We are pleased to invite you to attend the Media Education Summit 2010
(www.cemp.ac.uk/summit) and to call for
proposals for papers. The summit builds on
previous successful meetings, which attracted
over 150 delegates from more than 65 Higher
Education Institutions, as well as government representatives.
The event is organised by The Centre for
Excellence in Media Practice at Bournemouth
University, hosted by Birmingham City University
and supported by Skillset and the Art, Design
and Media Higher Education Subject Centre. The
event will be chaired by Jon Wardle, The Centre
for Excellence in Media Practice and Dan Howard
Executive Dean, Faculty of Performance, Arts and
Media at Birmingham City University
Conference Details
Venue: Birmingham City University, Millennium Point
Summit Hotel: Malmaison Birmingham
Dates: Tuesday 7th September & Wednesday 8th September 2010
Fees: Early Bird £195 (before 31st May), Full
Rate £225 (after 31st May), Summit only (no accommodation) £105
Themes
* Teaching and learning for Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants
* Developing Higher Level Skills
* Innovative Pedagogy related to specific learning contexts
* Media learning practices in 'Media 2.0'
* 14-19 Educational Reform
* The relationship between theory and practice
* Assessing media learning
* Students reflecting on their creative practice
* How media literacy and media education relate
* The teaching, research and enterprise nexus
Call for Papers
We are inviting proposals for papers and panel
discussions relating to the conference themes.
Please submit a short abstract of up to 500
words. All sessions will be forty minutes.
Please send abstracts and any queries to
(info /at/ cemp.ac.uk). The deadline for proposals is May 31st 2010.
Confirmed Speakers
* Marc Prensky, writer, scholar and author
of the forthcoming book Teaching Digital Natives
* Matt Locke, Channel 4
* Kevin Marsh, BBC College of Journalism
* Prof John Naughton, The Open University and The Observer
* Cary Bazalgette, The Media Education Association
* Kate O'Connor, Skillset
* Prof Stephen Heppell, The Centre for Excellence in Media Practice
Pre-Conference
Media Education Research Journal Seminar hosted by Newman University College
Tuesday 7th September 2010, 10am-12pm, Malmaison Birmingham
Advice on designing and managing qualitative
research projects and preparing such research
for submission to peer reviewed journals.
Speaker - Professor Jackie Marsh, University of
Sheffield. Seminar Chairs - Dr Richard Berger
and Dr Julian McDougall, Editors of MERJ.
More Information
Further details about the Summit, Call for
Papers and Pre-Conference 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
the media school, bournemouth university
01202 965907
www.cemp.ac.uk
