Wide
Angles
Media
literacies - Media futures
Launch
Conference
University of Warwick
Friday 18th – Sunday 20th May 2007
The
Media Education Association (MEA) enjoyed a successful
launch conference at from Friday May 18th
to Sunday May 20th.
Media
educators from across the country gathered at the
University of Warwick to network, attend workshops
and seminars and listen to key note speeches from
some of the most distinguished names in media education.
Former
head of BFI Education Cary Bazalgette opened the
conference with a challenge to the MEA to ensure
it embraces the primary sector and helps teachers
build on the success they have already enjoyed in
teaching media education in primary schools across
the country.
James
Durran, of Parkside Community School in Cambridge,
talked about media literacy at Key Stages 3 and
4 and outlined how his school has changed the traditional
approach to the relationship between English and
Media departments, with all texts given equal status.
Dr
Julian McDougall, of Newman College of Higher Education,
spoke about the changes to the new A Level specifications
and the introduction of the new national diplomas,
highlighting some of the challenges facing teachers
in the future.
Professor
David Buckingham addressed the conference on Saturday
morning and talked about the challenges of changes
in the media environment and how media teachers
need to respond to them. He highlighted the scale
of technological change that gives students the
opportunity to produce rather than just consume.
He also identified how this is part of a commercial
shift in the media industry and a result of globalisation.
Download
and view the Powerpoints of the speakers or listen
to the podcasts of David Buckingham, Cary Bazalgette
and James Durran summarising their speeches.
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