educational media

The MEDEA Awards aim to encourage innovation and good practice in the use of media (audio, video, graphics and animation) in education. The awards also recognise and promote excellence in the production and pedagogical design of media-rich learning resources.
In recent years there has been remarkable interest in the creation and use of digital video and audio in education, boosted by the increasing impact of multimedia and video based websites and applications on the internet and mobile devices. The pedagogical vision is clear: it is only when video and audio are routine components of education and online learning, that we will have an educational environment that reflects the media-rich world in which our learners now live.
Entries need to be submitted via the online submission form and sent to arrive at the MEDEA Secretariat via post, e-mail or fax before the closing date: 17 September 2012 (midnight). All finalists will be notified in the beginning of November and will be invited to take part in the awards ceremony taking place during the Media & Learning Conference 2012, where the final winners will be announced.

 

The objective of The Future of Education Conference is to promote transnational cooperation and share good practice in the field of innovation for education. The Future of Education Conference is also an excellent opportunity for the presentation of previous and current educational projects.
Call for Papers:

The conference focuses on the following thematic areas:

• Innovative Teaching and Learning Methodologies
• Education and New Technologies
• Media Education
• E-learning
• Learning Games
• Studies on Education
• Studies on Second Language Acquisition
• Art Education
• Music Education

Please notice that this list is not exhaustive and other topics will be taken into consideration.
The Call for Papers, within the New Perspective in Science Education Conference, is addressed to teachers, researchers and experts in the field of science education as well as to coordinators of science and training projects. Experts in the field of science teaching and learning are therefore invited to submit an abstract of a paper to be presented during the New Perspective in Science Education international conference. The abstract should be written in English (between 200 and 500 words) and sent via email to science@pixel-online.net no later than 14 November 2012.

Numerous constructive presentations followed ranging from the presentation of various elearning platforms such as Scientix, Digital-Earth, IBBT to Game Based Learning applications where presenters such as Monkey tales Games and the “Merchant of Venice” showed that it is possible to have fun and learn at the same time. Topics such as accounting, science and language learning can and are addressed through gaming platforms. The audience also had the chance to learn media related initiatives in various areas such as the Special Olympics in Ireland, a Road Safety project in Italy and many more.

Particular emphasis was stressed upon the need to adapt learning processes to personal experiences and to the need of considering spatial learning. An example from Aston, Birmingham UK showed that some school have taken the next step however current statistics show that there is a need for more.

Elearningeuropa.info has been covering the Media & Learning 2011 conference by broadcasting key messages presented through social media networks and will continue to do so in addition to the stand that will be presenting the portal on the 25 November.

For more information regarding the conference, the topics presented and the presenters please take a look here.

A series of five online discussions have been launched in the conference community which is open to all. They are: What is the best business model for a learning game? What are the implications of social networking on media and learning? What impact does the move from a literacy culture to a media culture have on learning? What is the best way to create sustainable, media-rich learning repositories? And can media make a difference in supporting early and special needs education? These discussions will continue live during the conference itself, taking place on 24-25 November. You can join in here.

Confirmed keynote speakers for the Media & Learning Conference are Pascal Smet, Flemish Minister for Education and Training, Constantijn Van Oranje, Cabinet member and senior advisor of European Vice-President Neelie Kroes, Peter Adriaenssens, Belgian child psychiatrist, Conor Galvin, researcher from UCD in Ireland, Richard Harper, Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research in Cambridge, UK, Nikos Theodosakis, Canadian author of “The Director in the Classroom: How Filmmaking Inspires Learning", Pere Arcas, Head of the department of learning programmes and projects at Television of Catalonia in Spain, Lizbeth Goodman, Director and Founder of the SMARTlab Digital Media, Donald Clark, e-learning advisor and Dom Elliott, from YouTube EDU.

The programme includes screening sessions showing excellent uses of media to support teaching and learning, practical workshops fostering hands-on learning experiences, high level presentations and a wealth of opportunities to exchange, learn, interact and network. During the conference we also provide the Pigeon SMS messaging service which enables participants contact one another easily without revealing their own mobile number.

They also plan on having fun and invite participants to try out different devices in the conference Play Area where you can enjoy a cup of coffee and socialise at any time.

The MEDEA Awards Ceremony will be a highlight of the programme and takes place on Thursday 24 November beginning at 18.15. 9 finalists from all over Europe are competing to win one of the two MEDEA Statuettes this year, you can see who they are for yourself and decide who you think should win. This is an open event, if you would like to come, just let us know.

Follow what is happening in the lead-up to the conference on our Facebook and LinkedIn groups. Register for the conference here.