MOOCs for Sustainable Media Education

The SUMED project brought together five new MOOCs that explore how sustainability, ethics, and responsibility can reshape journalism, film, and media teaching. Each course tests a different way to connect creative practice with social awareness, giving students and educators practical tools for more sustainable media work. Click on the respective title to go to the relevant MOOC.

 

Solution Journalism – INNOCAMP PL (Dr Adam Jagiello-Rusilowski)
A practical course on reporting solutions, not just problems. It guides learners through six modules from identifying “doom and gloom” to producing an evidence-based story pitch that shows what works and why.

 

Three Films About Love – Turku University of Applied Sciences (Pentti Halonen)
A film history course that studies how love stories reflect their times. It links romantic storytelling to questions of equality, emotion, and social change, helping students read film as both art and ethics.

 

Sustainable Media Relations – University of Gdańsk (Dr Beata Czechowska-Derkacz)
A course on how communication strategies shape media trust. It trains learners to design clear, honest messaging and handle crises with evidence and integrity.

 

Magazine and Digital Publishing with a Sustainability Focus – University of Malta (Malcolm Bonello)
Created for educators, this course looks at how to teach visual communication through an ethical and ecological lens. It blends design, storytelling, and sustainable production.

 

Sustainability in Video Production – University of Malta (Louiselle Vassallo)
Aimed at film and media educators, this course connects filmmaking practice to environmental awareness and well-being. It shows how to lead creative projects responsibly, from script to screen.

Together, the courses show that sustainability in media education is not an add-on but a framework for better stories, smarter teaching, and stronger public trust.