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September 2019

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September 2019

Featured Articles

The European Media Coach Project – working together to bridge the gap in media literacy education

Did you know that 9-16 year old children are using the internet for an average of 88 minutes per day? In those 88 minutes it is hard to imagine that what they are faced with is entirely harmless. At such a young age…

19 July 2019

4 min read

Higher Education

How podcasting can enrich your teaching

Do you see everyone wearing headphones in the train nowadays? Do you wonder what they’re listening to? Besides the greatest hits of the 80’s, more and more people are rediscovering the radio format through podcasts. The…

19 July 2019

5 min read

Media Literacy

Film Education Project with Youth

Audiovisual messages invade and are part of our daily lives and are a powerful strategy of information and communication today. The influence of the media can be seen in multiple formats and windows, from the most…

16 August 2019

4 min read

Higher Education

Musical MOOC strikes the right note with innovative media

Le Solfège à votre portée is massive open online course (MOOC) that allows you to acquire the basics of solfeggio in a perspective of pedagogically innovationinnovative manner. For the uninitiated, Wikipedia describes…

2 September 2019

3 min read

Media Literacy

Sharing best practices on Media and Information Literacy

Disinformation, propaganda and hate-speech have no borders. Then, why should we? The effects of digitalization and the subsequent lack of trust in traditional media are impacting societies everywhere. Over the course of…

28 August 2019

4 min read

News

Higher Education

Kaltura publishes State of Video in Education 2019 report

Kaltura’s annual report on how video is used in education is now available. This year more than 1400 people contributed to the survey and while the report covers the use of video all over the world, there are a…

14 August 2019

1 min read

Higher Education

MIT & NUI Galway join Media & Learning Association

Two new universities have joined the Media & Learning Association in June. They are Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US and the National University of Ireland (NUI) Galway, Ireland. In MIT the…

1 July 2019

1 min read

Higher Education

Indiana University reports improved attendance rates using video

In a recently published report, Indiana University in the US reports how it has increased attendance rates by 50% through its partnership with video supplier Pexip. This report provides a description of how and why…

30 August 2019

1 min read

Media Literacy

Ofcom launches Making Sense of Media Network

Ofcom is launching a Making Sense of Media Network, to bring together organisations and individuals with expertise in media literacy to work towards a shared goal of improving the online skills, knowledge and…

14 August 2019

1 min read

Higher Education

You’re invited to the Panopto Annual Conference on Video Learning in London – Panopto Focus 2019

The Panopto Team in London is delighted to invite you to this year’s Panopto Conference on video learning – Panopto Focus 2019. This will take place on Thursday 14 November 2019 at 30 Euston Square in…

28 August 2019

2 min read

Media Literacy

Promote your Media Literacy action as part of Global MIL Week 2019

The 8th Global Media and Information Literacy Week takes place from 24 to 31 October and UNESCO and its partners are calling all stakeholders to join the celebration of Media and Information Literacy by organising…

30 August 2019

1 min read

Higher Education

EUNIS and Media & Learning Association sign cooperation agreement

The Board and Secretariat of the Media & Learning Association are delighted to announce that they have recently signed an agreement to cooperate with the EUNIS (European University Information Systems) Association…

29 August 2019

1 min read

Higher Education

Veterinary students learning vital surgical skills through video

Echo360 recently reported on how veterinary students attending Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine in the US are using video to perfect their surgical skills. Prior to lab sessions, students watch…

2 September 2019

1 min read

Tips and Reviews

AV Technologies

FFmpeg, the Swiss Army Knife of video coding

2 September 2019

2 min read

Lifelong Learning

Thinking and working outloud – a key trend shaping workplace learning

14 August 2019

1 min read

AV Technologies

Camera and editor in the palm of your hand: Filmmaker Pro

2 September 2019

1 min read

Events and Competitions

Media Literacy

Media Literacy Conference, Helsinki 10 September

Medialiteracy Finland are organising a conference in Helsinki Central Library entitled “Towards a Good life in the 2020s:– Enhancing citizenship and social cohesion through media literacy” on 10 September in…

14 August 2019

1 min read

Higher Education

ICDE World Conference on Online Learning in Dublin 3-7 November

The 28th ICDE World Conference on Online Learning taking place in Dublin in November is one of the largest and most prestigious international conferences in the area. The conference theme of “Transforming Lives and…

30 August 2019

1 min read

Media Literacy

Media Literacy Seminar Brussels, 20-21 February 2020

How can teachers make their pupils more media literate? This two day seminar entitled “Kindling the Media Literacy Flame in Secondary School Educators” for secondary school educators will enhance teachers’…

14 August 2019

2 min read

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