> Apologies for cross posting
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> Dear colleagues,
> Please could you forward this to your students. .
> Best wishes,
> PALATINE
>
> A new competition, with a £300 prize, for the best audio and/or visual work by students about their experience in higher education.
> This year> '> s theme is
> '> A week in the (learning) life> '>
>
> PALATINE is offering £300 for the best presentation (audio and/or visual) produced by a UK student, or group of students, on any theme related to learning and studying the disciplines of dance, drama or music. Short-listed and winning entries will be published on the PALATINE website. The award is open to anyone studying any aspect of those disciplines in higher education, at any level, in any university, college or conservatoire in the UK. Joint submissions are welcome.
> This competition is one of a number of similar competitions organised and run by the Subject Network of the Higher Education Academy.
> Entries must be able to be viewed and/or listened to online, and will be judged on overall impact, effectiveness of conveying the theme, artistic merit and technical proficiency.
> Entries may consist of, but are not restricted to, one (or a combination) of the following:
> * moving image (e.g. short film, animation)
> * still image (photographic essay)
> * audio (e.g. song, musical composition, spoken word)
> DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: 16 MARCH 2007
> Send your entry to: The Learner Prize c/o PALATINE, The Great Hall, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YW.
> For further information please see http://www.palatine.ac.uk/news/learner_prize/ or contact Miriam Murtin <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
> Submissions for the award:
> * can be in any kind of web compatible audio or visual format that can be played on a standard media player e.g. Quicktime, Windows Media Player, or Real Player. Entries must be submitted on CD, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, mini-DV or > '> memory stick> '> . These will only be returned if accompanied by a suitable SAE.
> * can concern any aspect or experience of studying or learning any aspect of the dance/drama/music curriculum.
> * can be submitted > -> particularly in the case of joint submissions - to no more than one Subject Centre.
> * should be entertaining and informative to anyone studying/teaching dance, drama or music (and beyond).
> * must conform to basic standards of presentation i.e. what is seen and/or heard is intended to be seen and/or heard, and can be seen and/or heard.
> * must be no more than 5 minutes long.
> * must be original work, and must not infringe copyright regulations. All entries must be accompanied by a signed Copyright Declaration Form (below). (Note: where copyright material is used, evidence of permission and/or right to use the material will need to be produced. Failure to do so will render the submission ineligible).
> * must be sensitive to personal, cultural and institutional contexts. For example, presentations should not intend to expose individuals, departments or institutions to criticism, ridicule or embarrassment. Where the work involves the recording of individuals or groups, recording permission must be obtained either verbally or in writing.
> * must include the name(s), subject(s), department(s), institution(s), and year(s) of study, and contact details of all those who made the presentation.
> * must be accompanied by a short summary (c. 200 words) containing the title, main authors, format, and a description of what the piece is about and why it was made. This summary will be published online alongside the work.
> To get started, why not have a look at some presentations put together by students (Note these are examples only, there is no judgement implied as to their quality):
> Statz 4 Life
> video.google.com/videoplay?docid=489221653835413043
> Sloanies
> mitsloan.mit.edu/mba/experience/video.php
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