Themes Announced for Media & Learning

Proposals Sought

Themes Announced for Media & Learning

Brussels (BE), March 2014 - The main theme for this year's edition of the Media & Learning conference, taking place at the Flemish Ministry of Education Headquarters in Brussels, 20-21 November, is "from passive to active use of media in teaching and learning". The idea of active engagement with media is aimed at policy makers, service providers, and practitioners and will be at the heart of the fifth annual event.

Twelve core themes have been chosen to underpin the programme:

effective media-literacy schemes
embedding film literacy in education
programming as creativity
best of research outcomes related to media literacy and education
incorporating video in the design of higher-education courses, including MOOCs
media-supported language teaching
games – an educational-media phenomenon;
competent and safe use: teaching and assessing digital competence
media-supported science teaching
media archives and teaching
cultural education and the role of media
curating OER and OER repositories

The Conference website offers all necessary information in regard to submitting a proposal for a presentation, leading a discussion, or providing a master class. The closing date for submission of proposals is 31 May 2014.

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