As audio content earns its rightful place in the pedagogical toolbox – from spoken word to field recordings to acousmatic composition – the Media and Learning Association is committed to amplifying sound-focused dialogue, knowledge exchange and collaborative projects amongst its members.
Our collective expertise opens exciting possibilities for:
- Advancing understanding of the affordances of sound for learning, through our global community of practice
- Increasing awareness of sound related events, activities, resources, and examples
- Sharing (and generating) opportunities for collaborative research
Forging cross-disciplinary connections across, for example, ethnomusicology, acoustics, ecology, and neuroscience On these topics we therefore encourage you to engage with fellow members via the Special Interest Group (SIG) for audio/video (AV) in Higher Education and as always, through the submission of articles to our monthly newsletter. We also welcome suggestions for our Media Production Hub – a curated collection of resources, including tutorials, best practices, and helpful tips for those working with media in learning environments. Furthermore, to kick-start 2025, we’re excited to announce our plans for a sound mapping initiative. This project aims to share our community’s diverse sonic landscapes while demonstrating sound’s rich communicative potential. Soon, we’ll invite you to contribute your own sonic ‘postcards’ – unique audio captures of your local environment – to create a living, breathing map of our global community.
Finally, we’re also developing an increased platform for audio content at the upcoming 2025 conference – watch this space!
Furher links you may be interested in:
- 2024 sound seminar
- 2023 sound seminar
- Article
