The Media & Learning 2025 conference organised jointly with KU Leuven’s Learning Lab offers an excellent opportunity for educators, researchers, and innovators to explore how media can effectively support teaching and learning in higher education. Under the tagline Educational media that works, this event will focus on what makes media resources impactful in educational settings. Taking place in Leuven, Belgium, on 18–19 June 2025, the conference will bring together a diverse group of professionals interested in the intersection of media and education.
What’s in it for you? Here are some reasons why you should submit a proposal and join us in Leuven in June 2025.
1. Share your project or research
If you have been working on a project or research related to educational media, this conference provides a platform to share your findings with a wider audience. Whether you are exploring the role of AI in media production, examining student engagement with digital tools, or investigating the effectiveness of storytelling methods, presenting your work can lead to useful feedback and encourage further discussion on the topic.
2. Contribute to the discussion on the role of media in learning
There is growing interest in how media can truly enhance learning experiences, especially when resources are limited. Many educators are asking whether the media used in classrooms is making a measurable difference in student outcomes. By presenting your ideas or findings, you can help address these questions and contribute to a broader conversation about the role of media in teaching and learning.
3. Explore new trends and approaches
Educational media is constantly evolving, with new technologies, production techniques, and strategies emerging regularly. The conference provides an opportunity to learn from others and share your own experiences with innovative approaches, whether it’s immersive learning environments, interactive media, or student-driven content. Sharing what you’ve learned can help others stay informed and find practical solutions for their own contexts.
4. Collaborate with a diverse community
The event offers a space for collaboration among educators, researchers, media producers, and others involved in learning innovation. It’s an opportunity to connect with colleagues from different educational contexts, share best practices, and form partnerships that could lead to future projects or research.
5. Increase visibility for your work
Presenting at Media & Learning 2025 gives you the chance to highlight your work to an international audience, which can lead to more recognition for your efforts. It’s also a great way to showcase your expertise and receive constructive feedback from peers who are working on similar challenges in education.
6. Explore key themes in educational media
The conference will feature 14 different themes that reflect the current trends and challenges in educational media, providing a rich platform for sharing insights. Themes include:
- Choosing the Right Format: Explore how to strategically select media formats like podcasts, virtual tours, screencasts, and interactive content to optimize learning outcomes.
- Learning Through Storytelling: Investigate how storytelling techniques, drawn from industries like gaming and entertainment, can enhance learning design and engagement.
- Media-Driven Assessment: Delve into how multimedia tools like ePortfolios and media-based assignments can transform assessment strategies.
- Communicating Research: Examine how media can be used to communicate research and scientific findings in more engaging and accessible ways.
- Accessibility, Digital Inclusion, and Media Formats: Discuss how AI-driven solutions and media formats can improve accessibility and inclusivity in learning environments.
- DIY Media Production Training: Share best practices for empowering educators to create impactful, high-quality educational media.
- Digital Heritage, Storage, and Ownership: Investigate the challenges in preserving educational media, including issues of intellectual property and the role of open educational media resources.
- Students as Partners in Media Production: Explore how students can actively contribute to media production and co-create learning experiences.
- Ethical and Innovative Integration of AI: Consider the use of AI in media production, including virtual instructors and avatars, and its impact on teaching and creativity.
- Immersive Learning: Examine how extended reality (VR, AR, and MR) can create immersive learning environments to enhance student engagement and skill development.
- Enhancing Hybrid Learning with Advanced Lecture Capture: Explore how advanced lecture capture technologies can enhance hybrid classrooms, improving accessibility and engagement for all students.
- Greening Educational Media Technologies: Discuss how to make educational media production more eco-friendly and sustainable.
- Management and Operation of Centres and Service Providers: Look at the organizational practices that best support the sustainable production of educational media.
- Exploring Effective Co-Production and Re-Use Practices: Investigate opportunities for co-producing and reusing open educational media resources among institutions.
7. Learn from a wide range of perspectives
With attendees from across Europe and beyond, the conference will offer a chance to hear different perspectives on the use of media in education. Presenting your ideas can help spark new discussions, while learning from others can give you a fresh view on both the challenges and the opportunities that lie in the field of educational media.
Don’t just take our word for it!
Feedback from the Media & Learning 2024 conference survey (n=87) provides evidence of the impact the event had on participants, both immediately and in the longer term. An overwhelming 98.8% of attendees expressed high satisfaction with the overall quality of the programme, which included the content, speakers, and presentations. This indicates that the conference not only met but likely exceeded participants’ expectations, providing valuable insights and learning opportunities. Additionally, 98.7% of respondents reported being very satisfied or satisfied with the extent to which they were able to gather new and relevant information during the event, highlighting the effectiveness of the programme in delivering meaningful, practical knowledge.
Here is some feedback from our attendees:
Media & Learning 2025 provides a valuable opportunity to share your work, connect with others, and contribute to the ongoing discussion about how media can best support education. By submitting a proposal, you can help shape the direction of educational media and collaborate with others who are passionate about its potential to improve learning outcomes.
If you are working on a project or research related to educational media, consider submitting a proposal and join the conversation at Media & Learning 2025. We hope to see you in Leuven!
