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July 2019

Newsletter

July 2019

Featured Articles

Transport Studies MOOC shows exemplary use of video

We created the Transport Studies Global Issues and Future Innovations MOOC in partnership with the Institute of Transport Studies at the University of Leeds. The aim is to promote awareness about current issues faced in…

27 June 2019

3 min read

Media Literacy

Schools need better strategies to boost social media literacy

It is a fact that social media offer both opportunities and risks, and this poses numerous challenges and dilemmas for parents, carers and educators. While they wish to offer children enough opportunities for learning…

3 July 2019

4 min read

Higher Education

Filming the History of Life: a student perspective

The primary goal of the History of Life film project at National University of Ireland Galway lies deeply rooted in the area of science communication. Public perception and engagement in science is currently extremely…

5 July 2019

4 min read

Higher Education

Promoting deep learning in online education

Higher education aims for deep learning. Two trends may threaten the achievement of deep learning, namely the massification of students and the increasing choice for online education by higher education. Considering…

28 June 2019

4 min read

Media Literacy

The Film Corner: Online and offline activities for Film Education

The Film Corner is an online interactive user-centered platform for film education for school students aged 11-18 and their teachers, with the general purposes of increasing awareness & appreciation of film and…

28 June 2019

10 min read

Higher Education

Video reflection and feedback in learning and development

Talk to any teacher, hospitality manager or healthcare professional and they’ll tell you that communication and interpersonal skills are an essential part of their practice. One of the most effective ways to develop…

28 June 2019

4 min read

News

Media Literacy

Primeiro Plano – Portuguese platform for film education launched

Primeiro Plano brings together projects and initiatives that develop the cinema for, with and through children and youth in education. This website led by researcher Raquel Pacheco is non-commercial and is being…

28 June 2019

1 min read

Higher Education

‘Open border’ universities perform better in knowledge transfer, research impact and education

‘Open border’ universities perform better than universities with low international exchange in the areas of knowledge transfer, research impact and education. They are more successful in engaging and…

28 June 2019

1 min read

Higher Education

Entries from Ireland and the UK take the top honours at MEDEA Awards 2019

This year the MEDEA Award for Professionally Produced Education Media went to “Transport Systems: Global issues and future innovations” produced by University of Leeds in the UK. The MEDEA Award for User…

28 June 2019

1 min read

Primary & Secondary Education

EdReNe community meets to discuss educational repositories and resources

The 17th Educational Repositories Network (EdReNe) Seminar and Learning Resource Exchange subcommittee meeting took place at the offices of European Schoolnet in Brussels on 28-29 May, 2019. The topics under discussion…

1 July 2019

1 min read

Media Literacy

Gothenburg MIL event starts to take shape

In September the ninth UNESCO Global Media and Information Literacy Feature Conference will be held in Gothenburg, Sweden. Local hosts are Region Västra Götaland, University of Gothenburg and Swedish National Commission…

1 July 2019

2 min read

Primary & Secondary Education

Update on European working group activities on education

To find out more about the what is happening at European level in relation to education take a look at the latest edition of the ET2020 newsletter. This newsletter gives summaries of the work over the past 6 months of…

1 July 2019

1 min read

Media Literacy

New European funding for media literacy announced

The European Commission has published a new “Media Literacy for All” Call for Proposals. This call aims to foster the development of new educational materials and/or services built on concrete instances of…

1 July 2019

1 min read

Higher Education

Almost 300 people attend Video in Higher Education Conference in Leuven

The Media & Learning 2019 Conference on Video in Higher Education was organised by the Media & Learning Association, LIMEL and KU Leuven on 5-6 June 2019 in STUK in Leuven. The event involved 283 participants…

1 July 2019

1 min read

Tips and Reviews

Higher Education

Social Media in Higher Education: Case Studies, Reflections and Analysis

28 June 2019

1 min read

AV Technologies

Block chain technology in your LBRY

5 July 2019

2 min read

AV Technologies

Draw.io – diagrams for everyone, everywhere

5 July 2019

1 min read

Events and Competitions

Media Literacy

Making Sense of Media 18 July in London, UK

Making Sense of Media is organised by Ofcom, the regulator for the communications services in the UK. The event will take place on Thursday 18 July 2019, from 10am to 4.00pm at a Central London venue. This event will…

29 May 2019

1 min read

AV Technologies

Kaltura Connect 21-23 Jan 2020, New Orleans, USA

Kaltura has announced the agenda for the next Video Experience Conference which will take place in New Orleans, USA from 21-23 January 2020. It includes sessions on Interactive, Personal, and Extended: The Trends in…

3 July 2019

1 min read

Higher Education

Media & Learning Conference on 17-18 June 2020

The Media & Learning Association together with their partners KU Leuven Learning Lab are delighted to announce the dates for the next Video in Higher Education Conference which will take place on 17-18 June 2020…

1 July 2019

1 min read

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