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Lab Media & Education

The lab “Media and Education” researches educational processes in a deeply mediatised society.

Research focuses on

(a) Actor-centred analysis of audiovisual educational spaces such as YouTube and TikTok,

(b) the didactic and filmic analysis of explanatory videos and tutorials,

(c) the reconstruction of communicative figurations of informal learning, especially in the context of digital gaming,

(d) educational and pedagogical aspects of Gamevironments,

(e) the didactic design of digital learning and teaching environments with special consideration of active learning,

(f) sustainable development of open source software for teaching-learning processes,

(g) improving the learning and teaching experience of teaching-learning software (LX/TX),

(h) AI-based, highly informative feedback generation,

(i) critical educational software and code studies,

(j) and digital cognitive diagnostic modeling.

 

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ZeMKI Research Day 2026: Discussion on current projects from eleven labs
On the afternoon of 8 July 2026, members of ZeMKI gathered at Linzer Straße 4 for the ZeMKI Research Day 2026. This internal event format provides a forum for presenting ongoing projects from the eleven ZeMKI Labs, discussing methodological issues and bringing together perspectives across the boundaries of the individual Labs.

10. July 2026

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CfP: gamevironments Research Day 2026
The Gamevironments Research Day is a workshop exclusively for early-stage researchers, graduate students and doctoral students. It welcomes research on media-centered approaches, perspectives of game developers and publishers, and viewpoints of gamers. The workshop provides a unique opportunity for participants to engage in discussions and debates about theoretical approaches for studying the intersection of religion, culture, and video gaming.

22. June 2026

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Lecture: Communicative AI in Schools at the Open Campus 2026

The Use of Communicative AI: Between Educational Opportunities and Risks for Learning Bremen, June 13, 2026 – At the University of Bremen’s Open Campus 2026, Prof. Dr. Karsten D. Wolf from the Lab Media & Education at the ZeMKI (Center for Media, Communication and Information Research) presented a comprehensive scientific analysis of the impact of (…)

15. June 2026

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ZeMKI at Open Campus 2026
ZeMKI is taking part in the University of Bremen’s Open Campus 2026 today. Under the motto ‘Opening up worlds – sharing knowledge’, the university is offering insights into research, study programmes and academic projects on campus.

13. June 2026

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Priyanka Pereira

Priyanka Pereira is the new ZeMKI member – Welcome!
Dr. Priyanka Pereira is a postdoctoral researcher in the Lab Media & Education and in the Lab Socio-Technical Systems and Critical Data Studies at the Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research (ZeMKI). Since May 2026, she is working within the project “Tools or Masters? On the hidden curriculum of AI appropriation in schools”, together with Prof. Dr. Karsten D. Wolf and Prof. Dr. Andreas Breiter. We are pleased to welcome Dr. Priyanka Pereira as a new member of ZeMKI and look forward to a fruitful collaboration!

11. June 2026

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Second meeting of the international research network CARD in Bremen: Experts discuss religion and digitalization
The interdisciplinary research network CARD (Conceptualizing Agency, Religion and Digitalization) is holding its second working meeting at the University of Bremen from May 4th to May 6th. The focus of the event is the discussion of the first chapters of a planned handbook that will scientifically examine the complex interrelationships between agency, religion, and digital transformation processes.

5. May 2026