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Ofcom has published the latest edition of its Media Literacy e-bulletin.

This edition features news of a range of new initiatives and resources including the launch of DigitalDemocracy.org.uk, the Brussels Declaration on Lifelong Media and the Award-winning education programme, PhoneBrain.

We look at the latest EU Kids Online report: Digital Literacy and Safety Skills, and hear about new research highlights published by the UKCCIS Evidence Group. The e-bulletin also includes details of upcoming campaigns, news from the Nations and an update on future events.

The e-bulletin can be found at http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/market-data-research/media-literacy/medlitpub/bulletins/issue43/

 News

  • Launch of DigitalDemocracy.org.uk
  • Global campaign rids web of child sexual abuse images in half the time
  • Ground-breaking education programme targets mobile entrepreneurs in youth clubs
  • Teaching about film in the primary curriculum to raise boys’ achievement in writing
  • Make IT Happy
  • Brussels declaration on lifelong media education
  • New scheme to build communities with digital foundations
  • ictQatar invests in new ICT and Society division

 Research

  • UKCCIS Evidence Group
  • Younger children still need to develop key online skills, finds Europe-wide study
  • New Ofcom Media Literacy research publications

Nations

  • Wales: Consultation on new Information Literacy Framework
  • Scotland: Scotland’s Digital Future: A Strategy for Scotland
  • Northern Ireland: Getting Farmers Online

 Campaigns

  • Spring Online with Silver Surfers’ Day - 16-20 May 2011

 Diary dates

  • Online Child Protection: London, 31 March 2011
  • New challenges and methodological innovations in European media audience research: Zagreb, 7- 9 April 2011
  • FOSI's 2011 European conference: Every European a Digital Citizen, London, 10 May 2011
  • Go On: ND11, London, 11 – 12 May 2011
  • The International Conference on Communication, Education and New Literacy: Barcelona, 11 - 13 May 2011
  • Call for papers: First International Forum on Media and Information Literacy: Fez, 12 - 13 May 2011
  • Breaking Barriers: Multimodal and Media Literacy in the Curriculum for Excellence: Dundee, 14 May 2011
  • Call for papers: FILM AND MEDIA 2011: London, 12 - 14 July 2011
  • 2011 NAMLE conference ‘Global Visions, Local Connections: Voices in Media Literacy Education’, Philadelphia, USA, 22 - 25 July 2011
  • Call for papers: Children, risk and safety online: Research and policy challenges in comparative perspective, London, 22-23 September 2011
  • THE MEDIA LITERACY CONFERENCE 2011: Nottingham, 21-23 November 2011
  • Call for speakers for the Online Information 2011 Conference: London, 29 Nov – 1 Dec 2011

 

By Office of Communications (Ofcom) On April 1st, 2011
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