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Media Tools against Hate Speech : Workshop for EU NGOs
The Media Diversity Institute (MDI) is inviting applications for a workshop it is organising for civil society organisations involved in countering hate speech and promoting rights of minority groups who are discriminated and targets of hate speech. The event will be held in London between 22 – 26 May 2017. CSO activists from EU countries interested in participating at the workshop should contact info@media-diversity.org for further information on how to apply. The deadline for submitting applications is 2 May. All…
Find out more »Skeptech: Tales from the Dark Side of Tech
MAY 24TH 7PM-9PM Skeptech is a new event discussing digital technology and its effects on our day-to-day lives - not in Luddite opposition to tech, but rather raising awareness about the challenges raised by digital technology today. Online apps and services can be addictive, they can threaten privacy, and they often manipulate users without their knowledge or consent. To dive deeper, Skeptech will feature tech experts who will speak about "the dark side of tech" that they have witnessed in…
Find out more »AMES Conference 2017: Media, Politics and Young People
2016 was a seismic year in politics. The poisonous and dishonest nature of the Brexit and US Presidential campaigns, as well as the outcomes, left most educationists bewildered. How can we as teachers promote respectful, rational and evidence-based dialogue when politicians and media gain support and audiences through the opposite? There is an urgent need for educators to consider such issues and AMES is delighted to welcome John Swinney, Secretary for Education and Skills, to deliver the keynote address. We…
Find out more »PLURAL+ 2017 Youth Video Festival
Deadline for submissions: 4 June Festival & Awards Ceremony Fall 2017 in New York. PLURAL+ site: pluralplus.unaoc.org PLURAL + is a youth-produced video festival which encourages young people to explore migration, diversity and social inclusion, and to share their creative vision with the world. The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) invite youth to submit original and creative videos focusing on the PLURAL+ theme of migration, celebrating diversity and social inclusion. In a…
Find out more »2017 European Distance and E-Learning Network Conference
The annual EDEN conference takes place in Jönköping , Sweden on 13-16 June 2017. Under the banner title of Diversity Matters! the conference plans to focus on the responsibility of the scholarly community to properly handle diversity in education with respect to learners’ profiles, backgrounds, generations, cultures with different languages, literacies, and ways of communication as well as diversity in media and technology enhanced learning environments. Registration Open: mid-February 2017.
Find out more »Third Conference of Media Education and Digital Competence (III Congreso de Educación Mediática y Competencia Digital)
The Third Conference of Media Education and Digital Competence (III Congreso de Educación Mediática y Competencia Digital) builds on the work of international scholars and practitioners from the fields of education and communication who participated in two previous conferences held in Barcelona (2013) and Segovia (2011). In an ongoing effort to support a vibrant discourse about promising directions for media education, these participants have joined forces with people across the world to initiate a virtual, collaborative space open to anyone…
Find out more »National Association for Media Literacy Education 2017 National Conference
In response to the current political discourse and the growing urgency for active civic participation, The National Association for Media Literacy Education announced today that its 2017 conference theme will be “Engaging Citizens, Building Community.” The conference will take place in Chicago, Illinois, from June 26-June 28, 2017, at Roosevelt University. It will officially kick-off with pre-conference events on Monday, June 26, and full sessions will commence starting on Tuesday, June 27 through Wednesday, June 28, 2017.
Find out more »EDULEARN 2017
EDULEARN is one of the largest international education conferences for lecturers, researchers, technologists and professionals from the educational sector. After 8 years, it has become a reference event where more than 700 experts from 80 countries will get together to present their projects and share their knowledge on teaching and learning methodologies and educational innovations. The 2017 edition of EDULEARN is sure to be among the most successful education conferences in Europe. EDULEARN is more than a conference. It is…
Find out more »Educació Mediàtica per a una societat crítica
Amb el títol Educació Mediàtica per a una societat crítica, AulaMèdia organitza -del 3 al 6 de juliol de 2017- les onzenes Jornades d’Educació en Comunicació. Com cada any al finalitzar el curs, des d’AulaMèdia obrim un espai de reflexió i debat sobre com implementar l’Educació en Comunicació a les aules. Unes Jornades per l’intercanvi d’experiències de producció audiovisual i també per la reflexió sobre els continguts dels mitjans audiovisuals i la seva anàlisi. Un debat que, en aquesta ocasió,…
Find out more »Valuing the Visual in Literacy Research
How do we understand the relationship between literacy and the visual? This conference seeks to explore the many intersections between written and spoken language and the visual. Making sense of the visual in relation to literacy important in an age of social media and rapid change in representational practices. This has key implications for literacy education. By valuing the visual we are acknowledging the lived experience of children young people and adults in homes, communities and schools. This conference will…
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