January 2020

Budget media literacy like innovation!

….and with these powerful words, Andy Demeulenaere from Mediawijs, Belgium brought to an end the most recent gathering of the European Commission’s Media Literacy Expert Group (MLEG) held in Brussels on 11 December. It…

16 December 2019

6 min read

Analyzing classroom videos with the Opencast Annotation Tool (OAT)

Classrooms videos are a standard learning object in teacher training; analyzing them collaboratively is a challenge for both students and instructors. This use case from the Institute of Psychology in Education and…

18 December 2019

3 min read

AR & VR

LOOM|VR – Strengthening job-related competencies by interactive 360° video training

Social and communication skills are becoming increasingly important for the professional context in a digitalised world. Nevertheless, the development of such competencies in vocational education and training (TVET) and…

7 January 2020

5 min read

Media Literacy by Design

The current media landscape is characterised by the rise of online platforms which curate and present media content to users, either wholly or partially as a result of algorithmic decision-making. These platforms (such…

8 January 2020

3 min read

AR & VR

Weighing up the costs of Virtual Reality supported training

In a previous article I wrote about which domains are perfectly suited for using XR. In this article I will further elaborate on when to use VR and what the benefits are, both for the trainer and the trainee, now from…

7 January 2020

4 min read

News

Nursing and Midwifery faculty from RCSI joins MLA

More and more innovators involved in medical teaching and learning are exploring media based tools and techniques to enhance their initial and continuing training offer. One of the leading faculties in the field of…

16 December 2019

1 min read

Twitter launches handbook on teaching and learning

Twitter’s recent publication on teaching and learning was produced in collaboration with UNESCO with a view to promote media and information literacy learning. With this resource, Twitter and UNESCO hope to draw…

17 December 2019

1 min read

Media Coach Europe rounds off busy year

The main focus of the Media Coach Europe project is the improvement of media literacy levels among young people through the training of 500 media literate coaches working in schools, youth centres and in non-formal…

20 December 2019

1 min read

YouTube plan to focus more on Learning in 2020

USA Today recently carried an interesting article explaining how and why YouTube are turning more and more to learning. And its not just about learning practical skills that YouTube is targeting. Take a look at…

3 January 2020

1 min read

Universität Osnabrück, Germany and Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands join MLA

The Media & Learning Association is delighted to announce that we have 2 new organisational members this month. The first of these is Universität Osnabrück in Germany, represented by the Center for Digital Teaching…

18 December 2019

1 min read

Summer Institute in Digital Literacy moves to Chicago

For anyone involved in media literacy, the summer school on media literacy run by Renee Hobbs and her colleagues in the US based Media Education Lab is an established, high quality opportunity for global media literacy…

7 January 2020

1 min read

Audrey Watters on Ed-Tech Disasters

Ed-Tech commentator Audrey Watters takes a hard look at the global Ed-Tech history of the last 10 years and is not impressed. Take the time to read her excellent article on the 100 worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade…

8 January 2020

1 min read

AR & VR

Jisc announces availability of XR developers

Jisc in the UK recently announced that it is working with five leading developers of immersive experiences to bring virtual and augmented reality (VR and AR) into the classroom and lecture theatre. This is a move…

8 January 2020

1 min read

Tips and Reviews

Displaying multiple videos or 3D video

8 January 2020

1 min read

Report on anti-disinformation initiatives

6 January 2020

1 min read

On-line video analysis

8 January 2020

2 min read

Events and Competitions

MEDEA Awards 2020 – deadline 31 January!

For more than 12 years, the MEDEA Awards has been encouraging innovation and good practice in the use of media (audio, video, graphics and animation) in education. These annual awards recognise and promote excellence in…

3 January 2020

1 min read

Deadline 31 January for Media & Learning 2020 submissions

The call for inputs to the 2020 edition of Media & Learning – Images and Sound in Higher Education Conference taking place on 17-18 June in Leuven, Belgium closes on 31 January 2020. Submit your proposal for a…

6 January 2020

1 min read

Media Literacy Seminar Brussels, 20-21 February 2020

How can teachers make their pupils more media literate? This two day seminar entitled “Kindling the Media Literacy Flame in Secondary School Educators” for secondary school educators will enhance teachers’…

14 August 2019

2 min read

The Art of Living in the Digital Environment – EAVI conference 25 March, Brussels

The EAVI team have announced that their 2020 Conversations will take place on 25 March 2020 at the Cinema Palace, in Brussels. This gathering will provide an opportunity to discuss and reflect on how to develop…

3 December 2019

1 min read