The 4th Media History conference will focus on the ways in which people have understood the social, cultural and political roles of the media from the 15th to the 20th century. The concept of ‘the media’ will be interpreted broadly, so as to include print culture (including the press and publishing), cinema, broadcasting, and other […]
Call for video contributions: WSIS Platform of Communities
Within the framework of the WSIS 2015 Review Open Consultation, UNESCO is organizing a video message campaign to ensure the openness and inclusiveness of the WSIS multistakeholder set-up in its 2015 review preparatory process. This can offer an important opportunity for the UN Group on the Information Society (UNGIS) to hear the voice of all […]
CFP Deadline: ‘Digital Literacy and Informal Learning Environments’
Learning, Media and Technology is acknowledged as one of the leading academic journals in the fields of educational technology and educational media. Proposals are invited for papers for a special issue of the journal on the theme of digital literacy and informal learning environments. The special issue will be edited by Ruth V. Small (Syracuse […]
CFP Deadline: ‘Digital Literacy for Women and Girls’
This fall, the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation will release a Special Report on Digital Literacy for Women & Girls, to continue the findings at the September Symposium of the same name. AWM’s award winning series of Special Reports focuses on relevant topics of interest to all women in media. AWM is currently seeking […]
Symposium on Digital Literacy for Women and Girls
This symposium aims to examine the relationship that currently exists between women/girls and digital literacy, asking questions such as: how women are leveraging the opportunity to deal with the ongoing biases against science and technology education for women and girls? How has their proficiency worked for them in terms of economic empowerment, career advancement and […]
Media and Learning 2011
This conference is aimed at both policy makers and practitioners, with the purpose of identifying policies and initiatives that promote digital and media competence at all levels of education and training as well as to promote best-practice in the take-up and application of media in education and training. Topics for discussion include: – the urgency […]
Media at the Center: A Marshall McLuhan Centenary Symposium
This symposium is hosted at Fordham University by the Department of Communications and Media Studies, where a number of topics regarding the evolution of media will be discussed. Topics include ‘McLuhan at Fordham: A Roundtable Discussion’, ‘McLuhan and Theology’, ‘McLuhan and New Media’, and ‘Media at the Center’. This event is free for the public.
European Culture Congress: The Cyberiad
This event is named after a collection of short stories (published in English under the title Mortal Engines) written by the esteemed Polish science-fiction author Stanisław Lem over 40 years ago. The panel will examine how technological development affects our perception and descriptions of the world, how it influences our relationships with our surroundings, and […]
AUSACE 2011 Conference: Digital & Media Literacy – New Directions
The AUSACE conference theme for 2011 converges the concepts of digital literacy and media literacy and focuses on their evolutionary and revolutionary roles in changing media education, practice, theories, and policies. The Arab-U.S. Association of Communication Educators is an organization dedicated to the advancement of Arab-U.S. relations among communication educators and media professionals. Established in […]
World Teacher’s Day
World Teachers’ Day is held annually on 5 October to celebrate the essential role of teachers in providing quality education at all levels. It also commemorates the anniversary of the 1966 signature of the UNESCO/ILO Recommendation Concerning the Status of Teachers. The 2011 events will focus on the theme “Teachers for Gender Equality”.