January 2025

January 6, 2025

What’s in it for you? 7 reasons to submit a proposal for Media & Learning 2025

The Media & Learning 2025 conference organised jointly with KU Leuven’s Learning Lab offers an excellent opportunity for educators, researchers, and innovators to explore how media can effectively support teaching and learning in higher education.…

• Artificial Intelligence
• AV Technologies
• Higher Education
• OE(M)R
• XR

December 19, 2024

Practicing tough conversations with VR Avatars

by Zac Woolfitt, Inholland University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands.  On Friday 29th November, I joined the Inholland Ed Tech day at our new building in Amsterdam. Several new technology approaches to education were demonstrated.…

• Higher Education
• XR

November 29, 2024

The future of education is fluid

by Cristina Obae, University of Lapland, Finland. From January to June 2024, educators, learning designers, and EdTech specialists from across Europe came together to form the European Digital Education Hub’s (EDEH) 10th Squad (working group) on the topic…

• AV Technologies
• Higher Education

January 6, 2025

ICS leads in media literacy among youth and the community in North Macedonia

by Aleksandra Temenugova, Institute of Communication Studies (ICS), North Macedonia. The Institute of Communication Studies (ICS), based in Skopje, is one of the most proactive higher education…

• Digital and Media Literacy
• Higher Education
• Primary and Secondary Education

November 29, 2024

Multifunctional CAVE concept for the education of engineers in mechanical engineering

by Wilhelm Hannibal, South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences in Iserlohn, Germany. Conception of the CAVE A 4-sided CAVE system has been in operation at the South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences in Iserlohn since…

• AV Technologies
• Higher Education
• XR

January 6, 2025

Top featured media literacy articles from 2024

In 2024, media literacy became more important than ever, with new ideas and tools helping people handle mis and disinformation and understand the digital world. This article highlights the top most…

• Digital and Media Literacy
• Higher Education
• Lifelong Learning
• Primary and Secondary Education

December 3, 2024

Augmented reality and educators

by Stavros A. Nikou, Maria Perifanou, Anastasios A. Economides. Augmented Reality (AR) has emerged as a transformative educational technology, offering immersive learning experiences that can enhance student engagement and understanding. AR allows for interactive simulations…

• Higher Education
• XR

January 6, 2025

Teachers share their experience with Mobile Stories

Mobile Stories would like to thank the teachers for their dedication and answers: John Forrest, St. Patrick’s Secondary School, Castleisland, Ireland; Moja Ladvelin, Vasa Övningsskola Gymnasiet…

• Digital and Media Literacy
• Primary and Secondary Education

January 6, 2025

Introducing co-creation framework for multimedia production in higher education

Do you sometimes wonder where to start when developing educational multimedia? Or have you experienced challenges when working with teaching staff to develop media-supported courseware?

• AV Technologies
• Higher Education

January 6, 2025

Between influence and extremism: SMIDGE is empowering the Digital Middle-Aged

by Merve Busra Ozturk, Inclusive Europe. In today’s digital age, extremist narratives, conspiracy theories and misinformation permeate online spaces, posing challenges to societal resilience. While media literacy efforts often focus on youth, the SMIDGE Project…

• Digital and Media Literacy
• Lifelong Learning

January 6, 2025

Most popular 2024 articles on using AI in Higher Education

Dear Reader, In 2024, the Media & Learning newsletter featured 31 articles exploring the use of AI in higher education. From these, we have spotlighted the 5 most-read articles that resonated most…

• Artificial Intelligence
• Higher Education

December 6, 2024

Young people in Portugal: understanding algorithms and their relationship with television

by Margarida Maneta and Mariana Muller, Lusófona University, CICANT, Portugal. How much do young people aged 15 to 24 in Portugal know about algorithms? How do they acquire this knowledge? What about traditional media, such as television? How…

• Digital and Media Literacy

January 7, 2025

Digital Media Literacy in EDMO: Round Table #2: IBERIFIER

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. IBERIFIER, Iberian Digital Media Observatory. Authors:…

• Digital and Media Literacy