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Media and Learning Association

July 2019

7th July 2019
1 min read

Featured Articles

Higher Education

Transport Studies MOOC shows exemplary use of video

We created the Transport Studies Global Issues and Future Innovations MOOC in partnership with the Institute of Transport Studies at the University of Leeds. The aim is to promote awareness about current issues faced in...

27th June 2019
3 min read
Media Literacy

Schools need better strategies to boost social media literacy

It is a fact that social media offer both opportunities and risks, and this poses numerous challenges and dilemmas for parents, carers and educators. While they wish to offer children enough opportunities for learning...

3rd July 2019
4 min read
Higher Education

Filming the History of Life: a student perspective

The primary goal of the History of Life film project at National University of Ireland Galway lies deeply rooted in the area of science communication. Public perception and engagement in science is currently extremely...

5th July 2019
4 min read
Higher Education

Promoting deep learning in online education

Higher education aims for deep learning. Two trends may threaten the achievement of deep learning, namely the massification of students and the increasing choice for online education by higher education. Considering...

28th June 2019
4 min read
Media Literacy

The Film Corner: Online and offline activities for Film Education

The Film Corner is an online interactive user-centered platform for film education for school students aged 11-18 and their teachers, with the general purposes of increasing awareness & appreciation of film and...

28th June 2019
10 min read
Higher Education

Video reflection and feedback in learning and development

Talk to any teacher, hospitality manager or healthcare professional and they’ll tell you that communication and interpersonal skills are an essential part of their practice. One of the most effective ways to develop...

28th June 2019
4 min read

News

Media Literacy

Primeiro Plano – Portuguese platform for film education launched

Primeiro Plano brings together projects and initiatives that develop the cinema for, with and through children and youth in education. This website led by researcher Raquel Pacheco is non-commercial and is being...

28th June 2019
1 min read
Higher Education

‘Open border’ universities perform better in knowledge transfer, research impact and education

‘Open border’ universities perform better than universities with low international exchange in the areas of knowledge transfer, research impact and education. They are more successful in engaging and...

28th June 2019
1 min read
Higher Education

Entries from Ireland and the UK take the top honours at MEDEA Awards 2019

This year the MEDEA Award for Professionally Produced Education Media went to “Transport Systems: Global issues and future innovations” produced by University of Leeds in the UK. The MEDEA Award for User...

28th June 2019
1 min read
Primary & Secondary Education

EdReNe community meets to discuss educational repositories and resources

The 17th Educational Repositories Network (EdReNe) Seminar and Learning Resource Exchange subcommittee meeting took place at the offices of European Schoolnet in Brussels on 28-29 May, 2019. The topics under discussion...

1st July 2019
1 min read
Media Literacy

Gothenburg MIL event starts to take shape

In September the ninth UNESCO Global Media and Information Literacy Feature Conference will be held in Gothenburg, Sweden. Local hosts are Region Västra Götaland, University of Gothenburg and Swedish National Commission...

1st July 2019
2 min read
Primary & Secondary Education

Update on European working group activities on education

To find out more about the what is happening at European level in relation to education take a look at the latest edition of the ET2020 newsletter. This newsletter gives summaries of the work over the past 6 months of...

1st July 2019
1 min read
Media Literacy

New European funding for media literacy announced

The European Commission has published a new “Media Literacy for All” Call for Proposals. This call aims to foster the development of new educational materials and/or services built on concrete instances of...

1st July 2019
1 min read
Higher Education

Almost 300 people attend Video in Higher Education Conference in Leuven

The Media & Learning 2019 Conference on Video in Higher Education was organised by the Media & Learning Association, LIMEL and KU Leuven on 5-6 June 2019 in STUK in Leuven. The event involved 283 participants...

1st July 2019
1 min read

Tips and Reviews

Higher Education

Social Media in Higher Education: Case Studies, Reflections and Analysis

28th June 2019
1 min read
LBRY block chain based resource
AV Technologies

Block chain technology in your LBRY

5th July 2019
2 min read
draw.io
AV Technologies

Draw.io – diagrams for everyone, everywhere

5th July 2019
1 min read

Events and Competitions

Media Literacy

Making Sense of Media 18 July in London, UK

Making Sense of Media is organised by Ofcom, the regulator for the communications services in the UK. The event will take place on Thursday 18 July 2019, from 10am to 4.00pm at a Central London venue.This event will...

29th May 2019
1 min read
AV Technologies

Kaltura Connect 21-23 Jan 2020, New Orleans, USA

Kaltura has announced the agenda for the next Video Experience Conference which will take place in New Orleans, USA from 21-23 January 2020. It includes sessions on Interactive, Personal, and Extended: The Trends in...

3rd July 2019
1 min read
Higher Education

Media & Learning Conference on 17-18 June 2020

The Media & Learning Association together with their partners KU Leuven Learning Lab are delighted to announce the dates for the next Video in Higher Education Conference which will take place on 17-18 June 2020...

1st July 2019
1 min read

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