[ecrea] Refresh: Teaching Film and Media in the Digital Age

Refresh: Reinvigorating Film and Media Teaching in the Digital Age

Wednesday 26 June 2013
Watershed Media Centre, Bristol, 10am-5pm

This one-day event is aims to bring together primary, secondary, FE, HE and the exhibition sector working in film and media education to network, share best practice and update on contemporary theory, technology and skills. Film and media literacy enables students to gain real world skills and the critical edge that make them employable in today’s rapidly changing media environment.  Yet, arts and humanities subjects are becoming increasingly marginalised in a national context in which the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects are more valued in both schools and universities. Now is the time to unite across the continuum of film and media education, to celebrate the diversity of critical approaches and refresh our skills in the digital age.

10-10.30 	Registration

10.30-1pm Plenary

Confirmed speakers:

•	      Charlotte Crofts (UWE Film Studies / Digital Cultures Research Centre)
- “the value of teaching film” - brief welcome and introduction

•	Cathy Poole, “unlocking the arts for children” – as Education Officer at The Curzon Community Cinema, Clevedon and director of MoviES (Moving Image Education Specialists) Cathy will talk about her work with the Princes Foundation for Children and the Arts, START programme (http://www.curzon.org.uk/content/public/main/Learning.aspx)

•	Jo Sunderland, “raising aspirations” – BBC Talent Ticket, in partnership with UWE Bristol, is designed to support learners who wish to study media programmes at university or who wish to work in the media industry. (http://www1.uwe.ac.uk/aboutus/thepartnershipuniversity/helpingraiseaspirations.aspx)

•	Nikki Christie, “nurturing the talent of tomorrow” - BFI Film Academy is a unique free opportunity for young people aged 16 – 19, giving participants insider knowledge on what it’s like to work in film.
(http://www.bfi.org.uk/education-research/5-19-film-education-scheme-2013-2017/bfi-film-academy)

Q&A

1-2.00pm 	Networking lunch

2-4.00pm 	CPD workshops in the afternoon:

•	Sharing best practice / Pecha Kucha

•	Updating the Curriculum: Contemporary Critical Approaches

•	Practical Workshops on Storyboarding, DSLR and iPad Filmmaking

4-4.30 		Coffee

4.30-5pm 	Final Plenary discussion

Register for a free ticket athttp://refreshevent.eventbrite.co.uk/

For more information please contact:(charlotte.crofts /at/ uwe.ac.uk)

This event is organised by Dr Charlotte Crofts (UWE Film Studies / Digital Cultures Research Centre), with funding from UWE Faculty of Arts, Creative Industries and Education Widening Participation.


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