2. The MEDEAnet project
3-year (Jan 2012 – Dec 2014)
network project funded under
KA3 of the Lifelong Learning Programme
Aiming to:
•Exploit best practices of the MEDEA Awards
•Extend its existing informal network
•Support the MEDEA Association
3. MEDEAnet activities
MEDEAnet
promoting
media-based learning
to organisations
and practitioners
a 12-part series
of public
webinars
a 12-part series
of public
webinars
knowledge
building
and sharing
amongst
practitioners
knowledge
building
and sharing
amongst
practitioners
workshops
in 7 partner
countries
workshops
in 7 partner
countries
a large-scale
dissemination
and exploitation
strategy
a large-scale
dissemination
and exploitation
strategy
Annual report
Charting Media
and Learning in
Europe
Annual report
Charting Media
and Learning in
Europe
4. Moving images in
EDucation European
Awards
www.medea-awards.com
• Awards’ background
• Previous awards winners
• Judging Criteria
• Activities related to the awards
• MEDEAnet project
5. Only when video and audio are routine
components of education and online learning,
that we will have an educational environment
that reflects the media-rich world in which our
learners now live.
Organisation and vision
• Partners in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy,
Poland, Romania, Spain, ...
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6. Who can participate & How?
• Students, teachers, audiovisual departments,
schools, training centres, professional producers,...
from all educational levels
• Animations, weblectures, documentaries,
videoclips, games, ...
• Free to enter
• French, German, Polish, English, Italian or Spanish
7. Special PrizeSpecial PrizeSpecial PrizeMEDEA AwardMEDEA Award
Finalists
• Finalists take part in Media & Learning Conference
and awards ceremony in Brussels
• Prizes include awards, software or hardware
• Interviews and published extracts of finalists in the
online media gallery
User-Generated
Educational
Media
Professionally
Produced
Educational
Media
European
Collaboration
in the creation of
Educational
Media
Educational Media
Encouraging EU
Citizenship
MEDEA Jury
Special Prize
8. Judging Criteria
• Pedagogical quality
• Media use and integration
• Aesthetic quality
• Usability
• Technical quality
• New jury members are always welcome!
9. First 2 years
• 2008: 121 online entries from 25 countries
• 2009: 254 online entries from 38 countries
“Anti-AntiAnti-Anti”
Sint-Lievenscollege Ghent
(Belgium)
MEDEA Special Jury Award 2008
“Know IT All for Primary SchoolsKnow IT All for Primary Schools”
Childnet International
(United Kingdom)
Overall Award 2009
10. 2010 & 2011
• 2010: 140 online entries from 31 countries
• 2011: 115 online entries from 28 countries
“BBC News School ReportSchool Report”
BBC
(United Kingdom)
Overall Award 2010
“INgeBEELD Media Wisdom PlatformINgeBEELD Media Wisdom Platform”
CANON Cultural Unit
(Belgium)
Finalist 2011
11. 2012
213 online entries from 32 countries
Quand la colère fait tomber les masques
Université Paris 1 (France)
Overall Award for professionally
produced entry
And the Oscar goes to……
5th Primary School of Alexandroupolis
(Greece)
Overall Award for user-generated entry
12. Showcases and examples
European Chain reaction – special award 2011
Weapons of Mass Destruction – finalist 2011
Planet SciCast – finalist 2009
Daisy and Drago – winner 2009
The Classroom – finalist 2010
Five Little Ducks – Highly Commended 2008
Changing lives – special awards 2011
Monkey Labs Games – winner 2011
Green schools War on Waste Highly Commended 2010
14. Participate in the
MEDEA Awards
2013!
Deadline 30 September 2013
More information on www.medea-awards.com
or contact secretariat@medea-awards.com
15. Links
• MEDEA Awards:
http://www.medea-awards.com
• Media & Learning Conference:
http://www.media-and-learning.eu
• Media & Learning Community & Resources database:
http://www.media-and-learning.eu/community
• Media & Learning News:
http://news.media-and-learning.eu
• MEDEAnet project:
http://www.medeanet.eu
Notas del editor
Working definition:
Media wisdom is the totality of knowledge, skills and attitudes with which citizens can move consciously & critically in a complex, changing and mediatised world. It is the capacity for an active and creative media use focused on societal participation.
It is not only about practical skills such as ict-skills, learning abilities and smooth handling of and creative use of different media, but also about media consciousness, insight in the mechanisms of commercial communication and the media industry, critical information- and strategic skills and responsible and safe use of media.
When we talk about media, it is both the traditional media (television, radio, press), and the ‘new media’ (internet applications, sms) and the capacity for an everyday, informal and creative media use that is (implicitly or explicitly) aimed at participation in the cultural-societal sphere (readers letters, youtube, chatrooms, blogs, webcam, etc.).
December 2007: Launch of the MEDEA Awards
The organisation of the MEDEA Awards consists of partners across Europe, who believe in the benefits and feel a certain need of the general integration of video and media in education and training.
Our pedagogical vision is that “only when video and audio are routine components of education and online learning, that we will have an educational environment that reflects the media-rich world in which our learners now live.”
The name MEDEA is actually the acronym for “Moving images in EDucation European Awards”.
It is an annual competition that is aimed at increasing the creative use of audio and video in education and as you can probably tell, with a very broad interpretation of the "Moving Images" part.
We invite everyone to participate in the MEDEA Awards and this means that
schools, universities, training providers but also students, teachers, audiovisual departments, for-profit organisations and companies
can take part with animations, weblectures, documentaries, videoclips, games, Second Life applications, videoblogs, podcasts, videotutorials, ...
In which we primarily are searching for creative and meaningful use of media. It has to have and give an added value to the learning taking place.
Since January 2010 we also make the distinction between professional and non-professional producers and the best entry of each category will be awarded with a prize.
1. Pedagogical quality: quality of didactics and of communication. Is there a clear learning objective? Is it likely that the material will result in good learning?
In recognition of the importance of pedagogical quality, marks for this criterion have a double weight in the final score for each entry.
2. Use of media: the choice and selection of the type of media, the advantages of the media selected. Is the type of media chosen used appropriately and in an exemplary fashion?
3. Aesthetic quality: attractiveness of materials. Is the style and design consistent and appropriate for the target users? Is the entry appealing and pleasing to look at and to use?
4. Usability: the intuitiveness of the material. Is it easy to use the application? Is there support, a set of guidelines, the possibility of feedback or help?
5. Technical quality: are there possible flaws in the system and/or compatibility issues? Is it necessary to have unrealistic or advanced technical knowledge to be able to use the system, etc.
In 2008, the first year of the MEDEA Awards, we already received 121 entries from 25 countries of which the jury chose 2 award winners out of 6 finalists. One of these was Anti-Anti, a multimedial cluedo game created by students of the Sint-Lievenscollege Ghent in Belgium.
This multimedia supported pervasive game was created by secondary school students of the Sint-Lievenscollege Gent (Belgium) to sensitise students for a national day against useless violence. Students participating in this 50 minute game had to search a fictitious murderer in their school through clues provided in mp3-files and video clips.
In 2009 we received 254 online entries from 38 countries of which 8 finalists were invited to the Awards Ceremony where 4 award winners were announced. The overall winner was Know IT All for Primary Schools by Childnet International, which developed an animation and teacher guide on internet safety.
Know IT All for Primary Schools includes a vibrant new 3D SMART animation created by Childnet International, designed especially for both primary school staff and primary pupils. The resources are designed to help school staff to understand important e-safety issues and to offer strategies and information on how to support young pupils to get the most out of the Internet. Childnet’s SMART rules are illustrated by this exciting and engaging animation.
In 2010 the competition attracted 140 entries from 31 countries, a very high number of entries despite the earlier closing date.
BBC’s highly engaging project School Report which gives 11-14 year-old students in the UK the chance to make their own news reports for a real audience was a popular overall winner of this year’s MEDEA Awards
BBC News School Report, started in 2006 by BBC News, gives 11-14 year-old students in the UK the chance to make their own news reports for a real audience. Using lesson plans and materials from the BBC News School Report website, and with support from BBC staff, teachers help students develop their journalistic skills to become School Reporters.
In 2011 the competition attracted 115 entries from 28 countries. One of the finalists was INgeBEELD Media Wisdom Platform by CANON Cultural Unit (Belgium). This platform for media wisdom/media literacy, was created in 2011 by CANON Cultural Unit of the Flemish Ministry of Education and Training in Belgium. INgeBEELD’s aim is to educate children, youth and adults in media wisdom or media literacy, and it is divided into 4 different educational pathways with a specific target audience: 1) 3-8 year old children – an offline box, 2) 6-14 years youngsters – an offline box, 3) 12-18 years – online website and 4) an online platform for teachers in training and in practice, which is also open to anyone who wishes to learn more about the field of media literacy and media wisdom: media users, educators and parents, teachers, academics, artists, etc.
In 2010 the competition attracted 140 entries from 31 countries, a very high number of entries despite the earlier closing date.
BBC’s highly engaging project School Report which gives 11-14 year-old students in the UK the chance to make their own news reports for a real audience was a popular overall winner of this year’s MEDEA Awards
BBC News School Report, started in 2006 by BBC News, gives 11-14 year-old students in the UK the chance to make their own news reports for a real audience. Using lesson plans and materials from the BBC News School Report website, and with support from BBC staff, teachers help students develop their journalistic skills to become School Reporters.
In 2011 the competition attracted 115 entries from 28 countries. One of the finalists was INgeBEELD Media Wisdom Platform by CANON Cultural Unit (Belgium). This platform for media wisdom/media literacy, was created in 2011 by CANON Cultural Unit of the Flemish Ministry of Education and Training in Belgium. INgeBEELD’s aim is to educate children, youth and adults in media wisdom or media literacy, and it is divided into 4 different educational pathways with a specific target audience: 1) 3-8 year old children – an offline box, 2) 6-14 years youngsters – an offline box, 3) 12-18 years – online website and 4) an online platform for teachers in training and in practice, which is also open to anyone who wishes to learn more about the field of media literacy and media wisdom: media users, educators and parents, teachers, academics, artists, etc.
MEDEAnet project online soon at the url www.medeanet.eu