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Heriot-Watt University

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The Digital Education Team work alongside faculty to deliver fully online, higher education courses. The digital media producers collaborate with subject experts to identify where media is best utilised within the context of the learner journey, with a focus on creating tutor presence, and building in sustainable media practices at each stage of production. Beyond creating course content, media with a broader scope is produced, and interests lie in research and innovation that opens up new approaches to the use and application of media within (online and face-to-face) learning environments.

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Networking member United Kingdom

Learning on Screen

We believe that moving image and sound play a crucial role in education and research. By incorporating these dynamic elements alongside the written word, our members can enhance comprehension, cater to diverse learning styles, and engage attention. Through audiovisual means, we can effectively convey emotions, demonstrate practical skills, and provide valuable context to the subject matter.

Organisational member Finland

KAVI – National Audiovisual Institute

The National Audiovisual Institute (KAVI) is a central governmental agency under the Ministry of Education and Culture and was formed in January 2014. Its tasks include the preservation of films and television and radio programmes as well as research related to them, and the promotion of audiovisual culture. KAVI’s Department for Media Education and Audiovisual Media (MEKU) is responsible for the promotion and coordination of media education at a national level, and the supervision of the provision of audiovisual programmes in Finland from the perspective of protection of children.

Organisational member Greece

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH)

The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh) is the largest University in Greece covering all disciplines. It comprises 10 faculties which consist of 40 schools and 1 single-School Faculty. AUTh constitutes a comprehensive institution with Faculties and Schools serving a vast array of scientific fields, ranging from natural and technological to social and health sciences, arts and humanities. The University aims to offer equal opportunities for learning, research and communication. It aspires to create an environment where education and research thrive, and subsequently, realise the vision for a better world with equal rights for everybody to claim the fruits of economic growth and social prosperity. The IT Center Center of AUTh is responsible for all network & computing infrastructure, the IT services of the university and the IT Helpdesk. Its activities cover the provisioning, maintenance, operations, upgrades and development of the IT resources. The IT Center has today more than 90 highly qualified employees.