
Pre-service teachers and educators experience classroom scenarios in Virtual Reality
UncategorizedVRTeacher Project wraps up
Pre-service teachers and educators from various institutions in Malta have been trained in classroom scenarios through a virtual reality application developed by the VRTeacher Project, which wrapped up in May 2023.…

Young People and Information Manifesto
UncategorizedYoung People and Information. A Manifesto was developed by the 3CL Foundation and edited by Alex Grech. ISBN paperback and pdf: 978-9918-0-0523-9

Humans and Machines: Collaborative learning in the Age of AI
UncategorizedWe are in the middle of a hype cycle on Generative AI. If you happen to be in the education sector or have an interest in the future of the labour market - polarised and dystopian views are very much in vogue. On 3rd May 2023, we host an expert panel to dispel myths and focus on the potential for tangible action by key stakeholders.

Personalised media consumption, malinformation and the nature of platforms – In conversation with Hossein Derakhshan
UncategorizedWe recently met up with Hossein Derakhshan, an Iranian-Canadian author, researcher, and public speaker, as well as the pioneer of blogging, podcasts and tech journalism in Iran. In this conversation, Hossein Derakhshan and Jacob Grech discuss…

Will AI apps replace artists?
3CL NewsRecently, I stumbled across a video on Instagram of Studio Ghibli’s Hayao Miyazaki being asked about artificial intelligence. He was utterly shocked and disgusted at the technological advancements and said that “he would never wish to incorporate…

Will ChatGPT destroy education or resuscitate it?
3CL NewsIt’s the year 2033. You’ve got your feet up. You’ve taken a break from your AI-assisted microchip and stepped out of your immersive pod. You can still see ads through your lenses - carefully undetectable but deliciously delectable for…

Young People & Information: It’s Complicated Conference 2022
3CL NewsThe relationship of young people with the media and technology they use and trust to secure information is of great relevance to our ongoing research and projects.

3CL participates in Education Training on Virtual Reality applications
UncategorizedA team of trainees representing the 3CL Foundation was in Madrid in June 2022 to participate in the first in-person learning, teaching and training activity (LTTA) organised by the VRTeacher Project.

Partnerships for SIDS Webinar: Renewable Energy Sources and Water Management
islands and small states, Small States Centre of Excellence, Webinar ‘If working apart we are a force powerful enough to destabilise our planet, surely working together we are powerful enough to save it’
– Sir David Attenborough addressing COP26 Summit delegates
Renewable energy and the importance of…

Education, Media, and Technology in a Post-Truth World: An Analysis
Critical Literacy, Digital literacy, Journalism, post-truth‘Introduction to Media, Technology and Education in a Post-truth Society: From Fake News, Datafication and Mass Surveillance to the Death of Trust’ was launched on the 8th July 2021. This collection of essays is edited by 3CL director Alex…

Reading Between the Blurred Lines in a Post-Truth Era
Covid-19, Digital literacy, Education & Tech Literacy, Media and Technology, post-Covid, post-truthThe following article is a preview of the book Media, Technology and Education in a Post-Truth Society authored by academic and strategist Dr Alex Grech.
We are living in an age where information is at our disposal quite literally at our…

Women and Girls in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
DEL4ALL, Quality Education, STEMGirls and women are still subject to prejudice, biases, social norms and expectations when it comes to pursuing education and careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. The UNESCO groundbreaking report Cracking the code: Girls’…

Breaking Barriers and Societal Misconceptions
Lifelong Learning, Quality Education, Research, STEMWhen one thinks of STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and people who specialize in said areas of expertise, perhaps a reflex reaction is to think of male experts. At least, that’s what society has conditioned…

Social Justice Education post-Covid 19
post-Covid, Uncategorized, WebinarIn July 2021, 3CL organized a series of three 90-minute webinars on the theme of “Social Justice Education post-Covid 19". The webinars were coordinated by Professor John P. Portelli, Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto and Chair of the 3CL Board of Administrators.

Media, Technology and Education in a Post-Truth Society
UncategorizedMedia, Technology and Education in a Post-Truth Society is a newly-published collection of essays edited by Dr Alex Grech. The book levers on the 3CL's work on the post-truth society and digital and media literacies.

VRTeacher European Project kicks off
VRTeacherThe kick-off meeting of the European project entitled "VRTEACHER - Virtual Reality-based Training to improvE digitAl Competences of teacHERs " took place between Wednesday 9 June and Thursday 10 June 2021. The 3CL Foundation is one of the partner…

Series of online workshops on Post-Covid Social Justice Education
3CL News, Lifelong Learning, post-Covid The 3CL Foundation, together with the Commonwealth of Learning, is organising a series of three workshops with the title "Justice Education in a Post-Covid-19 World". The aim of this workshop series is to create a meaningful conversation…

3CL to contribute to OSCE debate on disinformation and self-regulation in the digital society
3CL News, Digital literacy, post-truthDr Alex Grech, the Executive Director of the 3CL Foundation, has been invited to join an expert panel convened by the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) on disinformation and self-regulation in the digital society. The event will be hosted by the on the 25th June 2021, starting at 1330 CET.

OECD publishes its Digital Education Outlook 2021
Blockchain, Connected Learning, higher educationThe OECD Digital Education Outlook 2021 includes a chapter on the blockchain in education, focusing on case studies engaged with the issuing of academic credentials to a blockchain.

New EDUCAUSE Horizon Report published
Blockchain, higher education, OERThe 2021 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report, Teaching and Learning Edition takes stock of the changes that have been brought by the Covid-19 pandemic in higher education. It has to be seen whether these changes, the include widespread use of e-learning,…

Blockchain in Education: Processes for Implementation
BlockchainEducators from India, Mauritius, Botswana and Nigeria in higher education and TVET institutions joined a 3CL workshop and prepared strategy documents for their respective organisations with a focus on blockchain curriculum or verifiable credentialing.

One Planet, One Health
3CL NewsOn June 5th 2021, the United Nations commemorates World Environment Day (WED), highlighting the urgent need for greater global awareness and action to protect our environment. The five past decades are testimony to the interconnectivity and interdependence of the human, animal and environmental spheres. This extends to health, often framed as the ‘One Health’ Approach.

DEL4ALL Thematic Workshop on AI, ML and digital games in education
DEL4ALLAbout the event
On the 30th April 2021, 3CL hosted a DEL4ALL Thematic workshop focusing on the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in everyday life and the changes underway for educators and learners. The workshop also addressed the impact…

Free course on Digital Literacy: the Digital Literacy Lab for Educators in Global Perspective
Digital Literacy Lab for EducatorsGovernments and agencies around the world are calling for greater digital literacy. Education remains central to this mandate. This second offering of the Digital Literacy Lab for Educators engages with global issues and explores how these relate to the need for enhanced digital literacy skills.

Improving the education system by bringing together innovation and the mainstream
DEL4ALLNext on the DEL4ALL video interview series, we discussed the main aspects of a good quality innovative education system by bringing together innovation and the mainstream with our project expert Dominic Orr.

“Choose To Challenge” – International Women’s Day
3CL News"Choose to Challenge" - This year's International Women's Day focuses on gender equality, and how we can help forge a gender-equal world while celebrating women's achievements and raise awareness against bias.

3CL signs partnership agreement with the ILO and COL
3CL News3CL has signed a collaborative agreement with the ILO and the Commonwealth of Learning focusing on education, digital and vocational education and e-learning.

DEL4ALL women in science world café webinar
DEL4ALLOn the Women in Science International Day, 3CL hosted a DEL4ALL World Cafe webinar where panelist speakers shared their expertise and achievements in the field of emerging technologies for education.

Europe’s fight against Covid-19 disinformation continues
Covid-19, Digital literacy, EU, post-truthThe European Commission has reported on the success of its effort to curb disinformation related to the Covid-19 pandemic. This is now being extended to cover information related to vaccinations.
The Commission published a set of reports…

A healthier internet is possible according to Mozilla
OER“In a challenging year for the world, the internet helped us and harmed us like never before.” - with this bold statement Mozilla introduces the 2020 Internet Health Report which looks back at a year consigned to history as the year of the…

The pandemic overshadows the International Day of Education
Covid-19, OERThe International Day of Education was celebrated on 24th January 2021 with an estimated 91% of students without access to their school as a result of the pandemic.
Education is considered as a fundamental human right and sanctioned by…

An Inclusive EdTech ecosystem for the 21st Century
3CL News, DEL4ALLDEL4ALL video interview with Märt Aro, the Chairman of the Board of the Nordic EdTech Forum on an Inclusive EdTech ecosystem for the 21st Century

Defining Small Island Developing States
3CL News, Small States Centre of ExcellenceThe year 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic has marked the start of a new era. It highlighted the geo-strategic relevance for small states in physical insularity and limited connectivity. Malta, being small and an island nation, was able to adapt…

Module 5: Digital Consumption
3CL News, Digital Literacy Lab for EducatorsThis marks the final module of the Digital Literacy Lab for Educators course and arguably the most important given the challenging online information landscape now regularly highlighted by world events. Here, Dr Emma Pauncefort digs deep into…

Flagship technology projects in the EU
3CL NewsThe Common flagships projects for blockchain and education in the European Union online event engaged 36 digital education experts from all around the world, introducing the European Commission supported EBSI, Europass, and EDCI projects.

Module 4: Digital Creations and Creators
3CL News, Digital Literacy Lab for EducatorsModule 4 of the Digital Literacy Lab for Educators (DLLE) MOOC scrutinises what it means to be a digital creator within the context of netizenship. It strips back to the bare bones what it means to create fairly and responsibly (and legally)…

Module 3: The Attention Economy and Information Disorder
3CL News, Digital Literacy Lab for EducatorsModule 3 of the Digital Literacy Lab for Educators (DLLE) MOOC expands upon the twin sketches of the far-reaching opportunities and challenges we face when we go online, as explored at the end of Module 2. Discussion of what we understand by…

COL relaunching two essential MOOCs
3CL NewsDue to popular demand, the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) is relaunching two MOOCs starting Today, 23 November: Cybersecurity Training for Teachers and Mobile Learning with Multimedia. Registration is free and open now.
Why are these MOOCs…

Lifelong learning is a common good and human right – UNESCO
Digital literacy, Lifelong Learning, OERA recent report by UNESCO envisions lifelong learning as a common good and a human right, a major shift that should be completed by the year 2050.
The report ‘Embracing a Culture of Lifelong Learning’, published by the Institute of Lifelong…