IPILM is a learning environment that promotes collaborative knowledge construction among students from diverse cultural backgrounds. Educators and learners from various countries take part in an intercultural learning endeavor.
On December 11th, 2025 the 7th online conference on “Intercultural perspectives on information literacy and meta literacy” will take place.
Students from Austria, Germany, India, Poland and US will present the results of their research on six topics about the influence of AI in various areas. You can find all information, time slots and the link for participation on the conference poster below:
The International Virtual Exchange Conference (IVEC) took place from 14th to 17th October 2025, in Heraklion, Greece. The facilitated discussion on
The influence of Artificial intelligence on relational dynamics in Virtual Exchange (VE)
focused on two key questions:
1. How is AI currently used in Virtual Exchange to enhance relational dynamics and support intercultural collaboration?
2. What areas of AI application could further strengthen collaboration, and what ethical considerations must be adressed?
The team leading the session consisted of instructors of two projects which experienced an increased use of AI among participating students to enhance task-based collaboration: Our project Intercultural Perspectives on Information literacy and Metaliteracy (IPILM) and the Global Case Study Challenge.
Participants of the discussion brainstormed AI driven solutions to promote more effective communication and cultural sensitivity and to support conflict resolution while considering ethical challenges, f.e. bias and over reliance on technology. The results should provide a foundation for future research and pratical implementation of AI tools to deepen collaboration in Virtual Exchange endeavors.
You can find the presentation slides here.
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.
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.
In the upcoming winter term 2025/2026, we will have another transnational online course on “Intercultural perspectives on Information Literacy and Metaliteracy”. You can find all information on the infographic. Updates for the conference coming soon!
Who should participate?
Students who are eager to learn about topics related to AI, information literacy, and Metaliteracy in an intercultural learning scenario.
Course content and schedule
Start: July 21, 2025
End: August 1, 2025
The scenario: This transnational online course explores intercultural perspectives on information literacy and metaliteracy in a connected world that is increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence. This study will prepare students from multiple disciplines including The Arts and Digital Arts for analyzing and producing digital media in collaborative information environments.
The learning tasks
Learning requirements
✓ Most importantly, be curious and open-minded
✓ English language proficiency: The course is fully held in English
✓ A substantial time commitment is expected
✓ Authentic and respectful way of communicating
Participation is not guaranteed, as the number of places is limited.
Participating institutions
Carinthia University of Applied Science; Empire State University, SUNY (State University of New York); Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology; Symbiosis College of Arts & Commerce Pune; University of Hildesheim; SWPS University Warsaw; University of Sarajevo
The keynote speech provided by Emina Adilović on the 6th IPILM-Conference on 12.12.2024 is now available: How Academic Libraries Bridge the gap to AI-driven knowledge