The document summarizes the history and activities of the Media and Learning Association, including its origins from the MEDEA Awards competition launched in 2007. It describes the Association's growth over time to include additional initiatives like an annual conference, newsletter, and online resources database. The Association was formally established in 2012 and now has over 30 organizational members across Europe. Opportunities for future collaboration are discussed.

1. Collaboration opportunities
with the Media and Learning
Association
Sally Reynolds
ATiT
Telecentre Europe 2014
“sSkills for the 21st Century” conference, Zagreb, 26 September

2. Here is how it began……
MEDEA
Awards
annual competition
launched in 2007
Annual Awards scheme to encourage innovation and good practice in the
use of media (audio, video, graphics and animation) in education. The
awards also recognise and promote excellence in the production and
pedagogical design of media-rich learning resources.

3. • Extensive promotion including
video and social media campaigns
• Over 70 showcases with samples
and interviews
• Database with over 1000 entries
categorized
• Over 150 judges actively
supporting and contributing
2014 competition deadline 30
September 2014!

4. Then it started to extend……
MEDEA
Awards
annual
competition
Monthly
Media & Learning
Newsletter
2008-2011
MEDEA:EU

5. • Standardised format in .pdf
• Multilingual in 2010-2012
• Launch of multimedia supported
version planned for 2015

6. MEDEA
Awards
annual
competition
Annual
Media & Learning
Conference
in Brussels
Monthly
Media & Learning
Newsletter
2008-2011
MEDEA:EU
2010-2012
MEDEA2020
Media & Learning
Resources
database
Media & Learning
Community of
Practice
MEDEA related activities

7. • Main sessions streamed online
• Launched curation service in 2013
• Stands and demo spaces
• Series of pre-conference events
Multilingual
resources
database with
information
about almost
800 entries
Community of
practice linked
to workshops,
webinars and
conference

8. MEDEA
Awards
annual
competition
Annual
Media & Learning
Conference
in Brussels
Monthly
Media & Learning
Newsletter
2008-2011
MEDEA:EU
2010-2012
MEDEA2020
Media & Learning
Resources
database
Media & Learning
Community of
Practice
Week long
training
courses
2-day
workshop
s
Social media
campaign
MEDEA related activities

9. Workshops and training courses all over
Europe

10. MEDEA
Awards
annual
competition
Annual
Media & Learning
Conference
in Brussels
Monthly
Media & Learning
Newsletter
2008-2011
MEDEA:EU
2010-2012
MEDEA2020
Webinar
series
Media & Learning
Resources
database
Media & Learning
Community of
Practice
Week long
training
courses
2-day
workshop
s
Social media
2012-2014 campaign
MEDEAnet
MEDEA related activities

11. Webinars and extended
social media campaign

12. MEDEA related projects
Sustainability???
MEDEA
Awards
annual
competition 2011-2012
MEDEA2020
2008-2011
MEDEA:EU
project
project 2012-2014
MEDEAnet
2-day project
workshops Week long
training
courses

13. Media & Learning Association
•Launched September 2012
•Business plan January to April 2013
•Membership recruitment May 2013
•AGM December 2013

15. Type of Members
Organisational Membership
• Active since May 2013 with full voting rights
• Foundation of the association
Supporting Sponsor Membership
• Active since March 2014 with limited voting rights
• Key partnerships
Supporting Network Membership
• Active since March 2014 with limited voting rights
• Important for collaboration opportunities
•Individual membership

16. Type of Members
Organisational Membership
• Active since May 2013 with full voting rights
• Foundation of the association
Supporting Sponsor Membership
• Active since March 2014 with limited voting rights
• Key partnerships
Supporting Network Membership
• Active since March 2014 with limited voting rights
• Important for collaboration opportunities
•Individual membership
31
2
0
Planned
2015

17. Country distribution of current
membership
Austria 1 Italy 2
Belgium 5 The Netherlands 3
Croatia 1 Poland 1
Estonia 1 Serbia 1
Finland 1 Spain 3
France 4 Switzerland 1
Germany 3 Sweden 1
Ireland 2 UK 3

18. Full Members 2014
ATiT, Belgium
CECE, Spain
IADT, Ireland
KU Leuven, Belgium
Kennisnet, Netherlands
HITSA, Estonia
University of Naples, Italy
Université Paris 1, France
Université Ouverte des
Humanités, France
EduGroup, Austria
AUNEGE, France
Innofun, Netherlands
Dublin City University, Ireland
iMINDS, Belgium
CERIMES, France
MFG, Germany
CSP, Italy
UAB, Spain
University of Zagreb, Croatia
Novi Sad School of Journalism,
Serbia
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam,
Netherlands
Opencast, Switzerland
Association for Academic E-learning,
Poland
Oulu University of Applied Sciences
Finland
Universitat Politecnica Valencia,
Spain
Kaltura, UK
Evens Foundation, Belgium
Mediawijs, Belgium
Nordicom, Sweden
Friedrich Alexander University
Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
MediaSite/Sonic Foundry, UK
Newcastle University, UK
FWU, Germany

20. Opportunities for collaboration
• Joint projects – iPro related developments – explore areas of
common interest
• Draw on sector specific know-how for training provision
• Joint promotion and publication efforts and sharing of
experience regarding the successful operation of an iVZW

21. Links
MEDEA Awards:
http://www.medea-awards.com
Media & Learning Conference:
http://www.media-and-learning.eu
Media & Learning Community & Resources database:
http://www.media-and-learning.eu/community
Media & Learning News:
http://news.media-and-learning.eu
MEDEAnet project:
http://www.medeanet.eu
Media & Learning Association:
http://association.media-and-learning.eu

22. Participate in the
MEDEA Awards
2014!
Deadline 30 September 2014
More information on www.medea-awards.com
or contact secretariat@medea-awards.com