We are delighted to welcome you to Social Media, the fourth in the Transforming Audiences series, in central London on 2-3 September 2013. The previous Transforming Audiences conferences, in 2007, 2009 and 2011, have seen this event become Europe’s major international conference series for audience/user studies, bringing together researchers from all over the world. The Social Media conference is organised by the Centre for Social Media Research at the University of Westminster’s Communication and Media Research Institute. The event will…

Ce colloque est conçu comme une journée d’orientation et d’échanges. Deux conférences, quatre présentations, suivies chacune d’un atelier, sont proposées. Pour ces ateliers, les organisateurs et organisatrices se permettront d'y répartir les participant-e-s afin de s’assurer les meilleurs échanges possibles et d’obtenir le plus d’apports pour la suite de ce colloque. Cette répartition se fera selon les fonctions et les champs d’activités pour avoir dans tous les ateliers une vue globale des problématiques proposées. Les organisateurs et organisatrices comptent beaucoup…

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…

The symposium will convene leaders from four decades of media literacy to discuss the field’s historical frameworks and to engage the next generation of researchers and practitioners in exploring how the past informs the present and future of the field. WHO: Scholars, practitioners, and students in education, media studies, library sciences, history, cultural studies and other fields. WHAT: Experience a variety of print, audiovisual and curriculum artifacts from the Elizabeth Thoman Media Literacy Archive. WHY: Explore research agendas regarding the…

The SACOMM 2013 annual conference will be hosted by the School of Language, Media and Culture at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) in Port Elizabeth. The conference explores the theme of Social Cohesion, Engaged Communication, and will include papers in the disciplines of Corporate Communication, Communication in general, Media Studies and Journalism or Film. SACOMM13 will be held on South Campus NMMU from 25-27 September 2013. The theme Social Cohesion, Engaged Communication aims to capture the function of the media…

Targeting Critical Thinking and Information Literacy in General Education Writing Assignments One of the most effective and efficient strategies for assessing critical thinking and information literacy across the undergraduate curriculum is to use existing written assignments generated in general education courses. But, assessing essential learning outcomes across courses raises interesting challenges. This session will explore strategies for creating effective CT-IL rubrics that can be applied to diverse assignments but yet yield generalizable results. Participants will also examine the features of…

Call for Participation: -Participants should register before 1 August -Experts should register before 1 July Leading experts from around the world will gather together to discuss issues related to new disparities in the development of knowledge society, respect for freedom of expression on the Internet, and the creation of a fair and multicultural information society. Changes brought about by the rapid development of information and communication technologies (ICT) not only open tremendous opportunities to humankind but also pose unprecedented ethical…