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MEDIA LITERACY IN ACTION: ANYWHERE, ANYTIME LEARNING
Media literacy is a critical 21st century skill that can apply anywhere, any time. In this Media Literacy Institute set in the experiential setting of the Museum of Tolerance, educators will have an opportunity to work with the Center for Media Literacy (CML) to address how media literacy relates to and expands classroom teaching and learning. It will take place at the Museum of Tolerance, Los Angeles, CA
Find out more »The CUNY Games Festival 2.0
A Conference on Game-based Learning in Higher Education Venue: CUNY Graduate Center in New York City The CUNY Games Festival 2.0 is a one day conference to promote and discuss game-based pedagogies in higher education. We aim to bring together all stakeholders in the field: faculty, researchers, graduate and undergraduate students, and game designers. Both CUNY and non-CUNY participation is welcome. Who we are: The CUNY Games Network is composed of over 100 educators from a wide range of CUNY…
Find out more »British Educational Technology Show (BETT)
Bett is the world's leading learning technology event and has been bringing innovation and inspiration to the education sector for over 30 years. Join us, along with over 35,000 of your peers, at ExCeL London in January. Bett is the world's leading technology event that brings together innovation and inspiration to the education sector. The event attracts +35,000 professionals within the industry and has been celebrated for over 30 years. There's no better place to meet your peers and discover…
Find out more »UNESCO-UNAOC MIL & Intercultural Dialogue / Call for papers
Proposals are now being sought for articles to be published in the 2015 Yearbook on media and information literacy and intercultural dialogue. The MILID Yearbook is a peer reviewed academic publication and a joint initiative of the UNESCO-UNAOC University Cooperation Programme on Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue. The cooperation programme was launched in 2011 within the framework of the UNESCO university twinning programme (UNITWIN). The MILID university network now consists of 14 universities from all regions of the…
Find out more »Graduate Certificate in Digital Literacy
It's time to register for EDC 534 Seminar in Digital Authorship. This fully-online graduate course will be taught by Renee Hobbs using an open-network learning environment, where we'll use Google Hangouts, Twitter, YouTube and other creative multimedia production platforms to integrate digital media, technologies and instructional strategies that enable students to be authors of their own learning
Find out more »Media That Matters 2015
Media That Matters is an annual conference presented by the Center for Media & Social Impact at American University. It is designed for established and aspiring filmmakers, nonprofit communication leaders, funders, scholars and students who want to learn and share cutting-edge practices to make their media matter.
Find out more »Mobile Learning Week.
UNESCO’s flagship ICT in education event will run from 23-27 February at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. The theme is empowering women and girls. The event will support discussion around four focus areas: equitable access, gender-sensitive content and pedagogy, literacy and skills development.
Find out more »Mobile Learning Week 2015
UNESCO’s flagship ICT in education event will run from 23-27 February at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. The theme is empowering women and girls. UNESCO will partner with UN Women to raise the visibility and impact of the event. Last year more than 700 participants from over 60 countries attended. Expect even better turnout, knowledge-sharing and networking opportunities this year. MLW 2015 will provide a venue to learn about and discuss technology programmes, initiatives and content that are alleviating gender deficits…
Find out more »Media Constructions of Energy Choices: Empowering Students to See Through the Smoke
If you are a Science and Environmental educator who teaches at the middle school through college level, make sure you don't miss this FREE, highly interactive webinar exploring pedagogical techniques and curriculum materials designed to help you give students a deeper understanding of how to address issues of bias in media documents about energy choices. Sox Sperry, Project Look Sharp’s primary curriculum writer, will offer a dynamic learning experience where he will lead participants in rich media analysis activities with…
Find out more »Sandbox Summit 2015
Sandbox Summit idea forums address how technology affects the ways kids play, learn and connect. Each Sandbox Summit strategically intermingles disciplines and viewpoints so that you never sit in a room full of nodding heads. The goal of every Summit is to collaboratively foster ideas that encourage kids to become creative, critical thinkers in the 21st century.
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