Annual Conference of Educational Media Research in Braunschweig: Collecting, Displaying, and Understanding Knowledge
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Educational Media in Focus: International Annual Conference in Braunschweig
From October 2 to 4, 2026, the Villa von Bülow in Braunschweig will become a meeting place for professionals in textbook and educational media research. The annual conference of the International Society for Textbook and Educational Media Research is dedicated to the theme Searching – Compiling – Displaying – Learning – Researching and focuses on the collection, indexing, and presentation of educational media.
When Media Make Knowledge Visible
Textbooks, atlases, school wall pictures, instructional films, and digital teaching-learning offers shape how knowledge is conveyed, preserved, and socially categorized. In the unique event atmosphere of Villa von Bülow, historical perspectives intersect with current questions in educational media research.
Professional Exchange with International Perspective
The conference is aimed at researchers from various disciplines. The focus is on research questions related to the collection, content indexing, and presentation of educational media for schools, adult education, training, and studies. The event format combines scientific discussion, networking, and the exchange regarding both analog and digital media.
A Field of Research with a Long Tradition
The International Society for Textbook and Educational Media Research was founded in 1997 as a scientific professional association. It promotes interdisciplinary, historical, and systematic textbook research, regularly organizes conferences, and publishes research results. Since the end of 2018, it has held its current name and explicitly opens itself to different disciplinary and methodological approaches to educational media research.
Conference Location Georg-Eckert-Institute
The Georg-Eckert-Institute | Leibniz Institute for Educational Media provides a suitable setting for the annual conference with its internationally oriented research library. The facility has extensive collections of textbooks, curricula, and other educational media and is counted among the important research locations in the field.
Who Benefits from the Event?
The event experience addresses researchers, educators, students, authors of educational media, publishers, and all interested parties who deal with education, didactics, media history, and knowledge transfer. The atmosphere here arises less from large stage shows and more from focused conversations, new research ideas, and interdisciplinary encounters.
Conclusion: Exploring Educational Media Live
The annual conference connects scientific expertise with personal exchange and makes visible how diverse educational media are as cultural sources and tools for learning. Those who wish to experience current debates in textbook and educational media research and gain new impulses for research, teaching, or educational work will find a demanding and inspiring conference program in Braunschweig.
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