MES 2013 – Media Education Summit

The 6th national summit for media education across all sectors will be hosted this year by Sheffield Hallam University. Confirmed keynote speakers include David Buckingham, Susan Orr and Natalie Fenton. Sarah Pink will present to the Media Education Research Journal pre-conference workshop.

Some themes that have emerged from previous Summits include:

-Learning and teaching in the digital age
-The role and purpose of media education Innovative pedagogy
-Media learning practices for ‘Media 2.0’ and beyond
-The relationship between theory and practice
-Assessing media learning
-Student reflection on their creative practice
-How media literacy and media education relate
-Technology and innovation across the curriculum