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Media and Learning Association

October 2020

7th October 2020
1 min read

Featured Articles

AR & VRAV TechnologiesHigher Education

Submit your ideas for Media & Learning Online by 9 October

Agenda planning for the Media & Learning Online conference taking place on 18-19 November has picked up pace and the draft programme will be published in 2 weeks. In the meantime you can still send suggestions for...

6th October 2020
2 min read
Higher Education

To Zoom or not to Zoom – that is the question….

The “new normal” of Covid has required a lot of changes to the college experience in the United States, and that includes the widespread use of video conferencing tools (Zoom, Google Meetings, etc.) to conduct online...

21st September 2020
5 min read
Media Literacy

A Behind the Scenes Look: New Book by Renee Hobbs Explores Propaganda Education

When I first began teaching about propaganda, I knew there would need to someday be a book about it. Propaganda stands at the intersection of entertainment, information and peruasion and is a ubiquitous part of daily...

3rd October 2020
7 min read
Media Literacy

Early Years Education and Digital media in Denmark

Young children in Denmark are amongst the most frequent users of digital media and technology in Europe. For instance, it is estimated that 90% of children under the age of seven have access to a tablet computer in the...

1st October 2020
4 min read
AV TechnologiesHigher Education

Video in education: 6 takeaways from the latest JISC report

JISC has recently published the “Student digital experience insights survey 2020” report that not only evaluates the current situation but also offers great insights on which to build. The survey was conducted between...

1st October 2020
4 min read
AV TechnologiesHigher Education

Continuing to support video assignments during the pandemic

The Creative Media Service was created to support the increasing prevalence of media assignments across The University of Sheffield. The service provides advice, training, equipment loans and facilities to enable all...

2nd October 2020
5 min read
Media Literacy

Media education for older people

People over 65 years of age are a highly important and interesting group from the perspective of media education research and practice. Falling outside the formal educational system and workforce training, they may be...

22nd September 2020
5 min read

News

Higher Education

New York Times highlights issues with proctoring

With many universities in Europe turning to their audiovisual departments for help with online proctoring, its worth taking a look at this recent article in the New York Times highlighting some of the challenges that...

5th October 2020
1 min read
AR & VR

XR ERA Community continues to grow

The latest XR ERA Community meetup took place on Friday 2 October, and centred around ‘Failure Stories’. I.e. members of the community presented projects that did not turn out as intended which presented the community...

2nd October 2020
1 min read
Higher Education

MEDEA Finalists present their entries

Representatives from all 7 finalists in the 2020 MEDEA awards took part in a webinar last Thursday to launch this year’s awards ceremony. During the webinar they talked about their entry and what makes it unique...

5th October 2020
1 min read
Lifelong LearningPrimary & Secondary Education

Raft of new initiatives announced in EU Digital Education Action Plan

The new Digital Education Action Plan (2021-2027) which was launched on 30 September outlines the European Commission’s vision for high-quality, inclusive, and accessible digital education in Europe. It is a call to...

2nd October 2020
1 min read
Primary & Secondary Education

Re-launch of audiovisual archive site for schools in Belgium

Het Archief voor Onderwijs (Archive for Education) has been updated and re-launched and contains lots of new resources and functionalities aimed at helping teachers in the Dutch speaking part of Belgium use and re-use...

5th October 2020
1 min read
Media LiteracyPrimary & Secondary Education

“Big Small Screens” media literacy project in Lithuania underway

Media literacy has become more relevant in forming the attitudes, values, and beliefs of many young people. However, media literacy as a subject is not integrated into the Lithuanian school curriculum. The British...

7th October 2020
1 min read
Higher Education

How long is too long for virtual lesson videos?

That’s the question Mediasite set out to answer in this blog in which they draw on the experience of lots of different universities like the Western University of Health Sciences and Vanderbilt as well as EdX. The...

5th October 2020
1 min read
Higher EducationMedia Literacy

IADT’s Film School recognised by Variety

The National Film School at the Institute of Art, Design + Technology (IADT) in Ireland has been named as one of Variety’s Top Film Schools for 2020. IADT is a founding member of the Media & Learning Association...

6th October 2020
1 min read
AV TechnologiesMedia Literacy

Call for a joint media and information awareness policy in the Nordic region

Safeguarding democracy and combating disinformation have been identified as key priorities for Iceland in 2020 and therefore The Nordic Council Committee for Knowledge and Culture calls for a joint media and information...

6th October 2020
1 min read
AV Technologies

50 Most Innovative EdTech startups in Nordic-Baltic region listed

HolonIQ has recently published its annual list of the most innovative EdTech startups across the Nordic-Baltic region. 2020 Nordic-Baltic EdTech 50 recognises and celebrates innovative solutions in advanced technology...

7th October 2020
1 min read

Tips and Reviews

PanoptoExpress
AV Technologies

Take the Panopto Express!

2nd October 2020
2 min read
Annotate.tv
AV Technologies

Make annotations on YouTube videos

2nd October 2020
1 min read
YouCam
AV Technologies

Turn your webcam into a studio

2nd October 2020
2 min read

Events and Competitions

Higher EducationPrimary & Secondary Education

GIF IT UP Competition is open for entries

GIF IT UP is an annual gif-making competition for the most creative reuse of digitised cultural heritage material. It is run by Europeana in close cooperation with Digital Public Library of...

22nd September 2020
1 min read
Higher EducationPrimary & Secondary Education

Europeana Copyright Conference 5-6 October

Europeana is organising a web conference ‘The role of copyright in the digital transformation of the cultural heritage sector’ during which experts will discuss the role of copyright in the digital transformation of the...

2nd October 2020
1 min read
AV TechnologiesMedia Literacy

Global Media and Information Literacy Week 24-31 October 2020

The theme of the 2020 Annual Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Week is “Resisting Disinfodemic: Media and Information Literacy for everyone and, by everyone“. It is a major occasion to...

5th October 2020
1 min read
AV TechnologiesHigher Education

Innovating Higher Education Bridging Event 28-30 October 2020

European Association of Distance Teaching Universities (EADTU) is organising an Online Bridging Event, 28-30 October 2020. It will highlight current developments in innovating higher education and consist of a series of...

5th October 2020
1 min read
Media Literacy

Filem’On Film Festival 28 Oct – 7 Nov

The 14th edition of Filem’On Film Festival will be held as planned from October 28 to November 7, 2020. The organisers are looking forward to welcoming you to the festival in Brussels in safe conditions. However...

27th August 2020
1 min read
AV TechnologiesHigher EducationOE(M)R

Virtual Open Education Conference 9-13 November 2020

The Open Education Conference is an annual convening for sharing and learning about open educational resources, open pedagogy, and open education initiatives. This dynamic gathering celebrates the core values of open...

5th October 2020
1 min read

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