PROVIDING GUIDANCE, RESOURCES AND SUPPORT FOR TEACHER TRAINERS IN EUROPE
The aim of the project TeaMLit – Teacher education in digital and media literacy: providing guidance, resources and support for teacher trainers in Europe is to gather and share knowledge and build a sustainable network of stakeholders in media and information literacy (MIL) education. In her research with colleagues Dr Ricardo Castellini da Silva and Dr Lucia Mesquita from the Dublin City University (Ireland), Dr Lina Pranaityte (HSE) is collecting, mapping and analysing various European practices, barriers and opportunities in initial and in-service teacher education and continuing professional development in MIL.
Their initial findings are summarised in this article, which also includes a link to the full report.
TeaMLit runs from January 2023 to July 2024 and includes the following partners:
- Media and Learning Association (Belgium);
- Association for Communication and Media Culture (Croatia);
- Heidelberg School of Education (Germany);
- Mediawijs (Belgium);
- Dublin City University Institute for Media, Democracy, and Society (Ireland)
- Finnish Society on Media Education (Finland)
as well as a host of supporting partners. For more information please visit the TeaMLit website. The project is funded by: European Media and Information Fund.
Beyond research, the TeaMLit project also aims to establish a sustainable network to provide guidance, resources and support for European teacher educators and trainers in MIL.
The sole responsibility for any content supported by the European Media and Information Fund lies with the author(s) and it may not necessarily reflect the positions of the EMIF and the Fund Partners, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and the European University Institute.
