July 2024

July 2, 2024

Back to the future?

by Zac Woolfitt, Inholland University, The Netherlands. On June 20th and 21st, I joined the Media and Learning Conference in Leuven, Belgium. I’ve been involved each year since 2014 and although I missed last year,…

• Artificial Intelligence
• AV Technologies
• Higher Education
• XR

April 9, 2024

Blended education spaces: insights from the Playful Hybrid Higher Education project

by Sandra Abegglen, Researcher, University of Calgary, Canada. This article delves into blended learning spaces, leveraging insights from the Playful Hybrid Higher Education Project. Emphasising the dynamic interplay between virtual and physical environments, it underscores…

• AV Technologies
• Higher Education

July 2, 2024

Enhancing Media Literacy Education in Europe: Insights from the Third TeaMLit Project Report

by Lina Pranaityte & Jennifer Miller, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg School of Education, Germany and Lucia Mesquita & Shane Murphy, Dublin City University Institute of Future Media, Democracy and Society – Fujo, Ireland. The TeaMLit project…

• Digital and Media Literacy

June 26, 2024

e-Portfolios as authentic assessment tools

by Patricia Quinn, Digital Practice Adviser, University of Leeds, UK. How can we modernise and improve assessment and make it more authentic in an increasingly online world of higher education? Students are being asked to…

• AV Technologies
• Higher Education

July 2, 2024

Accelerating XR workflows with Artificial Intelligence – recap

by Pippa Brownlie, XR ERA, The Netherlands. On the 26th of May, we were thrilled to collaborate with the Media & Learning Association for a Meetup on the pertinent topic of “Accelerating XR workflows with…

• Artificial Intelligence
• Higher Education
• XR

June 26, 2024

Revolutionizing Digital Safety in Estonia: A Journey from Academia to Interactive Learning

by Inger Klesment, University of Tartu, BECID (Baltic Engagement Centre for Combating Information Disorders), Estonia. As a mother of three and a media literacy specialist, I observed firsthand how traditional lecture-based teaching methods often fail…

• Digital and Media Literacy

July 2, 2024

You’re my only hope – exploring the use of hologram-type displays in university teaching

by Gary Burnett & Vikki Locke, Loughborough University, UK. Guest lectures are a valuable part of university teaching, allowing students access to expertise from across the globe. Yet, it is clearly expensive (in time, money,…

• Higher Education
• XR

July 3, 2024

Top 5 featured media literacy articles from 2023

Here you will find the top 5 media literacy featured articles from 2023 that we recommend reading. This is a curated selection, showcasing the favourite articles selected by our Special Interest Group! While we strongly…

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

July 2, 2024

AI in education: it’s time to get into the game!

by Michael Searson, SITE/AACE Board, USA. In March 2023, Bill Gates posted to his blog that “the age of AI has begun” (Gates, 2023). Of course, AI has been with us for many years. However,…

• Artificial Intelligence
• Higher Education

July 3, 2024

Digital Media Literacy in EDMO Round Table #2: IDMO

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. IDMO – Italian Digital Media Observatory…

• Digital and Media Literacy

July 2, 2024

Integrating generative AI in adult education – empowering teachers, trainers and facilitators

by Dea Kralj, Project Officer at ALL DIGITAL. The rapid advancement of Generative AI (GenAI) in recent months has brought many changes in the field of education. GenAI, with its ability to generate realistic and…

• Artificial Intelligence

July 3, 2024

World of Us – a game-changing blend of education, culture & environmental advocacy

At TALES, we’ve been exploring whether education and gaming can be combined. More importantly, we’ve dedicated ourselves to finding out how this combination can be achieved. In the early days of the pandemic, our multimedia…

• AV Technologies
• Digital and Media Literacy