The European Commission’s 2024 mid-point review of its strategy for high-quality, inclusive, and accessible digital education and training provides an important opportunity to evaluate the progress made and to refine...
Key Findings & Recommendations on Teacher Education in Media Literacy in Europe
The European Commission’s 2024 mid-point review of its strategy for high-quality, inclusive, and accessible digital education and training provides an important opportunity to evaluate the progress made and to refine...
TransACTION! last transnational meeting in Erlangen, 24-25 September
The Transnational Project Meeting (TPM), held from September 24-25 in Erlangen, Germany, focused on finalising key deliverables as the project approaches its conclusion in December. Key discussions included the co...
Developing a blended learning environment for complex communication
by An Verburgh and Hilde Sarlet, UCLL, Belgium. In this practice-oriented project, we developed a blended learning environment for learning to conduct a one-on-one counselling conversation with differences between the...
MediaSmartOnline Campaign starting 24 October for the UNESCO MIL Week!
BIK (Better Internet for Kids) are launching a new media literacy campaign on 24 October to coincide with UNESCO’s Global Media and Information Literacy Week. The MediaSmartOnline campaign involving Safer Internet...
Scrollytelling: what is it and what have we learned?
by Erwin Veenstra, Sebas Muñoz, & Pien Leeuwenburgh, Leiden University, The Netherlands. At LLInC, we have recently been exploring the potential of scrollytelling within an educational context. Although perhaps not...
EMIF Winter Event, Florence, Italy, 2-3 December 2024
This year, the EMIF (European Media and Information Fund) Winter Event will take place on 2 and 3 December at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy. During these two days, journalists, researchers, NGO...
Future-proofing XR: our framework provides insight and guidance
by Carolien Kamphuis, Npuls, The Netherlands. The Pilot hub XR supports Dutch higher education in sustainable and scalable implementation of XR.XR offers a wealth of possibilities in education and training. How can you...
Five dimensions of quality in educational videos
by Michiel van Oosterzee and Kiara Billiau, The Open University of the Netherlands. The overarching concept of quality in the context of educational videos can be made more specific by utilising the framework proposed...
Teaching toolbox for hybrid education
by Ly Lutter, Osnabrück University, Germany. How can we best support teaching staff in implementing media-rich teaching and learning? And how can we use teaching material for on-site classes in hybrid settings...
Survey reveals key video watching trends
The recently published Video Viewer Trends Report from TechSmith highlights some really interesting findings that educational media producers might want to take into account. For example, 87% of people surveyed prefer a...
VIBES, the Virtual Innovative Biomedical Education in Science project
by Tula Verhalle, KU Leuven, Belgium. Since the Corona virus pandemic, the importance of the use of video material in an educational context has gained interest. The pandemic lockdown forced us to develop alternative...
Ofcom report on identifying what works in media literacy published
Ofcom have just published an important new report What works in delivering media literay activities which draws together the main findings and recommendations following a 14-month project which saw organisations across...
UNESCO launches AI competency frameworks for teachers and students
UNESCO’s new competence frameworks aim to guide countries in supporting students and teachers to understand the potential as well as risks of AI in order to engage with it in a safe, ethical and responsible manner...
Final report on work of EDMO Task Force on EU elections now available
Quoted by international media, trusted by EU institutions, nurtured by the European communities of fact-checkers, media literacy experts, and researchers, the EDMO Task Force on EU Elections 2024 has been a successful...
New round of EC funding for courses promoting advanced digital skills in Higher Education
The European Commission opened the 7th Call for proposals on Advanced Digital Skills on 4 July 2024, with a total budget of 55 million euros. This call is aimed at Higher Eduction Instituions (HEIs) who want to expand...
Still time to respond to Digital Education Action Plan review
There is still time to prepare a position paper outlining your views on how well the EC’s flagship Digital Education Action Plan is performing in terms of fostering cooperation and supporting digital innovation in...
New publication on creative use of AI in education
Creative Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Education is an open access book that explores the synergy between AI and education, highlighting its potential impact on pedagogical practices. It navigates the...
Blackmagic Camera app now also for Android phones
Blackmagic Design has now also released its camera app version for Android phones, some months after its iOS version. With this app now you can turn also your Android smartphone into a professional-grade cinema cameras...
Join our online event on 25 September on Cross-Border Collaboration – Mobile Stories x eTwinning
📢 to all teachers, educators: we invite you to join our online event Cross-Border Collaboration: Mobile Stories x eTwinning, happening soon! This event will introduce you to the innovative Mobile Stories interactive...
