Media Education Summit (2009, Sept 8, Liverpool)

This event is organised by The Centre for Excellence in Media Practice – Bo=
urnemouth University, hosted by Liverpool John Moores University and suppor=
ted 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 =C2=A3155 (before 31st May), Full Rate =C2=A3195 (after 31=
st 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 origin=
ality
*   The Media teacher / academic as researcher / academic as practitioner
*   Students reflecting on their creative practice

Confirmed Speakers

*   Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport
*   Jeff Jarvis, Professor and Director of the Interactive Journalism Prog=
ramme 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 p=
erformances related to the conference theme are invited.  Please submit sho=
rt proposals (up to 500 words plus other artefacts or information as releva=
nt) by 31st May 2009.

There will be designated time to enable poster presenters to share their wo=
rk in person. The poster session allows a more interactive forum for commun=
ication and collaborative discussion. The poster presenter must be present =
during the period assigned for discussion.

Please send proposals and any queries to: info@cemp.ac.uk

Further details can be found at www.cemp.ac.uk/summit together with informa=
tion 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