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2014 DGD: Digital Media and Children’s Rights
The 2014 Day of General Discussion is themed “Digital Media and Children’s Rights”. It provides an opportunity for the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child to discuss the theme with representatives from governments, other UN treaty bodies and agencies, NGOs, national human rights institutions and others with expert knowledge. On the day there will be a plenary session and two working groups: Children’s equal and safe access to digital media and ICT and Children’s empowerment and engagement through…
Find out more »News Literacy Summit
One of our work groups is focusing on creating news literacy resources to share. I hope that we’re able to launch something soon after the summit, even if it’s only the links we gathered to get our participants ready for the event. Our goal is widespread knowledge and use of news and information literacy tools. So we’ll be sure to share what we can as quickly as possible and to find ways for those interested in news literacy to interact.…
Find out more »The Third International Conference on Informatics Engineering and Information Science (ICIEIS2014)
The Third International Conference on Informatics Engineering and Information Science (ICIEIS2014) Lodz University of Technology, Lodz, Poland September 22-24, 2014. http://sdiwc.net/conferences/2014/icieis2014/ ======================================================================== The proposed conference on the above theme will be held at Lodz University of Technology, Lodz, Poland From September 22-24, 2014 which aims to enable researchers build connections between different digital applications. The conference welcomes papers on the following (but not limited to) research topics - Access Controls - AI / Soft Computing Methods in Machine Learning -…
Find out more »Youth Media Rise
The Media Rise Festival announces Youth Media Rise, a festival-within-a-festival for youth (ages 13 to 18), media educators and engaged parents. It includes interactive workshops to enhance the curiosity and creative expression of young people in meaningful ways. And panel sessions for educators focus on the power of media to amplify youth voices for social and environmental causes. Hip-hop artist, educator and youth activist Asheru, born Gabriel Benn, will deliver the Keynote Address. Asheru is widely known for performing the…
Find out more »Digital Literacies in and beyond the L2 Classroom: A Hybrid Symposium on Research and Practice
As digital technologies continue to radically change the social acts of meaning making in which we engage, boundaries once taken for granted between semiotic consumption and production and among various modes and medialities have begun to break down, pushing applied linguists and scholars of language pedagogy to reconsider conceptualizations of literacy in teaching and learning language and cultures. If new literacies afford new forms of meaning making, then they also demand new understandings of the ways in which we acquire…
Find out more »NASAGA 2014 – Playing Stories, Sharing Worlds: Imagining Games for Learning
The 2014 North American Simulation and Gaming Association Conference “Playing Stories, Sharing Worlds: Imagining Games for Learning” will take place at the Baltimore Harbor Hotel. The conference will include workshops, posters, playful sessions and explorations of physical, digital and mixed reality games for learning. New this year, the conference will include a THATCamp Games “unconference” driven by participants with lots of opportunities for collaboration and experimentation. The event will include: - Active play sessions of classic and brand new simulations…
Find out more »Ciudadanía Digital y Prevención del Ciberacoso
CIUDADANÍA CONECTADA ES UNA JORNADA QUE AYUDARÁ A PROFUNDIZAR EN EL CONOCIMIENTO DE LAS OPORTUNIDADES Y NECESIDADES QUE SE ABREN EN UNA SOCIEDAD CADA VEZ MÁS DIGITAL E INTERCONECTADA. JUNTO CON LAS INMENSAS VENTAJAS, SE AFRONTAN RETOS QUE TIENEN QUE VER CON LA PRIVACIDAD, LA CONVIVENCIA Y LA EXISTENCIA DE DIVERSAS FORMAS DE VIOLENCIA DIGITAL ENTRE LAS QUE DESTACA EL CIBERACOSO EN SUS VARIADAS MANIFESTACIONES. Es necesario, pero también posible, implementar estrategias educativas acordes con las nuevas características de la…
Find out more »Agria Media 2014, 64th ICEM Conference and ICI-13 International Conference on Information Technology
Eszterházy Károly College, the International Council for Educational Media, Open University Malaysia, and Delta University for Science and Technology of Egypt, cordially invite You to attend the Agria Media 2014 Conference and Exhibition on Information and Communication Technology and Instruction Technology, ICI-13 International Conference on Information Technology and 64th International Council for Educational Media ICEM Conference. The conference seeks to provide a forum for academic discussion for professionals working in the fields of instruction technology, ICT instruction, research and development,…
Find out more »NYSCA 2014 Annual Conference
Alone Together: Communication and Community (or Not) The New York State Communication Association Honor’s Haven Resort and Spa – Ellenville, New York Communication allows us to share meaning, build relationships, and create communities. The empathy garnered through thoughtful Communication is the foundation for common ground, and our perspectives are often guided by relationships and shared experiences. Yet in this time of niche markets, micro audiences, and customizable media, are we limiting opportunities for understanding? Is our communication encouraging factionalism at…
Find out more »Understanding Media Now: Navigating Surveillance, Social Media and Marketing
The Association for Media Literacy (Ontario) will hold a one-day conference at the Ted Rogers School of Management in Toronto on Saturday, October 18, 2014, 8:00 – 5:00. Because media technologies and environments are evolving rapidly, The AML is presenting a one-day conference to help parents, teachers and media users understand and maximize their uses of current media technologies and environments. One of 4 panels will explain how big data changes the media relationships of the individual, citizenry, and society.…
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