This month the Media & Learning Association is pleased to welcome one new organisational member: Ida-Virumaa Vocational Education Centre, Estonia and one new networking member: Public Libraries 2030, Belgium!Ida...
Getting started with AI in Education
by Julian van der Kraats, Leiden University, The Netherlands. That can be hard, but it can also be surprisingly easy!At Leiden University in The Netherlands, the IT department where I work asked the University of Sydney...
LSE publishes student manifesto on assessment in the age of AI
LSE has recently published A Student Manifesto for Assessment in the Age of AI, a joint initiative by the LSE Students’ Union and the LSE Eden Centre for Education Enhancement for the 2024/2025 academic year. The...
EDMO to launch ‘Be Online Smart’ campaign across Europe
The European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO) is launching a new media literacy campaign called “Be Online Smart” on 12 May to help people understand how algorithms shape what they see online.From social media feeds to...
Welcome to our newest members from Norway, Estonia, the United Kingdom, and Belgium!
This month, the Media & Learning Association is pleased to welcome four new organisational members: Kristiania University of Applied Sciences, Norway, LSE, United Kingdom, and Institute of Tropical Medicine...
Enhancing the Cognitive Load Theory and Multimedia Learning Framework with AI insight
by Khanyisile Yanela Twabu, UNISA, South Africa. When I first explored the depths of educational theory, I never imagined that Artificial Intelligence (AI) would become such a game-changer in how we understand and...
Learning with AI
by Amani Ahsan and Olivia Davies, University of Leeds, UK. The University of Leeds is excited to announce a project that will lead to the creation of the first-ever student led open book, “Learning with AI”.“Learning...
Toolkit for incorporating audiovisual materials into history teaching
The Watching Videos Like a Historian project offers a practical new approach for integrating Europe’s rich audiovisual heritage into history teaching, while fostering students’ critical media literacy skills.About the...
Digital Safety Revolution webinar, Online, 8 May 2025
Our member Britannica Education is hosting a webinar to explore educators’ challenges in ensuring students’ digital wellbeing and online safety. This in-depth discussion on safer digital media use, experts...
Digital Education Stakeholder Forum, Online/Brussels, 24 June 2025
The Digital Education Stakeholder Forum will bring together key voices from across Europe to reflect on the Digital Education Action Plan and its impact over the past four years. This event will not only celebrate...
Call for input about digital and media literacy related to new European Democracy Shield
On Monday 31 March, the European Commission issued a call for evidence and a public consultation on the European Democracy Shield. Stakeholders, whereby individual citizens, national authorities, public or private...
Innovative media literacy tool Mobile Stories now available to learners across Europe
Mobile Stories, a tool that teaches students critical thinking and responsibility towards information they share and consume, is now available across Europe. After a decade of success in Sweden and a successful pilot...
Reimagining assessments with podcasts: A fresh approach to engaging students in 2nd year psychology
by Sophie Renaudineau, London Metropolitan University, UK. As educators, we all know how quickly the educational landscape is evolving. With digital media and GenAI reshaping the way we communicate and learn, there’s an...
Reality COLLAB at HCC: Where the future of learning is built together
by Rubén Duràn, Houston Community College, USA. At Reality COLLAB, we’ve always believed that technology should serve people – not the other way around. Since 2016, we’ve grown from a single VR headset and a...
Changing Lab Education from “cookbook approach” to student-centered experiment design
by Katrin Wolf, ETH Zurich, Switzerland. When you enter the practical laboratory course in food chemistry at ETH Zurich this spring semester, you will find a calm, focused atmosphere. Students are conducting their...
Stop! Wait A Minute! Critical Social Media Literacy Tool
This interactive tool has been designed by young people for young people, youth workers, educators and youth leaders to explore the concepts of critical thinking and media literary in relation to social media. It...
New MIL Toolkit from UNESCO
UNESCO has recently introduced Journey through the MILtiverse – a comprehensive Media and Information Literacy (MIL) toolkit designed to support youth organisations in integrating MIL into their strategies, policies...
MIL and Global Understanding, Barcelona, Spain, 28-29 April 2025
This second edition of the MIL and Global Understanding Conference will take place in Barcelona on 28-29 April. The focus of the event will be on developing a shared MILID agenda for research, shaping policies and...
The Media & Learning Conference 2025 exhibition is now full!
We are thrilled to announce that the Media & Learning Conference 2025 exhibition is now fully booked, with 10 exhibitors confirmed! A huge thank you to our exhibitors for their support and participation: Biamp...
Keynote speakers revealed for Media & Learning Conference 2025
The organisers of this year’s Media & Learning conference ‘Educational media that works’, are delighted to announce that one of our keynote speakers for this event will be , professor of psychology at the University...
