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Cyprus Pedagogical Institute

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The Cyprus Pedagogical Institute operates under the Cyprus Ministry of Education, Sport, and Youth, with a mission to provide continuous training for teachers at all levels. The Institute offers in-service training through various compulsory programmes and optional seminars, supports teachers’ professional learning at the school level, plans and executes educational research and evaluation studies, and follows and adapts to current trends in pedagogy. Additionally, the Institute undertakes the writing and publication of teaching books, curriculum design, and the production of teaching materials. The Educational Technology Department within the Institute promotes the use of new technologies in education. It implements programmes for continuing professional development in the field of digital education, conducts research, proposes new educational implementations, and produces materials for schools, including audio and audiovisual works.

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Organisational member Spain

Universitat Politecnica de Valencia

UPV is a public University with 30,000 students and 4,000 staff. It is the first technological university in Spain according to international rankings and focuses mainly on engineering and technical studies. It is the second-largest MOOC provider between European Universities. It is also known in the Educational Technology area, with their Flipped Teaching initiative and is a member of the Media and Learning association and the Opencast community for video in education.

Organisational member Norway

Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

NTNU is Norway’s largest university with over 40000 students in three cities and is represented in MLA by the Section for Teaching and Learning Support (SLS). SLS provides support for NTNU’s academic staff with both technical and didactic solutions to their teaching, which in turn will improve learning opportunities for the students. Media production and technical support represent a major part of the Section’s activities.

Organisational member Germany

Heidelberg School of Education (HSE)

Heidelberg School of Education (HSE) is a joint academic institution for teacher education of Heidelberg University (Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg) and University of Education Heidelberg (Pädagogische Hochschule Heidelberg). HSE fosters interdisciplinary exchange and research on local as well as international levels. One of such initiatives is cooperation with the Teachers College (Columbia University, USA) entitled “Critical Media Literacy”.