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December 2023

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December 2023

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Artificial Intelligence Higher Education OE(M)R

Exploring 101 ideas: open book of early AI experiments by educators, students, and researchers

by Chrissi Nerantzi, Sandra Abegglen, Marianna Karatsiori, Antonio Martínez-Arboleda. This year has led to an explosion of interest in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its potential uses in education for teaching…

31 October 2023

6 min read

AV Technologies Higher Education

A helicopter view of learning technology implementation across a university

by Dr Rachel Forsyth, Lund University, Sweden. Readers who have worked with learning technologies for a long time know that the excitement of working with new tools which may make teaching and learning more fun…

1 December 2023

5 min read

Media Literacy OE(M)R Primary & Secondary Education

From Archive to the Classroom: the interactive use of culture and media to boost MIL in learners

by Leen De Bruyn, meemoo, The Flemish Institute for Archives, Belgium. Young people live in a visual culture. By using audiovisual content in the classroom, teachers can benefit from this. But where can teachers find…

2 December 2023

5 min read

AR & VR Higher Education

Exploring the potential of immersive virtual environments for learning American Sign Language

by Jindi Wang, Durham University, UK. Effective communication forms the bedrock of human connection, and for the deaf community, sign language stands as a powerful conduit to bridge the gap with the hearing world. Yet…

1 December 2023

3 min read

Media Literacy

Navigating the Media Maze: Empowering Seniors with Media Literacy

by Jaroslav Valuch, Transitions, Czechia. In an era where the digital world is rapidly transforming how we access and understand information, the need for media literacy across all age brackets is more critical than…

5 December 2023

5 min read

Artificial Intelligence Higher Education

AI amplifies perspectives: giving voices to different sides in an academic debate

by Maria Pavlopoulou, University of Leeds, UK. Navigating the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Higher Education is like trying to tame an invisible source of witchcraft – mysterious, challenging and at the…

22 November 2023

5 min read

Media Literacy Primary & Secondary Education

How to teach digital citizenship to children with diverse educational needs?

by Maria Popielawska, Be Internet Awesome, School with Class Foundation, Poland. Practical insights from BIA4ALL In the wake of our recent celebration of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on December…

5 December 2023

4 min read

AR & VR Higher Education

Ubiq and open-source in social virtual reality for education

by Sebastian Friston, UCL, UK. At UCL Computer Science, we have run a course on Virtual Reality for over 20 years. Virtual Reality has many roles in education. Our course is on how to build virtual reality itself, with…

1 December 2023

5 min read

Media Literacy

Digital Media Literacy in EDMO Round Table: ADMO

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. ADMO, Svjetlana Knežević, Deputy…

5 December 2023

6 min read

Artificial Intelligence Higher Education

The future of learning: integrating AI responsibly in education

by Rani Van Schoors & Ann Fastré, KU Leuven, Belgium. Think of Artificial Intelligence in education. What’s the first image that pops up in your mind? Most likely, the image you think of consists of the…

1 December 2023

3 min read

Media Literacy

Data literacy for citizenship – a playful learning journey

by Svenja Bedenlier, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany. Data is everywhere – we produce and use data throughout our daily lives, whenever we use our smartphone to navigate through the city, when…

4 December 2023

3 min read

Media Literacy

How to deal with misinformation in East Asia and Europe

by Marion Bacher, Goethe-Institute, Seoul. On October 28 twelve experts from East Asia and Europe met to discuss how to tackle misinformation and hate speech in their regions. Rumors, lies and hate speech have always…

4 December 2023

5 min read

News

Media Literacy

Join the MLA4MedLit Conference on Standards and Best Parctices

In an effort to enhance media literacy standards and promote best practices across Europe, the EDMO Working Group on Media Literacy Standards and Best Practices together with Media & Learning is organising an online…

2 December 2023

1 min read

AR & VR Artificial Intelligence AV Technologies Higher Education

AI Keynotes lined up for M&L24

The organisers of this year’s Media & Learning conference with the provocative title ‘Back to the Future?’ are delighted to announce that one of our keynote speakers for this conference will be UX…

2 December 2023

1 min read

AR & VR Higher Education Primary & Secondary Education

Exploring the future of immersive education at Meta’s symposium

The Meta Symposium on Thursday, 30 November showcased the potential of immersive learning. Featuring presentations by leaders like Vanessa Penelope (France Immersive Learning) and Prof. Neil McDonnell (University of…

4 December 2023

2 min read

Artificial Intelligence Higher Education

Discover the potential of AI in educational media production on 12 December

A Media & Learning online seminar entitled “Exploring the potential of AI in educational media production” will take place from 14:00 – 15:30 CEST on Tuesday, 12 December. Presenters will share insights on using AI…

2 December 2023

1 min read

Media Literacy

Public Service Media Strengthening Media Literacy

The EBU has published a report on media literacy based on their belief that media and information literacy is essential to empower audiences to participate in civil societies and fully benefit from digital media…

27 October 2023

1 min read

Higher Education Lifelong Learning Primary & Secondary Education

New Structural Indicators for Education and Training released

The Eurydice 2023 edition of the Structural indicators for monitoring education and training systems in Europe has just been released. The set of reports focuses on over 45 key indicators across various…

2 December 2023

1 min read

Media Literacy

Call for input to Ofcom’s Media Literacy by design principles aimed at platforms

Ofcom has recently published 12 guiding principles for online services to drive improvements in how they promote and support their users’ digital literacy. With the support and engagement of the academics, platforms and…

1 December 2023

1 min read

Higher Education

EURASHE 33rd annual conference: call for abstracts

EURASHE 33rd Annual Conference, titled “Stronger Together: Fostering Transnational Cooperation in Applied Universities” will take place on 22-23 May 2024 at St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences in St. Pölten…

2 December 2023

1 min read

Media Literacy

Wednesday Webinar on Teacher Education in Digital Media Literacy on 13 December

Join us on Wednesday 13 December from 14:00 to 15:15 for the final part in our TeaMLit series of webinars focussed on the outputs of the TeaMLit poject on Teacher Education and Training in Media Literacy. This third…

5 December 2023

1 min read

Media Literacy

BENEDMO Top 10 selected media literacy interventions (Round 2)

Earlier this year, BENEDMO published their Top 10 media literacy interventions, consisting of usable Dutch-language materials (teaching packages, games, videos, etc.) that media literacy professionals can implement in…

5 December 2023

4 min read

Tips and Reviews

Artificial Intelligence AV Technologies

LALAL.AI does magic with audio

5 December 2023

2 min read

Higher Education Primary & Secondary Education

EC’s report reveals gaps and opportunities in digital education content across the EU

2 December 2023

1 min read

Primary & Secondary Education

Report on the importance of sound in education

2 December 2023

1 min read

Events and Competitions

AV Technologies Higher Education

DIGITAL Info Day on 5th Call for proposals, online, 12 December 2023

This call for proposl is now open. The fifth set of calls for proposals under the Digital Europe Programme, among which three calls on Advanced Digital Skills.calls are now open and they will close 21 March 2024. This…

2 December 2023

1 min read

AV Technologies

EIT EdTech Conference, Brussels, Belgium, 23 January 2024

The EIT EdTech Conference brings together key actors from across the education and innovation communities that are key to fostering European EdTech innovation. This very first EIT Community European EdTech event…

2 December 2023

1 min read

Higher Education Lifelong Learning Primary & Secondary Education

Bett, London, UK, 24-26 January 2024

Generally regaded as the biggest education technology exhibition in the world, Bett takes place in ExCeL, London this year on 24-26 January. Bett brings together educators from across the entire education landscape…

4 December 2023

1 min read

AV Technologies

Education Technology Summit ISE, Barcelona, Spain, 1 February 2024

The Education Technology Summit 2024 is a half-day conference which forms part of the programme at ISE2024. Participants at this event will explore how pedagogy and technology are evolving together to meet the many…

2 December 2023

1 min read

AV Technologies Higher Education

INTED 2024, Valencia, Spain 4-6 March 2024

INTED, the 18th annual International Technology, Education and Development Conference will be held in Valencia on 4 – 6 March 2024. Lecturers, researchers, technologists and educational professionals…

26 September 2023

1 min read

Higher Education

EDEN 2024 Conference Graz, Austria, 16-18 June 2024

Run under the banner “Learning in the Age of AI: Towards Imaginative Futures”, the call for proposals for the annual EDEN conference is now open. At EDEN 2024, the organisers invite you to join in a thoughtful…

2 December 2023

1 min read

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