Bulletin Archive - 2007

Friday, October 19, 2007

Media Education in Action…

Personal Landscapes: Free fieldtrip to Pacific Cinémathèque

November 8-9 Pacific Cinémathèque, in partnership with the British Columbia Association for Media Educators, presents two highly engaging workshops on the theme of ‘Personal Landscapes’ for secondary students and teachers across the Vancouver’s Lower Mainland.

Morning Workshop (9:00 am – 11:30 am)
Award-winning filmmaker Nettie Wild will screen clips selected from her films—A Rustling of Leaves, Blockade, A Place Called Chiapas and Fix: the Story of an Addicted City—and host a discussion about the role of filmmaker as artist and social commentator.

Afternoon Workshop (12:30 pm – 3:00 pm)
A screening of clips relating to landscapes from a spectrum of youth-produced, independent, and mainstream media will be integrated with discussions on the power of personal interpretation.

This event is free, and spaces are limited, so please reserve early. Contact: Sally Stubbs

For more events, visit the Events Calendar on the National Media Education Week 2007 Web site.

Ideas for the community and classroom…

Organize a media fair in your school or community. It could include: local representatives from media outlets and media creation stations for news reading or writing, adbusters, and animation and video production.

Organize a class junk food hunt: choose a popular shopping district and have the class record the number of times they see advertising for junk food (e.g. billboards, fast-food outlets, and litter such as fast-food or candy wrappers found on the ground). Have students compare their findings with any evidence of health food in the same area.

Enter the MyMedia Video Podcast Contest. The contest challenges young Canadians in Grades 7 to 12 to create two minute videos on their views of media representation—how certain members of society are represented, misrepresented, or absent from the media. The contest encourages students to use creativity and innovation to speak out and have fun, while developing an understanding of how media works and its potential for self-expression. The contest will open for submissions during National Media Education Week 2007. The winning entry will be announced February 2008. For more information on submission guidelines, and to access the resources associated with the contest, visit the MyMedia Web site at www.mediaeducationweek.ca/mymedia/.

Visit the Ideas for Activities section of the National Media Education Week 2007 Web site for more suggestions.

Tell us what you’re planning…

If you are organizing a media literacy event in your classroom, school or community, we’d be pleased to feature it in our Events Calendar. Click here to send us your information.

For more information on how to participate in National Media Education Week 2007, contact: nmew@media-awareness.ca.

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