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Media and Learning Association

January 2022

10th January 2022
1 min read

Featured Articles

AV TechnologiesHigher Education

Authentic and Effective: Rescuing Video from Its Role as the Villain of Online Learning

Video for learning has gotten a bad rap lately, but thoughtful changes and a better understanding of the subtleties of online learning can help instructional video rehab its image.After a year of emergency remote...

21st December 2021
10 min read
Media Literacy

PRECOBIAS helps teachers address cognitive bias in class

The PRECOBIAS toolkit for teachers provides 11 free ready-to-use lesson plans about media, cognitive biases and extremism. The need for such a toolkit is clear, 77% of adolescents have already been confronted with...

3rd January 2022
5 min read
AV Technologies

Using video blogs to build connection in online learning – some unexpected lessons

Digital technologies allow us to create flexible, self-paced learning experiences that enable students to balance their study with other commitments, and to join courses from the other side of the country or the world...

15th December 2021
5 min read
Media Literacy

Teachers and why they are important when it comes to Media Literacy

The level of discussion about the damage caused by disinformation to our society has never been so high. Even in the far-off days before we were hit by the pandemic, people were becoming increasingly concerned about the...

21st December 2021
6 min read
AV TechnologiesLifelong Learning

Thinking about how technology can support pedagogy in Vocational Education

You would imagine there would be a strong relationship between technology and vocational education & training (VET). Technology is very practical, concerned primarily with solving problems, and VET preparation is...

6th January 2022
4 min read
Media Literacy

AMeLiE invites teachers to the blended course on online hate speech at school!

AMeLiE is an Erasmus+ project. It stands for Advanced Media Literacy Education to counter online hate speech and offers a blended course for teachers on the same topic.Why this course?The course content was defined...

21st December 2021
3 min read
AV Technologies

How can wearables support learning?

How can wearables, such as smart glasses, smart watches, smart objects, smart earbuds, and smart garments, support learning? This question captured my interest in early 2010. In 2014, I started my first research project...

6th January 2022
3 min read
AV Technologies

Activating Podcasts for University Education

Context and motivationIn university education, making the most of our weekly (online, if we’re unlucky) classes with students proves to be a Herculean task. Not only do we want our students to master the course...

6th January 2022
5 min read
AV Technologies

Your Choice! A digital resource for learning English – Teacher Trainees as Material Designers

Trainee teachers in the University of Salzburg have been designing and creating their own Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) courses using a variety of different approaches which includes the extensive use of...

9th January 2022
5 min read

News

Media Literacy

FoF pilots new service for children interested in filmmaking

Fest of Fests (FoF) is a network for Youth Film Festivals, Film Education Organisations, and Film content-related Institutions from all over the world. In the run-up to the launch of the FoF’s new digital service...

3rd December 2021
1 min read
Media Literacy

Ofcom relauches their online media literacy programme

Ofcom is relaunching their online media literacy programme, using their existing powers, with the goal of promoting people’s ability to participate effectively and stay safe online. They are organising their...

8th December 2021
1 min read
Primary & Secondary Education

“Active Learning and Innovative Teaching in Flexible Learning Spaces” course starts on 17 January

This European Schoolnet course aims to support teachers, school leaders and related stakeholders in the transition from a conventional and teacher-centered classroom into teaching practices that promote active learning...

14th December 2021
1 min read
Higher Education

NTNU joins Media & Learning Association

The Management Board of the Media & Learning Association is delighted to announce the latest new organisational member to join which is the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). NTNU is...

15th December 2021
1 min read
Higher EducationPrimary & Secondary Education

EC’s education and training monitor 2021 stresses the importance of digital skills

The Education and Training Monitor presents a yearly evaluation of education and training systems across the EU. This report brings together the latest data, technical reports and studies, as well as examples of policy...

15th December 2021
1 min read
AV Technologies

Places available for M&L online seminar on media-supported language teaching

The M&L online seminar on media-supported language teaching is coming up and places are still available for members and non-members. This online seminar will include demonstrations, small group meetings, and a...

20th December 2021
1 min read
Primary & Secondary Education

How can teachers across the EU use audiovisual content lawfully and safely?

The Europeana Task Force on Audiovisual Material in Europeana Classroom developed a case study on Copyright in Education to help teachers across the EU use audiovisual content lawfully and safely. They carried...

22nd December 2021
1 min read
Lifelong Learning

OER22 Call for Proposals, deadline 10 February

The Association for Learning Technology in partnership with GO-GN are organising their 13th annual conference for Open Education research, practice, and policy taking place in London, UK and online. The conference will...

6th January 2022
1 min read

Tips and Reviews

AV Technologies

Zamzar: powerful file conversion

10th January 2022
1 min read
Media Literacy

New eTwinning guide for educators on media literacy available

20th December 2021
1 min read
AV Technologies

Win every music quiz with Shazam!

10th January 2022
1 min read

Events and Competitions

Media Literacy

De-Westernising Media Literacy webinar series, January – June

NordMedia Network will host a media literacy webinar series entitled “De-Westernising Media Literacy: Perspectives on Pedagogies, Practices and Theories of Media Education” from January until June 2022. They...

22nd December 2021
1 min read
AR & VRPrimary & Secondary Education

Built with Bits final conference (online), 19 January

Europeana education is hosting the final Built with Bits conference on 19 January. In this unique event, taking place in Mozilla Hubs, students and educators from Portugal, Spain, Greece and Italy participating in the...

22nd December 2021
1 min read
AV Technologies

Webinar series on active learning with video from 19 January

The ALT Active Learning Special Interest Group is organising a webinar series on active learning with video. The first webinar is scheduled for 19 January at 13.00 PM. The session will be led by Elisabetta Lando (...

6th January 2022
1 min read
AR & VR

Webinar on Ethics & XR Technologies, 27 January

XR4EUROPE is hosting their first Webinar of 2022 on Ethics & XR Technologies on 27 January 2022 at 2-3:30 pm CET. This event will provide insights into the various challenges brought forward by AR/VR...

6th January 2022
1 min read
Lifelong Learning

World Education Summit (online), 21-24 March

World Education Summit is a 4-day virtual event that will feature 400 speakers from around the world. The organisers are planning to set up 9 dynamic virtual stages. This year’s themes include EdTech, Pedagogy...

6th January 2022
1 min read
Primary & Secondary Education

NEW DATE for Bett 2022, 23-25 March 2022

Following the rapid escalation of omicron cases across the UK and around the world, the organisers of Bett 2022 have taken the decision to postpone the conference, alongside Ahead by Bett, Learnit and our...

22nd December 2021
1 min read

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