The TAMeLi project is moving forward steadily, with progress across research, design, and outreach.
In the past months, the partners have been working on a literature review, which explores the state of digital and media literacy (DML) in initial teacher education across the nine partner countries and identifies relevant policies, trends, and competence frameworks. Building on this, the English version of the TAMeLi survey has been finalised together with its methodology, and partners are now translating it into their national languages.
The survey will map the current state of DML in teacher education across Europe, gathering insights from teacher educators and trainers involved in initial teacher education and continuing professional development. Meanwhile, the interview and focus group guide is undergoing its final revisions.
In parallel, the team has been developing the TAMeLi Toolkit for Teacher Educators, which supports collaborative design workshops on DML. Because DML is a broad concept, we approached it through the lens of dispositions: not only what pupils are able to do, but also whether they recognise when those abilities are needed and are inclined to act. The abilities were drawn from existing frameworks, including DigComp 3.0, Mediawijs, MediaSmarts, and OECD/PISA 2029, and complemented with sensitivities and inclinations. To help teachers intentionally design for DML, we also drew on established instructional design approaches such as 4C/ID, the Dick and Carey Systems Approach, and Merrill’s First Principles of Instruction. After several iterations and partner feedback, the Toolkit will be piloted at the next partner meeting in October, before finalising it for a broader round of pilots in Spring 2027. Looking ahead, partners are identifying and collecting relevant resources to feed into the TAMeLi platform in the next phase of the project.
Work on long-term impact is progressing on schedule, with the Impact Strategy being consolidated and expected to be available in the coming month.
To build a community around the project, the Special Interest Group on Teacher Education in Media Literacy within the Media & Learning network has been reactivated and is being fed with relevant content and news ahead of the pilot. The TAMeLi website and LinkedIn page are live, with a weekly series of posts introducing the project’s key ideas ahead of its first outcomes. Following the submission of the dissemination plan, the first dissemination meeting after the summer break took place at the end of September, where partners were briefed on the monitoring and reporting templates and the agreed KPIs.
Stay tuned for more updates as TAMeLi moves into its piloting phase.
