TUESDAY 7th & WEDNESDAY 8th SEPTEMBER 2010

This national summit will provide valuable insights into the opportunities and challenges facing media education both now and in the future. The summit builds on previous successful meetings, both of which attracted over 150 delegates from more than 65 Higher Education Institutions, as well as government representatives.

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

Key Details

7th & 8th September 2010

Conference fees:

      Early Bird before 31st May: £195
      Full Rate after 31st May: £225
      Summit Only (no accommodation): £105
      Pre-Conference (MERJ Research Seminar) £10

The summit fee includes a drinks reception and accommodation in a 4 star hotel on 7th September, and a buffet lunch and refreshments on both days.

Pre-Conference

MERJ Research Seminar hosted by Newman University College
Tuesday 7th September 2010, 10am-12pm

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. For more information visit the pre-conference page.