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Media and Learning Association

July 2024

3rd July 2024
1 min read

Featured Articles

AR & VRArtificial IntelligenceAV TechnologiesHigher Education

Back to the future?

by Zac Woolfitt, Inholland University, The Netherlands. On June 20th and 21st, I joined the Media and Learning Conference in Leuven, Belgium. I’ve been involved each year since 2014 and although I missed last year, I...

2nd July 2024
21 min read
AV TechnologiesHigher Education

Blended education spaces: insights from the Playful Hybrid Higher Education project

by Sandra Abegglen, Researcher, University of Calgary, Canada. This article delves into blended learning spaces, leveraging insights from the Playful Hybrid Higher Education Project. Emphasising the dynamic interplay...

9th April 2024
5 min read
Media Literacy

Enhancing Media Literacy Education in Europe: Insights from the Third TeaMLit Project Report

by Lina Pranaityte & Jennifer Miller, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg School of Education, Germany and Lucia Mesquita & Shane Murphy, Dublin City University Institute of Future Media, Democracy and Society...

2nd July 2024
5 min read
AV TechnologiesHigher Education

e-Portfolios as authentic assessment tools

by Patricia Quinn, Digital Practice Adviser, University of Leeds, UK. How can we modernise and improve assessment and make it more authentic in an increasingly online world of higher education? Students are being asked...

26th June 2024
6 min read
AR & VRArtificial IntelligenceHigher Education

Accelerating XR workflows with Artificial Intelligence – recap

by Pippa Brownlie, XR ERA, The Netherlands. On the 26th of May, we were thrilled to collaborate with the Media & Learning Association for a Meetup on the pertinent topic of “Accelerating XR workflows with Artificial...

2nd July 2024
11 min read
Media Literacy

Revolutionizing Digital Safety in Estonia: A Journey from Academia to Interactive Learning

by Inger Klesment, University of Tartu, BECID (Baltic Engagement Centre for Combating Information Disorders), Estonia. As a mother of three and a media literacy specialist, I observed firsthand how traditional lecture...

26th June 2024
4 min read
AR & VRHigher Education

You’re my only hope – exploring the use of hologram-type displays in university teaching

by Gary Burnett & Vikki Locke, Loughborough University, UK. Guest lectures are a valuable part of university teaching, allowing students access to expertise from across the globe. Yet, it is clearly expensive (in...

2nd July 2024
5 min read
Higher EducationMedia LiteracyPrimary & Secondary Education

Top 5 featured media literacy articles from 2023

Here you will find the top 5 media literacy featured articles from 2023 that we recommend reading. This is a curated selection, showcasing the favourite articles selected by our Special Interest Group! While we strongly...

3rd July 2024
4 min read
Artificial IntelligenceHigher Education

AI in education: it’s time to get into the game!

by Michael Searson, SITE/AACE Board, USA. In March 2023, Bill Gates posted to his blog that “the age of AI has begun” (Gates, 2023). Of course, AI has been with us for many years. However, the release of ChapGPT in...

2nd July 2024
4 min read
Media Literacy

Digital Media Literacy in EDMO Round Table #2: IDMO

This interview is part of the ”Digital Media Literacy in EDMO Round Table’‘ interview series that is published every month to highlight the work of the 14 EDMO hubs. IDMO – Italian Digital Media...

3rd July 2024
7 min read
Artificial Intelligence

Integrating generative AI in adult education – empowering teachers, trainers and facilitators

by Dea Kralj, Project Officer at ALL DIGITAL. The rapid advancement of Generative AI (GenAI) in recent months has brought many changes in the field of education. GenAI, with its ability to generate realistic and...

2nd July 2024
3 min read
AV TechnologiesMedia Literacy

World of Us – a game-changing blend of education, culture & environmental advocacy

At TALES, we’ve been exploring whether education and gaming can be combined. More importantly, we’ve dedicated ourselves to finding out how this combination can be achieved. In the early days of the...

3rd July 2024
5 min read

News

AV TechnologiesHigher EducationMedia LiteracyPrimary & Secondary Education

Announcing the Winners of the 16th MEDEA Awards!

The 16th annual MEDEA Awards ceremony took place on Thursday, June 20, at the Town Hall of Leuven, as part of the 2024 Media & Learning Conference: Back to the Future?, organised by the Media & Learning...

2nd July 2024
2 min read
AR & VRArtificial IntelligenceAV Technologies

Media & Learning 2024: Presentations, recordings and photographs now available online

The Media & Learning 2024: Back to the Future? conference endorsed by KU Leuven Learning Lab took place from 20 – 21 June 2024 at the Provinciehuis in Leuven. The conference brought together a vibrant community of...

2nd July 2024
1 min read
Media Literacy

New guidelines and recommendations for Visual Media Literacy Education available

The CLIP project (Critical Visual Media Literacy and Empowerment) has released its Guidelines and Recommendations for Visual Media Literacy education. This document aims to support educators and institutions in...

10th June 2024
1 min read
Media Literacy

New EU-wide MOOC addresses gaps in journalism education on EU institutions and policies

by Richard Brandt; Juliane Niepert and Isabella Kurkowski, TU Dortmund University, Germany. The EU, with its many institutions and complex structures, may sometimes seem like a closed book from the outside. The image of...

17th June 2024
4 min read
AR & VRArtificial IntelligenceAV Technologies

Save the date: Media & Learning 2025 on 18-19 June!

We are thrilled to announce that the next annual Media & Learning conference will be held on June 18-19, 2025, in Leuven, Belgium! Stay tuned for the call for proposals and further updates. We look forward to...

2nd July 2024
1 min read
Artificial IntelligenceHigher Education

Have your say: survey on AI use in Higher Education

The TaLAI project seeks to pioneer innovative pedagogical approaches that ethically incorporate AI into higher education, empowering both educators and students to develop AI literacy and competence. Join us in...

2nd July 2024
1 min read
Media Literacy

Best Media Literacy Practices in Iberoamerica revealed

The Media and Information Literacy (MIL) community has an exciting new resource at its disposal: the UNESCO-PRAI Mapping publication on relevant MIL best practices in Iberoamerica is now available. This comprehensive...

1st July 2024
2 min read
AR & VRArtificial IntelligenceAV TechnologiesHigher Education

Share your favourite educational media production resources

Do you have tips, guidelines or resources that you find useful in your educational media production work? Or have you seen good examples of tutorials or best practices that can be used to guide educators, learning...

2nd July 2024
1 min read

Tips and Reviews

Teleprompter
AV Technologies

A teleprompter in your pocket

3rd July 2024
1 min read
LMS in the classroom
Higher EducationPrimary & Secondary Education

UstadMobile, not just another LMS

3rd July 2024
2 min read
AR & VR

XR Design Resources

2nd July 2024
1 min read

Events and Competitions

Artificial IntelligenceAV TechnologiesHigher Education

Digital Universities Europe 2024, Wroclaw, Poland, 23-25 September 2024

Digital Universities Europe 2024 will take place from 23-25 September in Wroclaw, Poland. The event will bring together higher education, industry and policy leaders working to accelerate change in teaching and...

2nd July 2024
1 min read
Higher Education

ICEM2024, Salamanca, Spain, 25-27 September, 2024

The annual Conference of the International Council for Educational Media (ICEM) is a meeting place for researchers and practitioners with a common ground in educational media, educational technology and technology...

2nd July 2024
1 min read
AV TechnologiesHigher EducationLifelong Learning

EDUtech Europe 2024, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2-3 October

Immerse yourself in the epicentre of educational innovation at EDUtech Europe 2024! Happening on 2-3 October at RAI Amsterdam. With over 3,000 participants, including 300 influential speakers and more than 200...

2nd July 2024
1 min read
Higher Education

EDEN 2024 Research Workshop, Timisoara, Romania, 16-18 October 2024

EDEN 2024 Research Workshop & PhD Schools Masterclass will be held in Politehnica University Timisoara, Romania, next 16-18 October 2024. The main topic of the event is “Emerging Technologies, Challenges and...

2nd July 2024
1 min read
Higher Education

ICERI2024, Seville, Spain, 11-13 November 2024

The 17th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI) will take place in Seville, Spain on the 11th, 12th and 13th November 2024. his year’s conference is expected to gather more...

2nd July 2024
1 min read
AR & VR

Stereopsia, Brussels, Belgium, 9-11 December 2024

Stereopsia has become the foremost XR event in Europe and continues to be at the forefront of technological evolution, steadfast in its commitment to pioneering research and innovation. At its core, Stereopsia fosters...

2nd July 2024
1 min read

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