The European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL) took place from 22nd to 25th September 2025, in Bamberg, Germany. Three instructors from our IPILM Project Team held a presentation on 

„Combining Information Literacy and Metaliteracy to Advance Transnational Group Learning about AI. Learning Process and Learning Outcomes, Results from a Case Study“

About 50 conference participants attended the panel session. The team, consisting of Joachim Griesbaum, Stefan Dreisiebner and Tom Mackey, represented the entire instructor team that collaborated on the conference paper proceedings. They reported results from the IPILM course in winter term 2024/2025 with a focus on how feasible and acceptable the concept is as well as the learning success of the students. The data used for the case study was collected from a pre- and post-course survey. In combination with written reflections from the students and instructors evaluations the educational value of the project was explored.

The findings indicate that the IPILM concept with its unique intercultural learning environment is feasible and worthwhile for its participants. Furthermore, it was laid out that students need substantial learning support. The researchers recommend only highly motivated learners should be given access to such a learning scenario so they could gain the best possible learning experience.

Overall, the results show that the IPILM concept appears to be clear and flexible enough to be applied more widely. Further steps are to refine the concept and expand the project.

Picture: The instructor team at the ECIL 2025 - from left to right: Stefan Dreisiebner, Joachim Griesbaum and Tom Mackey

The long paper will be published in March 2026 with the conference proceedings:

Griesbaum, J., Dreisiebner, S., Adilović, E., Berniak-Woźny, J., Bhattacharya, S., Jacob, J., Mackey, T., & Thadathil, T. (2026): Combining Information Literacy and Metaliteracy to Advance Transnational Group Learning about AI. Learning process and learning outcomes, results from a case study, in: Proceedings of the 9th European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL), 22.-25.9.2025, Bamberg, Germany. (in print, to be published in March 2026)

Here you can find the presentation slides.