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July 2022

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July 2022

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AR & VR AV Technologies Higher Education

Will the university of the future be mediated, pixelated, hybrid or virtual?

By Zac Woolfitt, Inholland University, The Netherlands ‘What will the university of the future look like?’ We explored this theme at the Media and Learning conference on 2nd and 3rd of June in Leuven, Belgium. After two…

29 June 2022

25 min read

Media Literacy

Introducing #ForYou: A Game About Algorithms

by Matthew Johnson, MediaSmarts, Canada. Not many words have had a rise as meteoric as the term “algorithm.” Once only familiar to mathematicians or computer scientists, today algorithms are the subject of warnings from…

29 June 2022

5 min read

Higher Education Lifelong Learning

Close encounters in third space – Leadership and organisational dynamics for advancing Digital Education

By Deborah Arnold, AUNEGe, France Keynote delivered at the Media and Learning Conference, Leuven, Belgium, June 2nd 2022 Let me take you on a journey into third space. If you’re not familiar with the term, I hope this…

29 June 2022

9 min read

AV Technologies Higher Education

Democracy vs. Sustainability – a branched interactive story wins MEDEA Awards 2022

By Jonathan Stauffer, University of Bern, Switzerland Have you ever been annoyed by book protagonists making less than smart decisions? I have. I remember when I read the Jurassic Park book, back in the days. They…

5 July 2022

3 min read

Media Literacy

Building Synergy for a National Digital Media Literacy Strategy in Pakistan

By Amjed Pervez Malik, National Press Trust, Pakistan Since establishment in 1964 as a citizen’s initiative by prominent businesspeople of the time, promotion of sound and healthy journalism remains the primary purpose…

4 July 2022

5 min read

Young girl play VR virtual reality goggle and experiences of metaverse virtual world on colorful. Visualization and simulation, 3D, AR, VR, Innovation of futuristic, Metaverse Technology concepts.

AV Technologies Higher Education

3 current trends that will shape the future of higher education

by Karen Bacon, NUIG, Ireland As we are all very well aware, higher education faced a major and unexpected challenge with the COVID-19 pandemic. Universities around the world entered various stages of lockdown or…

29 June 2022

5 min read

Media Literacy Primary & Secondary Education

Social Media Literacy Toolkit available for schools

By Noémie Krack, KU Leuven CITIP, Belgium. The Educational Toolkit for the Development of Social Media Literacy (or the ETDSML) project has been running since 2018 and is now entering its final months. This Erasmus+…

7 July 2022

5 min read

Media Literacy Primary & Secondary Education

A Suitcase of Images and Sounds

By Maria Leonida, Karpos Centre for Education and Intercultural Communication, Greece After 17 years of hands-on teacher and youth training in film and media creation, the need to have an online set of tools was…

6 July 2022

5 min read

News

AV Technologies Higher Education

Media & Learning 2022 Conference report available

The Media & Learning 2022 Conference University of the Future – Mediated, Pixelated, Hybrid or Virtual? was organised by the Media & Learning Association and KU Leuven in Groep T, Leuven on 2-3 June 2022 and…

5 July 2022

1 min read

Higher Education

TransACTION! Workshop on Multimedia learning design framework

The TransACTION! workshop on mutimedia learning design framework took place on Thursday 2 June during the annual Media & Learning Conference, led by Evert Binnard (KU Leuven, Belgium) & Tim Wolthman (Wageningen…

29 June 2022

1 min read

Media Literacy

EDMO’s conference features panel on Media Literacy

EDMO’s second annual conference took place in Brussels on 13-14 June and included many highlights including its report on access to platform data for researchers and the draft code of conduct on how platforms…

1 July 2022

1 min read

Media Literacy Primary & Secondary Education

Guidelines for Teachers on Disinformation and Digital Literacy presented to Commissioner

The EU’s Expert group on Tackling disinformation and promoting digital literacy through education and training met face to face for the first time in Brussels on 6 July when they presented the outputs of their…

7 July 2022

1 min read

AR & VR

An inspiring event on XR for education and research at Leiden University

Together with the Social and Behavioural Sciences Faculty at Leiden University (FSW), Monika Theron of Centre for Innovation(CFI) co-organized an event accommodating XR on Tour by SURF. The…

27 June 2022

1 min read

AV Technologies Higher Education

Learning and Teaching Spaces Managers Group (LTSMG) joins MLA as supporting network

The board of the Media & Learning Association are delighted to announce that the Learning and Teaching Spaces Managers Group (LTSMG) in the UK has recently joined as a supporting network. LTSMG was created to…

30 June 2022

1 min read

Lifelong Learning Primary & Secondary Education

New OECD study highlights the impact of COVID-19 on education

Data collected from 32 countries showed that there was significant innovation and new approaches to learning but argues that more must be done now to capitalise on what has happened – just one of the interesting…

4 July 2022

1 min read

AR & VR

Open Resource Repository on Immersive Techologies available from Centre for Extended Learning

The team at the Centre for Extended Learning at the University of Waterloo in Canada has created a repository for educators to learn about immersive technologies. Topics included are suitable for both newcomers as well…

1 July 2022

1 min read

AV Technologies Lifelong Learning

The 2BDigital Competence Framework

2BDigital aims to develop teachers’ pedagogical digital competences, to efficiently teach and train online and to protect all young people’s educational opportunities, especially of those most at risk, during and…

29 June 2022

1 min read

Primary & Secondary Education

European Better Internet for Kids (BIK+) Strategy launched

The European Commission has adopted a new strategy to improve age-appropriate digitalservices and to ensure that every child is protected, empowered and respectedonline, with no one left behind. This strategy, called…

1 July 2022

1 min read

Tips and Reviews

AV Technologies

H2R Super Graphics for Streaming Video

6 July 2022

2 min read

Higher Education

New report on Diversity and Inclusion

1 July 2022

1 min read

AV Technologies

Zello, “Intercom” over IP

6 July 2022

1 min read

Events and Competitions

AV Technologies Higher Education

ALT Annual Conference 6-8 September Manchester, UK

The ALT annual conference is back to being a face-to-face event and will take place on 6-8 September in Manchester. Conference themes include: Digital transformation beyond the crisis: what is your vision for learning…

29 June 2022

2 min read

Higher Education

Call for contributions to Lillehammer ICDE Conference, deadline 15 September

ICDE has announced that the Call for papers and Contributions for the international Lillehammer Lifelong Learning ICDE Conference that will take place on 15-17 February 2023 in Norway, is now open. The…

1 July 2022

1 min read

Higher Education

EDEN 2022 Research Workshop, Dubrovnik, 19-20 September

The 12th EDEN Research Workshop will be held in Dubrovnik, 19-20 September. The title of this workshop is “Towards smart and inclusive learning ecosystem” and it focuses on improved learning environments that drive the…

4 July 2022

1 min read

AV Technologies

ALL DIGITAL SUMMIT 2022, 28-30 September, Prague, the Czech Republic

The ALL DIGITAL SUMMIT 2022 will take place from 28-30 September in Prague, the Czech Republic. The event centers on the effects of digital transformation in different sectors and societal groups and on how digital (and…

29 June 2022

1 min read

Higher Education

Call for contributions: 2023 European Learning & Teaching Forum, deadline 7 October 2022

EUA and its Learning & Teaching Steering Committee are inviting proposals for papers, workshops and practice presentations for the 2023 European Learning & Teaching Forum. The event, entitled “Connecting…

29 June 2022

1 min read

AR & VR

Stereopsia Europe 17-19 October Brussels

Stereopsia EUROPE 2022 is a key event for anyone interested in the topic of XR in Europe – including the teaching and learning community. This event will include the General Assembly of XR4Europe alongside…

1 July 2022

1 min read

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