Media Literacy Conference 11.11.10

Places are going fast at the  MEDIA LITERACY CONFERENCE - a major gathering in London in November for all teachers, teacher trainers, researchers, policy-makers and media professionals interested in teaching and learning about the media.

The conference is jointly organised by the Media Education Association and the Centre for the Study of Children, Youth and Media at the Institute of Education, London, in partnership with Ofcom. 

 Highlights will include:

The conference keynote speech given by Professor Henry Jenkins.         

A host of other expert speakers including Professor David Buckingham, Professor Tanya Byron & Dr Linda Papadopoulos discussing How children and young people relate to media in the 21st century

·          26 workshops providing continuing professional development for teachers in all sectors of education from primary to post-16, some focusing on practical media production and others on approaches to critical understanding.

·          18 research panels offering the latest evidence about media teaching and learning - these have attracted over 60 research papers from 23 different countries.

·          5 Awarding Bodies will provide introductions to their latest media specifications.

·          The National Telemedia Council (NTC) from the USA will run a Media Café each day.

·          The presentation by the NTC of the Jessie McCanse Award for individual contributions to the field of media literacy over a sustained period of time.

·          The conference will close with a debate: “iPolitics? Political literacy in the New Media Age” with Peter Bazalgette, Liesbet van Zoonen, chaired by Andy Williamson