Rania Khaled Al Hussaini stresses the importance of Media Literacy for future society
The Doha Centre for Media Freedom drives a Media Literacy Program, with the aim to raise awareness among young people about the media and representations of different cultures and religions. The Center has developed various initiatives in order to promote critical and creative use of media in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Among these initiatives is the recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Egypt to cooperate with the UNITWIN Chair on MILID. The Gabinete de Comunicación y Educación (Communication… [more]
THE STEERING BOARD OF EMEDUS MEETS IN BRUSSELS TO MONITOR THE PROJECT
The Steering Board of the European Media Literacy Education Study (EMEDUS) held a meeting on 15 March in Brussels to monitor the ongoing research. The Gabinete de Comunicación y Educación, as representative of the UAB in the project, participated in the meeting to contribute with the progress that has been made from the Barcelona group. José Manuel Pérez Tornero, as principal researcher in the project at that university, and Juanfran Martinez, also a researcher in the project, shared assessments and recommendations for the development of… [more]
GABINETE DE COMUNICACIÓN Y EDUCACIÓN INVITES SENIOR RESEARCHES TO JOIN DEVELOPING PROJECTS
The Gabinete de Comunicación y Educación (Communication and Education Research Group)calls for senior researches interested to apply for ICREA positions in order to join research projects on education and media development. The Catalan Institute for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA) has opened the call to 15 senior research positions to work in universities or research centers in Catalonia. This call is for doctors qualified prior to 2009, with four years of international experience in pre-doctoral and/or post-doctoral research.… [more]
UNESCO experts highlight Media and Information Literacy as a key competence for the 21st century
UNESCO experts’ meeting previous to the World Summit of Information Societies considers Media and Information Literacy (MIL) as the focal point of the required competences needed to face the 21st century. Thus, they have informed participants of the first meeting previous to the World Summit of Information Societies that is taking place from Monday, February 25 on at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. Experts have pointed out the essential role these competences play in education, in lifelong learning, in democracy and in human rights. In… [more]
El Gabinete participa en un encuentro previo a la Cumbre Mundial sobre Sociedades del Conocimiento
El director del Gabinete de Comunicación y Educación, José Manuel Pérez Tornero, participará los próximos 26 y 27 de febrero en la primera sesión previa a la Cumbre Mundial sobre la Sociedad del Conocimiento, en París, Francia. El evento recoge una de las sesiones previas a la Cumbre Mundial sobre Sociedad del Conocimiento (WSIS por sus siglas en inglés) que tendrá lugar en el 2015. Durante esta reunión previa a la Cumbre, la UNESCO, junto a otras organizaciones internacionales, realizará una sesión especial sobre… [more]
Menores y televisión
Valentí Gómez i Oliver, fundador OETI, portavoz OCTA Hace pocos días he asistido, como miembro del Jurado internacional, a la premiación en Nueva York del Plural+ (Youth Video Festival: http://pluralplus.unaoc.org/) un evento que organiza anualmente la UNAOC, United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, para premiar los videos realizados por adolescentes y jóvenes de todo el mundo. El argumento: “Emigración, Diversidad e Inclusión Social”. Es por este motivo que ha sido organizado en colaboración con la IOM (International… [more]
Media & Information Literacy Programme Visits Schools in Qatar
On Tuesday 11122012 we have executed a Media literacy Presentation in Arwa Independent High School in Qatar in which it has a participation of 28 female students. The students interacted and engaged with the trainer very well, and were interested to discuss the implications of media, and they are desired of joining and participating in the program as junior reporters, the ML Session have been attended by UNESCO Representatives from Supreme Education Council with different school teachers and principle of school. Junior Reporter made some short… [more]
Pérez Tornero reflects on Media Literacy In Times of Crisis
José Manuel Pérez Tornero, director of the Gabinete de Comunicación y Educación, from Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), reflected on media literacy in times of crisis during the media literacy conference of the European Commission. The Spanish researcher hosted the conference on Media literacy In Times of Crisis at the invitation of the European Commission. “Creative Europe: new opportunities for film and media literacy” was the motto of this event, which was aimed at discussing new, alterative financing and… [more]
