From: Jonathan Wardle <[log in to unmask]>
A reminder that the closing date for 'Early Bird' registrations and the
'Call for Contributions' for the Media Education Summit 2009 is May 31st
2009. I'm also pleased to announce that the Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP,
Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport will be speaking at the
conference.
This event is organised by The Centre for Excellence in Media Practice -
Bournemouth University, hosted by Liverpool John Moores University and
supported by Skillset, the Art, Design and Media Higher Education Subject
Centre, the North West Regional Development Agency and Northwest Vision &
Media.
Conference Details
Venue: Liverpool John Moores University
Dates: Tuesday 8th September & Wednesday 9th September 2009
Fees: Early Bird £155 (before 31st May), Full Rate £195 (after 31st May)
Themes
* Digital Britain - implications for HE
* The Media Studies 2.0 debate
* Employer engagement
* 14-19 educational reform
* The Relationship between theory and practice
* Assessing media learning - the categorisation of creativity and
originality
* The Media teacher / academic as researcher / academic as practitioner
* Students reflecting on their creative practice
Confirmed Speakers
* Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport
* Jeff Jarvis, Professor and Director of the Interactive Journalism
Programme at the City University of New York
* Michael Wesch, Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Kansas
State University, USA
* Tom Loosemore, Head of 4iP
* Prof Stephen Heppell, The Centre for Excellence in Media Practice
Call for Creative Contributions, Papers and Poster Presentations
Proposals for short screenings, papers, posters, foyer demonstrations and
performances related to the conference theme are invited. Please submit
short proposals (up to 500 words plus other artefacts or information as
relevant) by 31st May 2009.
There will be designated time to enable poster presenters to share their
work in person. The poster session allows a more interactive forum for
communication and collaborative discussion. The poster presenter must be
present during the period assigned for discussion.
Please send proposals and any queries to: [log in to unmask]
Further details can be found at www.cemp.ac.uk/summit together with
information on how to register to attend.
jon wardle
director, the centre for excellence in media practice
associate dean, the media school, bournemouth university
01202 965907
www.cemp.ac.uk
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