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Media and Learning Association

May 2026

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Places still available for the Media & Learning Conference on 17-18 June – book your spot now!

The conference agenda for this year’s Media & Learning Conference being held on 17-18 June under the banner theme Co-creating the future of learning is almost complete and is packed with workshops, networking...

2 days ago
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Lifelong LearningMedia Literacy

On the importance of culture and arts in the fight against disinformation

by Maria Murumaa-Mengel, University of Tartu & Baltic Engagement Centre for Combating Information Disorders (BECID), Estonia. Culture is often described as a “soft” force, yet in times of crisis, it reveals...

1 month ago
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AR & VRHigher Education

Agentic production for multimedia learning

by Serge de Beer, LearningTour, the Netherlands. From learning objectives to personalised learning experiences, powered by AI agents The way we create educational media is changing rapidly. Where production once...

1 month ago
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Artificial IntelligenceMedia LiteracyPrimary & Secondary Education

Do we need a screen to learn about screens?

by Suann Yi, Digital Media and Society at KU Leuven, Belgium. A foundational approach to digital and media literacy education Before going into the water, children learn to warm up, how to handle a leg cramp, and how to...

3 weeks ago
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Artificial IntelligenceHigher Education

GenAI and assessment: how fair is it?

by Andrei Poama, Leiden university, the Netherlands, When ChatGPT was launched in November 2022, some universities decided to quickly ban students from using it, not least because they feared that GenAI would kill...

2 weeks ago
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Media LiteracyPrimary & Secondary Education

The Social Media Trap: a classroom resource for an age of digital uncertainty

by Vicky Lee, ClickView, Australia. Young people are not simply using social media; they are being used by it. Features such as push notifications, infinite scroll and algorithmically curated feeds are deliberate design...

6 days ago
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Artificial IntelligenceHigher Education

Can Universities absorb the pressure? AI and the changing conditions of Higher Education 

by Somayeh Aghnia, London School of Innovation (LSI), UK. There is a familiar pattern in higher education. A new technology arrives. It is framed as transformative. It promises to reshape teaching and learning...

6 days ago
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AR & VRAV TechnologiesHigher Education

Virtual tour of three technology-enhanced learning spaces

byZac Woolfitt, Inholland University, the Netherlands. What do the very latest technology-enhanced educational environments look like? How are universities leveraging new technical possibilities? And how are these...

2 days ago
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Lifelong LearningMedia Literacy

A new Competency Framework to strengthen Media and Information Literacy across the Francophone World

by Lucas Chevalier, Le Centre pour l’éducation aux médias et à l’information – CLEMI, France. Media and information literacy (MIL) has become a cornerstone of modern citizenship. In an era of...

2 weeks ago
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AV TechnologiesHigher Education

Rethinking attention: what microlearning means for today’s learners

by Alice Pistono, JoVE. Today’s learners engage with information in fundamentally different ways. They move fluidly between formats, platforms, and ideas, but this shift presents a challenge for educators: how do we...

6 days ago
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Media LiteracyPrimary & Secondary Education

Immunising the next generation: How teachers can build student resilience against disinformation

by Elina Kuokkanen & Annika Niesen, Beyond the Horizon, Belgium. Disinformation, misinformation, and manipulation are flooding the information space, overburdening our cognitive capacities, and creating barriers to...

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News

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Still some spots left: webinar on advancing GenAI literacy in Higher Education!

A limited number of places are still available for the upcoming webinar “From policy to practice: advancing GenAI Literacy in Higher Education”, taking place on 20 May 2026, 14:00–15:15 CEST, as part of the Wednesday...

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Artificial IntelligenceAV TechnologiesHigher Education

Upcoming webinar: How can gamification support meaningful learning in higher education, 21 May

On May 21 at 14:00 CEST Media and Learning is hosting its last webinar of the season How can gamification support meaningful learning in higher education exploring how can gamification move beyond buzzwords to genuinely...

22 hours ago
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Higher Education

HealthyMindEd first publication: a scoping review on Well-being in post-pandemic digital higher education

The first research publication from HealthyMindED has been officially published on Cogent, marking an important milestone for the project. The paper “Well-being in post-pandemic digital higher education: a...

6 days ago
2 min read
AR & VRAV TechnologiesHigher Education

Welcome to our new member from the United States!

This month, the Media & Learning Association is pleased to welcome one new networking member: Higher Education Technology Managers Alliance (HETMA), United States. The Higher Education Technology Managers Alliance...

1 day ago
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AV TechnologiesHigher Education

EUA Opens Call for 2026–2027 Teaching Peer Groups

The European University Association is inviting member universities to apply for participation in its 2026–2027 Learning & Teaching Thematic Peer Groups, which will operate under the overarching theme “Learning and...

6 days ago
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AR & VRArtificial IntelligenceAV TechnologiesHigher Education

Learning Impact Europe offer for MLA members

Learning Impact Europe brings together educators, policy makers and technology providers to discuss leading-edge innovation under the theme of European synergy and digital metamorphosis in education. Our community...

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Events and Competitions

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IMMUNE 2 INFODEMIC Webinars, 13 May and 20 May 2026

Join the next two online sessions of the IMMUNE 2 INFODEMIC Webinar Series, exploring key challenges in today’s information landscape: 📅 13 May 2026 | 15:00–16:00 CETForeign Information Manipulation and Interference...

6 days ago
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Media Literacy

6th Global Summit on Disinformation, online, May 27–28, 2026

Registrations are now open for the 6th Global Summit on Disinformation, which will take place online on May 27–28, 2026. The event is free of charge and will be held in a bilingual format (Spanish and English), making...

3 weeks ago
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AV TechnologiesHigher Education

EdTech 2026, Dublin, Ireland, 3-4 June 2026

In 2026, the Irish Learning Technology Association’s annual EdTech conference will convene to ask not just what technologies can do in the service of teaching and learning, but who gets to design, develop or deploy...

2 days ago
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Artificial IntelligenceAV TechnologiesHigher Education

schoms Annual Conference, Edinburgh, UK, 2-4 June 2026

The schoms Annual Conference 2026 brings together leaders, innovators, and specialists shaping the future of learning environments and educational technologies. This year’s theme – Intelligent, Inclusive, and...

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Higher Education

I-HE2026, The Hague, Netherlands, 28-30 October 2026

I-HE2026 is EADTU’s annual conference on Innovating Higher Education, this year hosted by Open Universiteit in The Hague. As one of Europe’s leading international forums on online, open, and distance education, I-HE...

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Media Literacy

EDEH webinar on Disinformation Guidelines, online, 12 May 2026

In an upcoming webinar organised by the European Digital Education Hub, taking place on Tuesday 12 May from 10:00 to 11:00 CEST, the updated “Guidelines for teachers to foster digital literacy and tackle disinformation”...

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