We are pleased to invite you to attend the Media
Education Summit 2009 and to call for proposals
for creative contributions, papers and posters.
This conference builds on last years highly
successful inaugural meeting which attracted
over 140 delegates from 68 Higher Education
Institutions, as well as representatives from government agencies.
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
* 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: (info /at/ cemp.ac.uk)
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
