The organisers
of the Media & Learning Conference, the Flemish Ministry of
Education and Training and media company ATiT have launched the
programme for this year’s conference on 12-13 December. With inputs
from media producers, educational policy advisers, innovation experts
and inspiring practitioners this event is a ‘must-attend’ for anyone
interested in harnessing the power of media to create learning
opportunities that meet the needs of today’s learners.
The theme this year is Media Education and Literacy: Equipping Learners
for Open, Creative Learning Futures for what will be a unique
conference programme exploring the role of creativity and innovation in
education and training against the backdrop of dramatic change in how,
where and what learners learn.
Setting the scene and priming the discussion will be keynote speakers
including Film Director Baroness Beeban Kidron, internationally
recognized authority on digital and media literacy education Renee
Hobbs, author of children's and young-adult novels Aidan Chambers and
media curator Sian Bayne from the University of Edinburgh. They will be
joined by Yves Punie from IPTS and José Manuel Pérez Tornero from the
EMEDUS group, who will highlight significant European developments in
relation to both creativity and innovation in the classroom and media
literacy.
Conference programme highlights include:
- Round table discusson on digital ethics led by Don Heider, Center for
Digital Ethics and Policy, USA
- Presentations by Daniel Tan, National Technological University,
Singapore and Pierre Gorissen, Fontys, The Netherlands on the impact of
large-scale video-based services on student performance
- Discussions about ‘Big Data’ in education by Erik Woning, Kennisnet,
The Netherlands and Andrea Bolioli,Celi, Italy
- An exploration of media literacy strategies by Anniina Lundvall,
Finnish Society on Media Education and Evelyn Bevort, CLEMI, France
- Screenings of excellent examples of media-supported learning
including the MEDEA Awards 2013 finalists
- Susanne Friz, FWU Institut für Film und Bild, Germany leading a
discussion on creating and curating open educational media resources
- A state-of-the-art presentation by Janice Richardson from European
SchoolNet on how to build a safer and better Internet aimed at
optimising the use of media in education
- Laure Endrizzi, École normale supérieure de Lyon, France taking part
in a presentation and discussion session on online behaviour and its
impact on media supported learning
- A featured presentation by Marion Palmer, IADT, Ireland on how media
supports active learning in science
There will also be master classes led by educational media production
experts like Jack Koumi and
demonstrations of excellent educational video games and media based
services along with opportunities to
share, compare and exchange with participants who share your interest
in media-supported learning. There is
also a full programme of pre-conference events organised on
Wednesday 11 December.
Check-out the full programme and register here: http://www.media-and-learning.eu
Aimed at everyone concerned with the successful take up of innovative
media-based practices at all levels of
education, this conference promises to highlight the most important
developments and discussions taking place
in relation to media-supported learning.
Media & Learning 2013 organised
in collaboration with European Commission Directorate-General for
Education & Culture
info@media-and-learning.eu