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Metro Toronto Convention Centre (South Building) 255 Front Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5V 2W6 | |||||
The Media Education Pillar is sponsored by CHUM TelevisionNote: This program is subject to change.
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Metro Toronto Convention Centre (South Building) 255 Front Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5V 2W6 | |||||
The Media Education Pillar is sponsored by CHUM TelevisionNote: This program is subject to change.
| Wednesday, May 17, 2000 -- 10.45 to 12.15 | |
| EDUCACIÓN PARA LA COMUNICACIÓN Y CRECIMIENTO HUMANO |
Concibimos la comunicación como un proceso de puesta en común, y valoramos el re-conocimiento de sus actores como personalidades que se construyen en su relación con el otro y con sí mismo. Pablo Ramos, Ecuador |
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| DIFFÉRENTES APPROCHES DE MEDIA EDUCATION SELON LES AUDIENCES |
Méthode Avex. Media education devrait être la priorité des Eglises dans la culture des médias. Mais media education doit être pensé et organisé de façon différents selon les auditoires, voire les pays. L'expérience internationale d'Avex en matière de formation aux médias. Pierre Babin, France & Clotilde Lee, Korea |
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| INTRO TO ELEMENTARY MEDIA ED: FROM STORY BOARDS TO E-MAIL |
This session will offer primary teachers (Grades 1,2,3) three hands-on activities for classroom use ranging from storyboards to e-mail. Scott Montgomery, Canada |
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| INTRO TO SECONDARY MEDIA ED: NEGOTIATING THE CLASSROOM LANDSCAPE: PITFALLS & PLEASURES OF A PRACTICAL CURRICULUM |
Examines the realities of today's media classroom. Participants will view and discuss videotaped classroom sessions which will reveal the ways that students negotiate both their relationships with popular culture & their individual positions in the classroom. Carol Arcus, Canada |
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| MEDIA VIOLENCE: THE MEDIA REPORTS -- A PANEL |
The 1999 tragic deaths of young teenagers in Columbine High School in Colorado & in other North American schools have been heavily covered by the media. The panel will discuss how the media frame these youth murders & how they are presented through the mass media. Moderator: Ian Esquivel, Canada; Jenny Grahame, United Kingdom: Bob Hanke, Martin O'Malley, Canada |
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| IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE A CHOICE BETWEEN CONDEMNATION & CELEBRATION |
The workshop demonstrates our efforts to develop a relevant and rigorous method & explores the application of "situated analysis" whereby text & context are brought together in a meaningful way. Barrie McMahon & Robyn Quin, Australia |
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| ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING THROUGH MEDIA EDUCATION |
An exploration of the methodology that teachers at the Educational Video Center use to assess the media education concepts & skills their students develop. The problems & possibilities of using such a method of standards-based portfolio assessment will be discussed. Steven Goodman, USA |
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| SMALL SCREENS: TELEVISION CULTURE FOR THE UNDER-FIVES |
This workshop will entail ritual deconstruction of the Teletubbies, alongside a broader historical range of programs & consider issues such as program form, representation, pedagogy & merchandising. Complete regression to infancy is encouraged, although participants should bring along their own diapers. David Buckingham, United Kingdom |
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| HOW DOES TECHNOLOGY CHANGE THE WAY WE LEARN & TEACH? TRUTH & LIES IN A PARADIGM SHIFT |
Focuses on how we perceive technology, how is it marketed, & how it frightens people into a position of passivity. We'll discuss the impact of technology on what we choose to learn & how we learn. Evan Solomon, Canada |
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| SECONDARY SCIENCE & MEDIA EDUCATION: STRANGE BEDFELLOWS |
The presenter will describe a secondary ESL Biology class that used the latest findings in neuro-cognitive science, perception & cognition then relate it to the work that media makers do in order to create persuasive & memorable media. Stephanie Flores, USA |
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| TEACHING POPULAR MUSIC: ISSUES & APPROACHES |
A justification for according a more prominent place to popular music studies within the curriculum & identifies major aspects of popular music study & some of the resources available for their study. Roy Shuker, Canada |
| Wednesday, May 17, 2000 -- 2:15 to 3:45 | |
| EDUCACIÓN PARA LOS MEDIOS? |
Considerando que ante el impacto de las nuevas tecnologías de la comunicación y la información se han producido cambios importantes en las formas de conocer y en la cultura, se plantea la necesidad de resignificar la perspectiva desde la cual se proponen abordar estos contenidos en el ámbito educativo tanto para los niños como para los futuros maestros. Gabriela Bergomas, Argentina |
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| PIAGET RENCONTRE YAHOO: L'EDUCATION INTERNET COMMENCE A LA MAISON! |
Expliquera comment les parents peuvent adapter leurs voyages Internet en famille, selon l'âge, la maturité et les intérets de leurs enfants , ainsi qu'apprendre à ceux-ci comment juger la qualite de sites web, choisir leurs sources de renseignements soigneusement, et secomporter en cybercitoyens responsables. Arlette Lefebvre, Canada |
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| INTRO TO ELEMENTARY MEDIA ED: TEACHING TELEVISION -- FROM PROBING THE NEWS TO EXAMINING POPULAR PROGRAMMING |
The common viewing experiences of prime-time television can be used by the teacher & the students to examine the messages directed at us in today's popular & information rich culture. Classroom strategies are presented help young adolescents to develop important critical thinking & analytical skills. Gillian Al-Jbouri & Sylvie Webb, Canada |
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| INTRO TO SECONDARY MEDIA ED: THEORY & PRACTICE IN UNDERSTANDING MEDIA: THE EXTENSIONS OF SELF |
By focusing on "understanding media: as extensions of the self", students are taught media literacy theory & communication technology practice; consequently, they not only analyze but change the media by creating products that reflect themselves. Tony D'Andrea, Canada |
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| MEDIA EDUCATION MODELS: PROVIDING COHERENCE TO AN EVOLVING MOVEMENT -- A PANEL |
Our choice of media education models condition what we do in the media studies classroom. Debating both new & old media models - protectionist, audience response, aesthetics, student productions, cultural criticism - is bound to create controversy & friendly disagreement, but such an assessment is central to the good health of media education. Moderator: Neil Andersen, Canada. Robert Ferguson & Andrew Hart, United Kingdom; Jacques Piette, Canada; Robyn Quin, Australia |
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| BRINGING THE PUBLIC INTO PUBLIC TELEVISION |
By modeling the KQED Youth Media Corps, participants will learn to raise awareness of a current community concern by planning a media production in collaboration with local media. Ideas for how to empower community groups through media education & production. Maria Byck, USA |
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| HOLLYWOOD & THE CONSTRUCTION OF HISTORY |
How movies distort history to entertain audiences; the consequences of this distortion & exercises that can be used to make students aware of how movies construct historical reality. We will also examine the positive role that movies play in making audiences aware of important historical events. Derek Boles, Canada |
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| SEE THIS: A MEDIA ACTION PROJECT WITH LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS |
For the past few months a group of Toronto school students have been working with Dirk Schouten to produce a Media Action Project. Students & teachers will show their work & discuss the project. Dirk Schouten, Netherlands |
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| CHILDHOOD WITHOUT WALLS: GROWING UP IN A MULTI-MEDIA WORLD |
Today the lines between childhood, adolescence and adulthood are continually shifting. The result is that kids have more power in today's world, a fact that's profoundly changing the way young people and adults relate to each other. This disappearance of traditional childhood is a good thing. Kathleen McDonnell, Canada |
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| PICTURE POWER: CHILDREN, NEW TECHNOLOGIES & CHANGING LITERACIES |
Using examples of children's talk, classroom practice and production, we will explore connections between the development of media skills and their relationship to other curriculum areas and suggest a range of practical teaching and learning strategies which draw on students' cultural and creative experiences. Jenny Grahame, United Kingdom |
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| WHOLE SCHOOL CURRICULUM ENRICHMENT THROUGH MEDIA EDUCATION |
This hands-on workshop explores strategies for media education across the curriculum. The experiences of an Australia school will be outlined. Participants will contribute to the development of an associated website that will allow for continued professional collaboration. Michael Dezuanni, Australia |
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