The research component of TAMeLi focuses on understanding how Digital and Media Literacy (DML) is currently addressed within teacher education across Europe. Through literature reviews, national mapping activities, and comparative analysis, the project investigates existing practices, challenges, and opportunities related to DML in both pre-service and in-service teacher education. The research also explores how teachers are supported in developing collaborative design skills and how frameworks such as DigCompEdu currently address DML. These findings provide the evidence base for the development of the TAMeLi approach and help identify the needs of educators and institutions working in increasingly media-rich learning environments.

The TAMeLi Model is a modular European framework designed to support teacher educators in collaboratively designing Digital and Media Literacy learning experiences. Built on evidence-based instructional design approaches, the model combines pedagogical strategies, teacher design dispositions, assessment methods, and collaborative workshop formats to help educators create meaningful and future-oriented learning environments. Rather than offering fixed lesson plans, the model provides adaptable tools and methodologies that can be integrated across different subjects, educational systems, and teaching contexts. The model also addresses the growing importance of AI literacy and hybrid intelligence within education.

This model will be delivered in three iterations, I November 2026., II December 2027, III November 2028.

The TAMeLi Resource Hub is an interactive online platform that brings together the project’s educational materials, tools, and resources in one accessible space. The platform is designed to support teacher educators, teachers, and media experts by providing guidance on the TAMeLi model alongside curated Digital and Media Literacy resources. These include learning materials, reusable teaching resources, assessment tools, explainer videos, infographics, and AI literacy materials. The hub is intended to function as both a practical teaching support environment and a long-term knowledge-sharing space for the wider educational community.

The hub will be published in February 2027 and will be filled with materials and recourses gradually by December 2028.

The Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) is an international learning experience that combines online collaboration with short-term in-person mobility activities. Through workshops, collaborative projects, and interdisciplinary exchange, pre-service and in-service teachers engage with the TAMeLi approach to Digital and Media Literacy and instructional design. The programme creates opportunities for international cooperation while enabling participants to explore innovative and media-rich teaching practices in hybrid learning environments.

TAMeLi will develop a set of evidence-based policy recommendations aimed at strengthening the role of Digital and Media Literacy within teacher education across Europe. Drawing on the project’s research findings, pilot activities, and collaboration with educators and stakeholders, the recommendations will address areas such as DML integration in curricula, AI literacy, teacher professional development, and inclusive educational design. The goal is to support policymakers, institutions, and educational organisations in creating sustainable and future-oriented approaches to teacher education in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.

TAMeLi’s events are designed to strengthen collaboration, professional exchange, and community building among educators, researchers, media experts, and policymakers. The Educathon brings together participants from different sectors to collaboratively explore innovative approaches to Digital and Media Literacy education. The International Staff Week provides teacher educators with opportunities to exchange practices, methodologies, and experiences related to DML and instructional design in an international setting. Complementing these activities, the TAMeLi Carousel consists of a series of online seminars combined with in-person activities that promote continuous dialogue, networking, and knowledge sharing across the project community.

The TAMeLi White Paper will present the project’s key findings, methodologies, recommendations, and long-term vision for Digital and Media Literacy teacher education in Europe. Bringing together insights from the research, pilot activities, mobility programmes, and collaborative workshops, the publication will offer a comprehensive overview of the project’s outcomes and lessons learned. The White Paper is intended to serve as a lasting reference for educators, institutions, researchers, and policymakers interested in advancing evidence-based and collaborative approaches to Digital and Media Literacy education.