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WORKSHOP: WHAT IS THE ROLE OF MEDIA IN PROMOTING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT?
It is easier than ever before for citizens to engage around issues they care about through the media- either as consumers, producers or both. New media outlets are using innovative ways to generate content; while social media is connecting people, ideas and movements. How can media best promote sustainable civic engagement? What are examples of new and creative tools that the media are using to engage citizens? How is all of this shifting ideas of governance and accountability? Join us…
Find out more »Media Rise Festival 2015: Forum
A daylong series of talks, presentations and workshops, convening people who are passionate about creating positive change through media. The forum is designed for information-sharing on case studies, best practices, and requests for collaboration in the media and social impact sectors. FORUM IMPACT HUB DC 419 7th St NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20004 8:30am - 5pm
Find out more »1st Annual United States Media Literacy Week
Media Literacy Week is designed to bring attention and visibility to media literacy education in the United States. Inspired by Canada’s Media Literacy Week now in its 10th year, the National Association for Media Literacy Education is leading the efforts to create a media literacy week in the United States to showcase the work of amazing media literacy educators and organizations around the country. The mission of Media Literacy Week is to highlight the power of media literacy education and…
Find out more »10th Annual Canada Media Literacy Week
Media Literacy Week (Canada) is an annual event that takes place every November. Co-led by MediaSmarts and the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF), the week puts a spotlight on the importance of digital and media literacy as key components in the education of children and young people. Working with Canadian schools, libraries, and educational associations and organizations, MediaSmarts and CTF seek to inspire a leap in Canadians’ thinking towards media education as an important – and innovative – approach for creating…
Find out more »The Fourth International Conference of Media Literacy
After decades of development, the research and practice of media literacy education has gradually become mature. The field of media literacy is located at the crossroad of many academic disciplines and it possesses a multidisciplinary characteristic. For both research and practice, media literacy is not restricted to be carried out in a single discipline. Media literacy attracts scholars and educators from communication studies, education, journalism, cultural studies, health communication, language, arts, new media, etc. to work in this field and…
Find out more »Ofcom children’s research event
Ofcom children’s research event In October we will be publishing Ofcom's annual Children and Parents: Media Use and Attitudes report. Previous reports can be found on our website at www.ofcom.org.uk/medialiteracyresearch. To mark the publication we will be holding a research event on Thursday 26 November 2015, from 3-5.30pm at Riverside House, London. There will be networking drinks from 5.30pm. The event will be introduced by Sharon White, Chief Executive, Ofcom. In addition to presentations of key findings from the report,…
Find out more »EU Expert Group on Media Literacy
The European Commission intends to organise the next meeting the EU Expert Group on Media Literacy on 1st December in Brussels. A draft agenda is already available. The group is chaired by the European Commission. The following categories of participants are invited: Experts nominated by Member States, Candidate countries and the EEA/EFTA Secretariat; Representatives of European associations and Foundations active in the field of media literacy; Representatives from international organisations (Council of Europe, UNESCO). Researchers and Universities can also be…
Find out more »2nd Pan - African Conference on Media and Information
UNESCO and DW Akademie, Germany’s leading organization for international media development in collaboration with the Pan - African Alliance on Media and Information Literacy (PAMIL) and the Global Alliance for Partnerships on Media and Information Literacy (GAPMIL) will be holding the 2nd Pan - African Conference on Media and Information from 1 to 3 December 2015 in Abuja, Nigeria. The event is held under the theme Creating a Culture of Dialogue and design to map MIL on the continent to inform evidence-based actions. Having…
Find out more »INTCESS-16- 3rd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
CALL FOR PAPERS: You are invited to participate in INTCESS-16- 3rd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES that will be held in ISTANBUL, Turkey on the 8th, 9th and 10th February 2016. SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT ONLINE NOW: http://ocerint.org/intcess16/index.php/abstract-submission INTCESS-16 is an multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary international conference that provides the ideal opportunity to bring together professors, researchers and high education students of different disciplines, discuss new issues, and discover the most recent researches in all fields of EDUCATION, SOCIAL SCIENCES…
Find out more »2016 Safer Internet Day
Over the years, Safer Internet Day (SID) has become a landmark event in the online safety calendar. Starting as an initiative of the EU SafeBorders project in 2004 and taken up by the Insafe network as one of its earliest actions in 2005, Safer Internet Day has grown beyond its traditional geographic zone and is now celebrated in more than 100 countries worldwide, and across all continents. Safer Internet Day (SID) is organised by Insafe in February of each year…
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