Media Literacy

2008 CONFERENCE VODCASTS

Friday, June 6, 2008

Welcoming Address
Dean Roderick Hart (bio)
College of Communication, The University of Texas at Austin
The LBJ Room, College of Communication
The University of Texas at Austin

Keynote Address from Dr. James Paul Gee
Digital Media and the Future of Learning (If There is a Future) | PowerPoint Presentation

The New London Group (1996).
A pedagogy of multiliteracies: Designing social futures.
Harvard Educational Review, 66(1), 60-92.

Saturday, June 7, 2008-8:15 am to 5:30pm

Greeting
Kathleen Tyner
Department of Radio-Television-Film
The University of Texas at Austin

RELATED INFORMATION:
The Media Literacy Mandala

A Multiliteracy Mandala:
Teaching and Learning in the Age of Information

A.M. Session 1: Literacy in Action: Media Literacy in Community-Based Settings

PRESENTATIONS:
Korina Jocson, School of Education, Stanford University
Crossmodal Literacies in Youth Media Arts | PowerPoint Presentation

Sanjay Asthana, College of Mass Communication, Middle Tennessee State University
Young People, New Media, and Participatory Design: A Study of Cybermohalla from India
| Cybermohalla archive | Innovative Practices (pdf)

Jennifer Fleming, California State University, Long Beach
Truthiness and Trust: News Media Literacy Strategies in the Digital Age | PowerPoint Presentation

Group Discussion: Literacy in Action: Media Literacy in Community-Based Settings
Discussant, Christian Raymond, Austin Film Society

A.M Session 2: New Media Literacy in the Formal Classroom

PRESENTATIONS:
Belinha De Abreu, Drexel University
Social Networking and the K-12 Classroom | PowerPoint Presentation

Alison Butler, Western Connecticut University
Thinking Inside the Classroom: Notes from the Field

Group Discussion: New Media Literacy in the Formal Classroom
Discussant, Paul Resta, College of Education
The University of Texas at Austin

Featured Speaker: New Media Literacy and Learning
Rodney Gibbs, Head of Studio, Amaze Entertainment and Chair, Austin Digital Media Council | Presentation (pdf)

P.M. Session 3: Beyond the Classroom: Games, Simulation and Virtual Environments

PRESENTATIONS:
Aaron Delwiche, Trinity University
Media literacy 2.0: Critically Analyzing the Unique Characteristics of Video-games | PowerPoint Presentation

Alice J. Robison, Arizona State University and the Game School, New York City
The Game School: Developing Theories and Practices Around Gaming Literacies | Presentation (pdf)

Group Discussion: Beyond the Classroom: Games, Simulation and Virtual Environments
Discussant, Leslie Jarmon, The University of Texas at Austin

P.M. Session 4: Preparing Teachers for Digital Learning Environments

PRESENTATIONS:
J. Lynn McBrien, University of South Florida
New Media in the Service (?) of Teaching: An Evaluation of Podcasts and Elluminate for Teaching University Education Courses | PowerPoint Presentation

Jeff Share, University of California Los Angeles
Voices from the Trenches: Elementary School Teachers Speak about Their Experiences Implementing Media Literacy | PowerPoint Presentation

David Bruce, Kent State University, Ohio
Composing and Reflecting: Integrating Digital Video in Teacher Education | Presentation handout

Group Discussion: Preparing Teachers for Digital Learning Environments
Discussant, Kathleen Tyner, The University of Texas at Austin