The spring Media & Learning Online conference takes place on Thursday 6 May. This one day event is full of talks and discussions about topics that are of concern right now to anyone working in the higher education…
2 April 2021
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The spring Media & Learning Online conference takes place on Thursday 6 May. This one day event is full of talks and discussions about topics that are of concern right now to anyone working in the higher education…
Has the podcast become an essential part of Saxion’s educational approach? No, not yet. But we are well on the way. Just like learning from and with images, sound is also a powerful way to absorb information. At…
Educational institutions, forced by COVID-19, have made the switch to online education. Students, teachers, managers and other employees spend a large part of the day looking at a screen with boxed camera…
A record number of 180 people registered for this year’s summit, indicating not only an increased interest in Opencast, the open source video management system, but also sending a clear message that an online…
The process of pivoting to online learning for many academics and higher education (HE) practitioners presented a number of challenges during the initial stages of the Covid19 pandemic. For many, it was the first time…
In order to develop more engaging video cases for students, MNC Whispering has developed video cases that have been co-created by academics and businesses for teaching International Business (IB) based on the Brands…
Although not a new concept, it is widely acknowledged that active learning is an effective way to enhance the learning experience of our students, giving them opportunities to engage with their learning in an authentic…
The Smart Campus program serves as a new kind of platform and partnership model for innovation collaboration with SMEs, accelerating the digitalisation of society. The program is built on principles of open-mindedness…
The increased use of videos for learning Nowadays, learners encounter many of the information sources they engage with online. Teachers increasingly assign projects that require students to study a text or a video…
Even before the world entered this dark period propelled by the global pandemic, changes have started to occur in technologies of delivery for higher education teaching and learning. In the Southeast Asian region for…
The European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO) has launched a new Fact-checking Activities Map which aims to provide a comprehensive “map” of initiatives and organisations. All entries in the map have a focus on fact…
University membership of the Media & Learning Association continued to expand last month with the acceptance of University of Leeds in the UK. Their membership is led by the university’s Digital Education…
The Europeana Research Grants programme awards funding for events that can bring together cultural heritage professionals and researchers. The theme of the 2021 call is Crowdsourcing & Research. Grants of up to €…
Lie Detectors is an independent and award-winning organisation headquartered in Brussels that works internationally to further news literacy. The organisation works with more than 250 professional journalists from…
Join our next Wednesday Webinar on 12 May at 15:00 CET when the spotlight falls on the media literacy landscape in Italy. Like the others in this series, this webinar is open to all and will include an overview of the…
IMPACT EdTech is a €5.5M programme co-funded by the European Commission to boost innovation in education throughout Europe. This programme aims to identify, select and accelerate the most disruptive EdTech solutions…
The European Commission’s Teacher Academy has recently published an ebook on using MOOCs in Schools. This ebook outlines the experiences of eight pilot teachers who implemented school-based study groups…
Echo360 have been busy helping their customers ready for the coming period; exploring new developments and integrations, running refresher training sessions, updating and renewing contracts to optimise provision and…
The Call for Proposals for ALT’s Annual Conference 2021 is now open. ALT invites proposals from learning technology professionals and learners from all sectors in the UK and internationally. This year’s…
This year Mediasite is inviting you to their virtual conference which will take place 19-20 May. You’ll have access to video best-practices, learn how to boost engagement through a screen, and connect with industry…
eTwinning Ireland will host their first National Conference on the theme of Media Literacy and Disinformation on May 22. It will include a keynote by Dr. Eileen Culloty, launch of eTwinning evaluation, a panel…
MEC is an informal conference during which participants are invited to exchange ideas and information relating to media education, educational use of ICTs, and learning environments. This year’s MEC conference…
The Hasso Plattner Institute is hosting the seventh European MOOCs Stakeholder Summit (EMOOCs 2021) and Learning at Scale 2021 (L@S 2021) as a joint online conference. The organisers are confident that combining EMOOCs…
Education Sciences journal has launched a call for a Special Issue ‘Age-Friendly Media Literacy Education for Older People’. The aim of this Special Issue is to present and discuss recent advances in age…