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Thursday, March 22, 2012, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM FREE! An Alberta Association for Media Awareness (AAMA) presentation. Nicholas Spillios will share his reflections on the Marshall McLuhan Conference held at the University of Alberta in June 2011. Questions and discussion welcome. Refreshments will be served. As seating is limited, please contact Henry . . . → Read More: Discussing Marshall McLuhan Have you ever wondered how much the Internet is influencing your purchasing and other personal decisions? Harris Interactive and PR firm Fleishman-Hillard has released their latest update to the “Digital Influence Index”. The study surveys over 4,000 people in a variety of countries (including Canada) and looks at how we use the Internet to make choices . . . → Read More: “Digital Influence Index” Shows Impact of Internet Here is the 13th Edition of AAMA’s Media Education Newsletter. Highlights in this issue include: * A summary report on Dr. Phil McRae’s address as our keynote speaker during our Annual General Meeting in May 2010. and much, much more… This is an intensive, week-long media literacy course for teachers, support staff, college faculty, and other professionals working with students in an educational setting. Participants receive training in the theory and practice of media literacy, learn applications for digital technology, and work individually with a Project Look Sharp “coach” to develop and implement a media literacy . . . → Read More: Summer Institute @ Ithaca College, NY This interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary conference seeks to examine and explore issues surrounding visual literacy in regard to theory and praxis. Perspectives are sought from those engaged in the fields of education, visual arts, fine arts, literature, philosophy, psychology, critical theory and theology. These disciplines are indicative only as papers are welcomed from any area, profession and . . . → Read More: 4th Global Conference on Visual Literacies Athabasca University, a world leader in distance learning, is announcing the long-awaited availability of a media education course designed specifically for teachers of grades 7 to 12 along with students of media and communication programs. Titled Understanding Media Literacy: Inside Plato’s Cave, the course will initially be provided as a summer course running between July 5 and . . . → Read More: Canada’s First Online Media Literacy Course June 14-18; 2010 — World Summit on Media for Children and Youth — “Challenges in Young People’s World of Communication” — Karlstad, Sweden The Summit will be held in Karlstad, Sweden and will host 2,000 delegates from 100 countries and feature the world’s leading experts on children and media. The event will offer opportunities to network, to . . . → Read More: World Summit on Media for Children and Youth Keynote Speaker: Dr. Philip McRae On May 11, 2010, members of AAMA were provided with the opportunity to learn about the possible new ways the Internet will affect our lives during Dr. Philip McRae’s keynote presentation Web 3.0: Are You Ready To Dive In? Holding a cell phone, Dr. McRae speaks about how the Internet is . . . → Read More: Web 3.0 at AAMA 2010 AGM In this new, highly anticipated update of her pioneering Killing Us Softly series, the first in more than a decade, Jean Kilbourne takes a fresh look at how advertising traffics in distorted and destructive ideals of femininity. The film marshals a range of new print and television advertisements to lay bare a stunning pattern of damaging . . . → Read More: Killing Us Softly — Round 4 UK University of Lincoln student paper The Linc has an interesting article by Stacey Cosens, asking if airbrushing is creating unachievable beauty. An excerpt: It is a common tool used in the media industry, but certain evidence suggests that airbrushing may have gone too far. We are bombarded with images of the ‘perfect body’ in . . . → Read More: Has Airbrushing Gone Too Far? |
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