June 2026

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Take part in Media & Learning 2026 to talk about CTLs, AI, Immersion technologies and to meet this year’s MEDEA finalists…

The conference agenda for this year’s Media & Learning Conference being held on 17-18 June and organised jointly by MLA and KU Leuven is now complete. We are looking forward to welcoming participants to the...

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Multimodal learning: where technology meets pedagogy

by Sharon Klinkenberg (AI-assisted), University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. When I look at how my students learn today, one thing is immediately clear: there is no such thing as a typical learner anymore. In the same...

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Lifelong Learning Media Literacy

Empowering citizens in the digital age: a democratic imperative

by Brian O’Neill, Technological University Dublin and Council of Europe expert, Ireland. In an era defined by a rapidly evolving digital environment and complex information ecosystems, the capacity of citizens to...

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Artificial Intelligence Higher Education

Rethinking assessment in the age of AI: building trust through media-rich learning

by Zac Woolfitt, Inholland University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands. This assessment model will be presented for discussion at the Media and Learning conference in Leuven in June Generative AI is challenging...

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Lifelong Learning Media Literacy

MinDiShield: supports Minority Communities against Online Disinformation

by Noura Kaddaoui, Media Diversity Institute Global. Across Europe, misleading narratives, hate speech, conspiracy theories and extremist messaging increasingly target ethnic and religious minority communities, shaping...

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Artificial Intelligence Higher Education

Navigating our AI odyssey: an open flashcard set for curriculum conversations

by Chrissi Nerantzi & John Hammersley, University of Leeds, UK and Konstantinos Kotsidis, University of Crete, Greece. The Imaginative Curriculum Centre for Research and Scholarship, School of Education, University...

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Lifelong Learning Media Literacy Primary & Secondary Education

EBU’s latest report: Advancing Media Literacy through Public Service Media

by Paul Harison, European Broadcasting Union. Across Europe, public broadcasters are becoming some of the most important allies in the media literacy space. From classroom visits to fact-checking services, Public...

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AV Technologies Higher Education

Building Education Together: Inside the VU CTL Honeycomb

This article is part of the new “Centres for Teaching and Learning” series, a collection of interviews and articles exploring the diverse roles and innovative practices of CTLs, presented by the...

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Lifelong Learning Media Literacy

Media & Learning’s contribution to the AVMSD open consultation

This article constitutes the contribution of the Media & Learning Association to the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) public consultation launched by the European Commission on 10 February 2026, on the...

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AV Technologies Higher Education

Teaching Here and There

by James Rutherford, City St George’s, University of London, UK. Teaching Here and There: Why this podcast still matters for the future of hybrid teaching and how it can improve practice today...

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Lifelong Learning Media Literacy

EDUK-MEDIA: Building Media and Information Literacy across Africa

by Blaise Pascal Andzongo, EDUK-MEDIA, Cameroon. In many African countries, young people are navigating increasingly complex digital environments where misinformation, online manipulation, and harmful content circulate...

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AR & VR AV Technologies Higher Education

Opportunities and challenges for smart glasses in teaching, learning and assessment

by Cat Bailey, Kathryn Woodhead, Helen Nicholson-Benn, John Kelly, Jisc, UK. Variations of smart glasses have been around for years, but newer models are lighter, cheaper and easier to use. Because of this, it’s worth...

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Artificial Intelligence Primary & Secondary Education

The AI homework loophole: who’s really doing the thinking?

by Maria Diana Piele, University of Bucharest, Romania. After-school assignments have turned into a masterclass in outsourcing over time. Two decades ago we were discussing the transition from physically browsing books...

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News

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MLA’s AGM open to the public

This year’s Media & Learning Association Annual General Meeting will be held online via Zoom on Monday 8 June at 16:00 CEST. At the AGM, we will present a summary of activities carried out by the Media &...

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MEDEA Awards 2026: Shortlisted Nominees announced!

The MEDEA Awards are pleased to announce the shortlisted nominees for the 2026 MEDEA Awards competition, recognising excellence and innovation in educational media across Europe and beyond. This year, the shortlist has...

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Media Literacy

European Literacy Coalition Discussions in Warsaw

Last week, Nicola Bruno joined the European Literacy Coalition Co-creation Workshop in Warsaw to represent the Media & Learning Association. The two-day meeting brought together stakeholders from across Europe for...

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AI-Literate project presents collaborative AI literacy approaches at the Media & Learning Conference

The Erasmus+ funded AI-Literate project will be featured during the upcoming Media & Learning Conference in Leuven on 17-18 June with two presentations exploring different dimensions of AI literacy and higher...

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Lifelong Learning Media Literacy

Welcome to our newest member!

This month, the Media & Learning Association is pleased to welcome a new networking member: the European Literacy Network (ELN), Malta. The European Literacy Network (ELN) is an international, interdisciplinary...

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Higher Education Media Literacy Primary & Secondary Education

Europe’s first Teacher Academy on Media Literacy – TAMeLi – gets off to a flying start

Teacher Academy for Media Literacy in Europe The TAMeLi Project which began officially at the beginning of April was followed by our first full partner meeting in early May. Now that our website is up and running, we...

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Tips and Reviews

AV Technologies

Relink: bridging the gap between Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve

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Higher Education Primary & Secondary Education

DrawSplat: a free browser-based whiteboard for teaching and visual thinking

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AI takes another step into media production

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Events and Competitions

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ICETOL, Bremen, Germany, 17-18 August 2026

The 6th International Conference on Educational Technology and Online Learning (ICETOL) 2026 will take place from 17 to 20 August 2026 in Bremen, Germany, hosted by Constructor University. The conference will be held in...

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Media Literacy Primary & Secondary Education

ATEE annual conference, Błystokia, Poland, 25-28 August 2026

The 50th Annual Conference of the Association for Teacher Education in Europe (ATEE) celebrating 50 years of teacher education collaboration in Europe will take place from 25 to 28 August 2026 at the University of...

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Lifelong Learning

Lifelong Learning, Lillehammer, Norway, 16-17 February 2027

Building on the Lillehammer Lifelong Learning Roadmap 2023–2027, this conference will focus on how lifelong learning systems can adapt to a rapidly changing world – from digital transformation and demographic...

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