by Rebecca Oldfield, Kar Stanton and Alexandra McGaughrin Cross, University of Manchester, UK. Rehearsal is an essential ingredient in music practice and performance. Therefore, providing and managing rehearsal space…
January 2023
Featured Articles
Youth as agents for a trustworthy media landscape
by Jenny Sköld and Lotta Bergseth, Mobile Stories, Sweden. Fighting disinformation cannot only be about debunking and fact checking. We also need to tackle the long term and complex task of building trust in our…
Using speculative approaches to research and teach digital learning futures
by Jen Ross, University of Edinburgh, UK. When education and technology meet, predictions about the future have always run wild. The last few decades have seen an explosion of investment in and ideas about digital…
The Guardian Foundation supports media literacy by going Behind the Headlines
by Margaret Holborn, The Guardian Foundation, UK. Media literacy skills, knowledge and confidence are fundamental in being able to navigate our fast-paced digital world. Young people need to be inspired and supported to…
D-flexible teaching
by Sonia Santoveña Casal, Universidad Nacional de Educación a distancia (UNED), Spain. Universities have learned during the health situation caused by COVID-19 that the education system must be prepared to respond to…
Understanding VR with media literacy and unsettling media literacy with VR
by Julian McDougall, Centre for Excellence in Media Practice, Bournemouth University, UK. This article shares some of the key themes and critical issues explored in a new book, Understanding Virtual Reality: Challenging…
Educational Repositories Network provides opportunities to share practice across Europe
by Elena Shulman, European Schoolnet, Belgium. The latest Educational Repositories Network (EdReNe) meeting took place in-person in Dublin, Ireland in November and was hosted by PDST. Presenters and participants…
New Erasmus+ project equips students and educators to watch videos like a historian
by Isabel Crespo, Europeana Foundation, The Netherlands. The COVID-19 pandemic and current socio-political events in Europe and beyond have shown that fighting the spread of disinformation is more important than ever…
Teaching Here And There
by Dominic Pates, City, University of London, UK. Covid lockdowns forced most universities to move from predominantly in-person teaching practices to fully online ones. This sudden situation in 2020 impacted…
codetekt – volunteers fighting fake news and improving their media skills
by Jessica Kempenich & Kristin Marosi, codetekt, Germany. codetekt is a non-profit association that develops strategies and solutions against misinformation in online articles, news from social media or messenger…
News
Submit your proposal for MLA 2023 by 31 January
The Media & Learning Association’s 10th annual conference is back in Leuven, Belgium on 20-21 June 2023. This year’s conference entitled “Media & Learning 2023: Where pedagogy meets media” takes into account one…
EC Guidelines for teachers on tackling disinformation available in all EU languages
The Guidelines for teachers and educators on tackling disinformation and promoting digital literacy are now available in all official EU languages through the EU’s Publications Office. In addition to the Guidelines, a…
EDMO II: second mandate for the European Digital Media Observatory on disinformation in Europe
A European Commission call for tender has confirmed a European University Institute-headed consortium as the lead of the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO). In the next 30 months, EDMO will intensify its efforts…
Discover how institutions support podcasts on 26 January
The Media & Learning seminar entitled “How do universities support educational podcasts?” will take place from 14:00 – 15:30 CET on Thursday, 26 January. During this online workshop, we will hear from…
Erasmus+ Forward looking projects call 2023 includes digital literacy
The Erasmus+ Programme has announced earlier in November a new call for proposals. The call is under the Partnerships for Innovation – Forward Looking Porjects, currently open since 29 November 2022. The deadline…
Welcome to our new members from The Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden & France
Starting 2023 with good news! We are delighted to welcome 5 new members to the Association for this new year. The first member to join us is The Netherlands Institute for Sound & Vision, NISV (Nederlands Instituut…
New report from European Schoolnet on the collection of student data
European Schoolnet has published a new report on the existing legislation and practices regarding the collection and use of student data in education – what is collected and for which purpose. As life becomes…
Putting disinformation studies into the discussion
Fake news and disinformation are concepts that have entered everyday life, which we can no longer consider foreign to most people. Academic interest has accompanied this growing interest, especially in recent years. In…
Tips and Reviews
Events and Competitions
Digitally enhanced learning & teaching in higher education, Brussels, 24 January
On 24 January, the final conference of the DIGI-HE project will explore the key findings and unanswered questions which have emerged from the project’s activities. As such, discussions will focus on success…
Submit your idea for a VR app supporting patient safety by 31 January
The International Virtual Reality Healthcare Associaton (IVRHA) has launched a call for ideas for patient safety using VR. Applicants will be awarded for envisioning a transformative approach for a vastly safer…
2023 European Learning & Teaching Forum, 2-3 February, Bilbao, Spain
EUA will hold this year’s European Learning & Teaching Forum on 2-3 February in Bilbao, Spain. The European Learning & Teaching Forum is an EUA event that provides an opportunity for participants to meet…
Climate Champion Profiles Competition deadline 1 March
Climate Champion Profiles is a journalism competition for teenagers worldwide: teenage journalists are invited to profile someone who has made an impact through one or more projects taking us closer to saving the planet…
Countryside Animafest Cyprus Film Festival – deadline for entries 30 March
Countryside Animafest Cyprus, the International Animation Festival of Cyprus, has announced its call for film submissions and invites you to enter your films. Founded 22 years ago, the official Animation Festival of…
Literacy, Media and Citizenship Congress, 21-22 April, Lisbon, Portugal
The sixth edition of the Literacy, Media and Citizenship Congress returns on the 21st and 22nd of April 2023, at the Escola Superior de Comunicação Social, in Lisbon, Portugal. “Digital Transition and Public Policies”…




















