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MILID Summer School (Media and Information Literacy Summer School)
The Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Summer School 2017 is currently seeking proposals of articles and communications to attend to roundtable sessions and participate in workshops. The main themes under which the topics fall are: reforming and transforming education; innovation in journalism; communication research; new competences and social media; and news literacy and political participation. We invite doctoral researchers working on relevant topics to participate in the MIL Summer School. The goal of the MIL Summer School is to bring…
Find out more »SOCIOINT 2017- 4th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION, SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES
Call for Papers: SOCIOINT 2017- 4th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION, SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES 10-12 July, 2017 DUBAI, UAE Website: http://www.ocerint.org/socioint17 Enquiries: socioint17@gmail.com Organized by: OCERINT- International Organization Center of Academic Research CALL FOR PAPERS: You are invited to participate in SOCIOINT 2017- 4th International Conference on Education, Social Sciences and Humanities that will be held in DUBAI, UAE on 10-12 July, 2017. SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT ONLINE NOW: There will be 3 presentation formats: “Oral”, “Poster” or “Virtual”. Abstracts should…
Find out more »SOCIOINT 2017- 4th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION, SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES
Call for Papers: SOCIOINT 2017- 4th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION, SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES 10-12 July, 2017 DUBAI, UAE Website: http://www.ocerint.org/socioint17 Enquiries: socioint17@gmail.com Organized by: OCERINT- International Organization Center of Academic Research CALL FOR PAPERS: You are invited to participate in SOCIOINT 2017- 4th International Conference on Education, Social Sciences and Humanities that will be held in DUBAI, UAE on 10-12 July, 2017. SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT ONLINE NOW: There will be 3 presentation formats: “Oral”, “Poster” or “Virtual”. Abstracts should…
Find out more »IAMRC 2017: Global Shifts in Media Education: Where are we now?
The Global Shifts in Media Education pre-conference will be held in Cartagena, Columbia as part of the Media Education Research Section at IAMCR 2017. The aim of this pre-conference is to take stock of media literacy education in 2017, 35 years after the Grunwald Declaration, at a time when media education has become a global phenomenon. Since Grunwald, media education has emerged as a complex field of practices that operate across a range of school and non-school settings. Over nearly…
Find out more »2017 Summer Institute in Digital Literacy
Media Education Lab Harrington School of Communication and Media University of Rhode Island USA Join us this summer at this premiere professional development program in Providence, Rhode Island. This hands-on, minds-on learning experience is designed for K-12 educators and college faculty, school, public and academic librarians, graduate students and media professionals. You can be a leader in digital literacy by attending the Summer Institute in Digital Literacy and continuing on for the Graduate Certificate in Digital Literacy, a 12-credit blended…
Find out more »Games for Learning Summit 2017 ( #G4C17 )
Sharing new projects and research that evidence the power of game-based learning to transform education in and out of school. The third annual Games for Learning Summit, co-hosted by the Entertainment Software Association and Microsoft, will feature diverse perspectives on revolutionary models for distribution, sustainability, and discoverability through both inspirational talks and practical discussions. Investors, researchers, and designers will reflect on their lessons learned and the future potential of learning games.
Find out more »Center for News Literacy 2017 Global News Literacy Conference
Never before has the need for News Literacy been more urgent. As news consumers are bombarded with a constant stream of fake news, propaganda, hoaxes, rumors, satire, and advertising—that often masquerade as, and drown out, credible journalism—it is becoming more and more difficult to distinguish fact from fiction. While the public’s faith in the news media erodes, purveyors of misinformation have helped give rise to troubling cultural trends and alarming political movements. As a result of the information revolution sparked…
Find out more »Global Youth Video Competition on Climate Change
Deadline: 18 August 2017 If you are between the ages of 18 and 30 we want to hear about the inspiring actions you are taking to combat climate change in a compelling and concise maximum three minute video. We would like you to showcase for us a project or campaign you are involved in which relates to one of this year's categories
Find out more »ICSD 2017 : 5th International Conference on Sustainable Development, 6 – 7 September 2017 Rome, Italy
European Center of Sustainable Development in collaboration with CIT University will organize the 5th ICSD 2017 Rome, Italy in the days:Wednesday 6 to Thursday 7 September,2017 The 5th ICSD 2017.will be an excellent opportunity to share your ideas and research findings relevant to the Sustainability Science,through the European network of academics Papers will be published in EJSD Journal(Thompson Reuters) and Proceedings. The Conference theme is: "Creating a unified foundation for the Sustainable Development: research, practice and education".
Find out more »Unraveling #fakenews from opinion-making information: a News Literacy discussion
A second installment of a series of panels organized by UNAOC at UNHQ relevant to Media and Information Literacy; following February’s discussion “Media and Information Literacy: Educational Strategies for the Prevention of Violent Extremism”, this panel will focus on the “fake news in social media” phenomena from the perspective of News Literacy. News Literacy is defined as the development of critical thinking skills applied to judge the reliability and credibility of information, whether it comes via print, television or the…
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