games education

by Francesca Olivier, Future Games, Sweden. When NuGamers started in late 2023, the question was simple: how can vocational game schools turn good intentions about gender equality into what actually happens in outreach...

1 week ago
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Higher EducationMedia Literacy

Inclusive Data Literacy: Lessons from a Data Literacy course in Cape Town, South Africa

by Lotte Vermeire, imec‐SMIT, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium. How do you teach data and digital skills in a context where many young people lack reliable internet, adequate devices, or prior computer...

5 days ago
5 min read
Artificial IntelligenceHigher Education

From traffic lights to roundabouts: learning with AI

by Chrissi Nerantzi and John Palfreyman, University of Leeds, UK. At a real and metaphorical level, traffic lights signal strict rules. Dignan (2019) uses traffic lights to describe how legacy organisations cling to...

1 week ago
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Lifelong LearningMedia Literacy

INFOLEAD: Strengthening legal and civic responses to information disorder

by Marta Achler, University of Florence, Italy. Misinformation, disinformation, mal-information, and media literacy were at the heart of the EMIF funded project “Infolead: Media Literacy Programme for Judges and...

4 days ago
3 min read
Higher Education

Predicting grades early: a new tool for student success at Leiden University  

by Arian Kiandoost, Leiden Learning & Innovation Centre (LLInC), the Netherlands. At Leiden University, we’re always looking for ways to help students shine, especially in their first year when the transition to...

1 week ago
5 min read
Lifelong LearningMedia Literacy

Simplified content, believable politics: the influencer effects in Taiwan and the USA

 by Jiun-Chi Lin, National Sun Yat-sen University (Taiwan, ROC). In the age of digital communication, social media influencers (SMIs) have become more socially influential due to their growing numbers and virtual...

4 days ago
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News

Higher Education

Register for ‘Making educational resources accessible in higher education’ webinar on 11 December

On December 11 2025, 14:00 – 15:00 CET Media and Learning is hosting an online event on Accessibility in higher education. This session explores how universities can create more inclusive learning environments by...

5 days ago
1 min read
AR & VRArtificial IntelligenceAV TechnologiesHigher Education

Registration is open now for Media & Learning Conference 2026

📆17-18 Jun📍Leuven, Belgium The Media & Learning Association is delighted to announce that registration is now open for the Media & Learning Conference 2026, taking place on 17–18 June in Leuven, Belgium...

1 week ago
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Media Literacy

Join us for ‘Lines of speech: hate, harm and the laws across borders’ webinar on 17 December

On December 17 2025, 14:00 – 15:15 CET Media and Learning is hosting an online event on media literacy and hate speech. This session will explore how hate speech is defined and regulated (ethics vs legality) across...

5 days ago
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AR & VRArtificial IntelligenceAV TechnologiesHigher EducationMedia Literacy

MLA launches new SIG on Centres for Teaching and Learning

Following the success of the MLA2025 pre-conference workshop hosted by KU Leuven in June this year, Media & Learning identified a growing interest within the community for a dedicated space focused on centres...

1 week ago
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Lifelong LearningMedia Literacy

European Commission launches European Democracy Shield

The European Commission recently presented the European Democracy Shield, alongside the EU Strategy for Civil Society, introducing measures to strengthen democracy, civic engagement, and media freedom across the EU and...

1 week ago
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Media Literacy

“DigitalEU” school year calendar promotes online safety for 2025–2026

The European Commission has released a fresh 2025–2026 school year calendar under its #DigitalEU initiative — and it’s more than just dates. Each month in the calendar focuses on a key theme related to digital...

1 week ago
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Tips and Reviews

The MEDIA Carbon Calculator provides a methodology for assessing CO₂ emissions associated with audiovisual projects
AV TechnologiesHigher Education

A new tool helps Universities measure greener media production

1 week ago
3 min read
Higher EducationMedia Literacy

REMEDIS evaluation toolkit

1 month ago
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Blender 5.0
AV Technologies

Blender 5.0

7 days ago
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Events and Competitions

Media Literacy

fome symposium, 9–10 December 2025, Bonn, Germany

📍Bonn, Germany📆 9–10 December 2025 This December, Bonn will host the fome Symposium 2025, under the theme “Beyond Dependency: Rethinking Support for Public Interest Media”. The event is organised by DW Akademie and...

5 days ago
2 min read
Artificial Intelligence

The International AI Summit 2025, 11 December 2025, Brussels, Belgium

📍Brussels, Belgium / Virtual📆11 December 2026 9:00 – 19:00 CET The International AI Summit 2025, co-hosted by the EIT AI Community and Forum Europe, is slated for 11 December 2025 at Sofitel Brussels Europe. This...

5 days ago
1 min read
Higher Education

XR ERA meetup: Human-centred XR & AI innovation, 5 Feb 2026, Virtual

📆Thu Feb 5 2026, 16:00 – 17:00 (CET)📍Online On 5 February 2026, XR ERA will host its 37th community meetup — titled “Human-centred XR & AI Innovation” — with a presentation by IDEA Lab from London’s Imperial...

5 days ago
1 min read
Higher Education

European Learning & Teaching Forum (EUA) – 12-13 February 2026, Lisbon, Portugal

📆12–13 February 2026📍Lisbon, Portugal The 2026 European Learning & Teaching Forum, organised by the European University Association (EUA), is happening on 12–13 February 2026 at Universidade Católica Portuguesa...

1 week ago
1 min read
AV TechnologiesHigher Education

Opencast 2026 International Summit, 25-27 February 2026, Manchester, UK

📍Manchester, UK📆25-27 February 2026 The 2026 Opencast summit will be hosted at the University of Manchester, UK, from the 25th to 27th of February.  Opencast is a flexible and scalable open-source...

5 days ago
1 min read
AV Technologies

Submit your film for the 25th Countryside Animafest Cyprus by 31 March 2026

Countryside Animafest Cyprus – Views of the World, the international animation festival of Cyprus, has announced its call for film submissions and invites you to enter your work. There is no entry fee. The festival...

1 week ago
1 min read

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