“Media and Information Literacy&Innovative Teaching Methods Laboratory” Erasmus Project

Project Title

“Media and Information Literacy&Innovative Teaching Methods Laboratory”

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for higher education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Quality and Relevance of Higher Education in Partner Countries; New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Intercultural/intergenerational education and (lifelong)learning

Project Summary

The main aim of the MIL&LAB project is to add to the relevance and accountability in the higher education environment of Baltic States and Central Europe by the development of interdisciplinary and cross- cultural international master study program “Media and Information Literacy”.
The main objective of MIL&LAB project is creation of international master study program “Media and Information Literacy” and formation a virtual laboratory for development of innovative teaching and learning methods for media and information literacy (MIL) needs.
Thus the main tasks of the project are to create a transnational and trans-disciplinary center of knowledge exchange and building up of capacities and competences, as well as data base of resources in theory and methodology in media and information literacy education that strongly draws on the results of practical research, creative experiments and project based approach (concept of laboratory), identify main development of MIL and structure and shape of needs of MIL in society, to create a study program taking in account this knowledge obtained and the character of flexible changing media and information sphere today.

Direct and indirect target, groups of MIL&LAB project:
– MIL researchers, School teachers, teacher trainers, teaching methodologists and educational management,
– representatives from NGO’s working with different aspects and problems of media use concerned with MIL;
– University researchers and teachers from different disciplines (IT, media, psychology, sociology, social work, pedagogy, arts & design);
– Representatives from municipalities (especially,those from border zones and/or working with social context of increased risk);
– Representatives from business companies developing media, software and solutions for educational purposes;
– Media content and technology professionals.

Significant results expected during the project “MIL&LAB” and on its completion:
1) development of the curricula of new international master studies program “Media and Information Literacy” (MIL) elaborated in English language by the four universities: Riga Stradins University (Latvia), University of Tartu (Estonia); University of Vilnius (Lithuania); University of Wroclaw (Poland).
2) development of creative research project based teaching virtual laboratory (LAB) to form a project-based learning environment and MIL teaching formats for the students;
3) international conference that discusses the key problems of media literacy and innovative MIL teaching methods ;
4) publishing of collection of peer reviewed articles on media literacy teaching methods and MIL problems;
4) elaboration of the all documents for licensing and/or accreditation of the international master study program “Media and Information Literacy” in the each country;
5) completion of licensing and/or accreditation of the new international and interdisciplinary international and interdisciplinary master study program “Media and Information Literacy” by the responsible licensing bodies in Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, and Poland.
Project partners: Riga Stradins University, Tartu University, Vilnius University, Wroclaw University, Nordicom of Göteborg University, National news agency LETA, National Library of Latvia.
The group of project partners represents specific region (Baltic States and Central Europe) that is characterized by similarities of historic aspects, media landscapes, political and social environment, as well as, the undeveloped media and information literacy policy.
Project duration: 30 months (November, 2017 – April, 2020). Project durance was changed from 30 months to 33 months.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 182702,51 Eur

Project Coordinator

RIGAS STRADINA UNIVERSITATE & Country: LV

Project Partners

• NATIONAL LIBRARY OF LATVIA
• VILNIAUS UNIVERSITETAS
• UNIWERSYTET WROCLAWSKI
• TARTU ULIKOOL
• SABIEDRIBA AR IEROBEZOTU ATBILDIBU LETA
• GOETEBORGS UNIVERSITET