by Pippa Brownlie, Leiden Learning & Innovation Centre, The Netherlands. On the 23rd of January, the Leiden Learning & Innovation Centre (LLInC) was delighted to host a first-of-its-kind Immersive Tech Event for…
March 2024
Featured Articles
A virtual tour of three advanced learning spaces
by Zac Woolfitt, Inholland University, The Netherlands. On Thursday 15th February, Media and Learning ran a virtual tour of three technology rich learning spaces at a university in the US, Belgium and…
Critical Visual Media Literacy and Empowerment
by Maddalena Buonamico, All Digital. CLIP – Critical visual media literacy and empowerment aims to strengthen critical visual literacy and fluency in higher education, thus increasing resilience to manipulation and…
Rethinking VR in education
by Craig Frehlich, VR Consultant, Canada. While the saying “Something old can be made new again” emphasizes the potential for renewal and reimagining of the past in contemporary contexts, it’s crucial…
Digital Media Literacy in EDMO Round Table: GADMO
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. GADMO – German-Austrian…
E-learning modules for lecturers and students on impact of GenAI in higher education
by Emma Wiersma, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Just before the summer break in 2023, lecturers at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) expressed the need for an e-learning module for their students on the…
Elevating EdTech investments
by Natalia I. Kucirkova, University of Stavanger, Norway. As a research professor and co-founder of a research network supporting various educational technology (EdTech) companies, I’ve had firsthand experience…
Invitation to join new research into students’ engagement levels supported by VR
This study aims at empowering teachers to theorize student engagement building strategies from evidence-based evaluation of authentic data on students’ engagement experiences. The aim is to gain a comprehensive…
GenAI and the Production of Scholarship
by Fiona Concannon, University of Galway; Leigh Wolf, University College Dublin; Tom Farrelly, Munster Technological University and Orna Farrell, Dublin City University, Ireland. “It seems likely that generative AI is…
Neither apocalyptic nor integrated: new ways of thinking about our relationship with digital technologies
by Ezequiel Passeron, University of Barcelona / Faro Digital, Spain. The relationships between individuals, groups, and digital technologies have intensified rapidly and dramatically in recent years. This contemporary…
News
Discover how to create budget-friendly immersive learning experiences on 21 March
Join us on Thursday 21 March from 14:00 to 15:30 CET (Brussels time) for the online event “Immersive learning experiences on a budget.” In this session, we will talk about practical and cost-effective…
Mark your calendar for XR in HE SIG meeting on 28 March
Media & Learning Association’s special interest group on XR in higher education is meeting on March 28th, from 15:00 to 16:00 CET. We’ll delve into member activities, foster networking opportunities, and…
More keynote speakers revealed for Media & Learning Conference ‘Back to the Future?’
The organisers of this year’s Media & Learning conference, titled ‘Back to the Future?’, are delighted to announce that one of our keynote speakers for this event will be , Vice-Rector of KU Leuven &…
And it’s a wrap: Media Literacy Matters Conference, what a week!
The recent Media Literacy Matters Conference, organised by Mediawijs, The Flemish Ministry Department of Culture, Youth and Media, Media and Learning Association, CSEM, Porticus, Threatpie, and EDMO BELUX, and held in…
Welcome to our new members from the Netherlands and North Macedonia!
Our secretariat has been bustling lately, and we’re thrilled to announce the addition of two new members to our association! Firstly, we welcome The Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences and the Departement of…
MediaSmartOnline spotlights media literacy action in Europe
The new #MediaSmartOnline campaign launches on 8 March 2024 in three European countries: Czech Republic, Ireland, and Poland. The aim of the campaign is to raise awareness about all the media literacy actions and…
Have your say on Media Literacy evaluation!
Ecorys is conducting a study on the evaluation of media literacy initiatives in Europe on behalf of the European Commission, to understand barriers and enablers for the evaluation of media literacy initiatives, and…
Primary school pupils in Flanders set to access videos from Flemish archives
Meemoo, the Flemish Institute for Archives recently announced an exciting new initiative to release thousands of videos and audio clips to primary school pupils. In the course of the next school year, primary school…
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Events and Competitions
ENCORE International online event on AI, online, 13 March
ENCORE is organising an online event on 13 March, 2024, from 10:00 to 12:00 CET, focusing on the intersection of cutting-edge data-driven techniques and qualitative pedagogical approaches in education. The panel will…
Looking at learning platforms in a post-pandemic world, online, 21 March
The European Digital Education Hub (EDEH) is hosting an online knowledge-building event titled ‘Beyond the Virtual Learning Environments: Looking at Learning Platforms in a Post-Pandemic World’ on Thursday…
EC’s Virtual Worlds Partnership meeting, online, 27 March
The European Commission DG Connect Unit G2 is organising an online meeting with representatives of academia on Wednesday, 27 March, 2024. The meeting will focus on the future Partnership on Virtual Worlds, pending…
EDMO Annual Conference, Brussels, Belgium, 13-14 May 2024
EDMO, the EU’s largest interdisciplinary network to counter disinformation will hold its annual conference in Brussels on 13-14 May. Check out the EDMO site for further information about this event, including how you…
EDEN Annual Conference, Graz, Austria, 16-18 June 2024
EDEN 2024 Annual Conference will be held at University of Graz, Austria, 16-18 June. The conference theme for this year is “Learning in the Age of AI: Towards Imaginative Futures”. The call for abstracts is open until…
ECEL, Porto, Portugal, 24-25 October 2024
The 23rd European Conference on e-Learning (ECEL) will be hosted this year by Universidade Portucalense, Porto, Portugal. ECEL is generally attended by participants from more than 40 countries and attracts an…




















