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NAMLE10LaurelHillDriveCherryHill,NJ080031 888 775 2652www.namle.net

Call for Proposals

TheNationalAssociationforMediaLiteracyEducation(NAMLE)convenesmedialiteracyeducatorsand

leaderseverytwoyearstoexpandtheknowledgeandpracticeofmedialiteracyeducationinthe

UnitedStates.Wearecurrentlyinvitingproposalsforparticipationinour2011NAMLEConferenceto

beheldinPhiladelphia,PAJuly2225th.Asamembershiporganization,NAMLEcelebratesthe

increaseddiversityofvoices,pedagogiesandtechnologiesthatcomprisethegrowingfieldofmedia

literacyeducation.Weseektofacilitatemedialiteracyeducationamonganincreasinglybroad

constituencythatincludeschildren,familiesandadultsofallages,academicresearchers,P16

teachers,teachereducators,arteducators,communityleaders,mediaproducers,nonprofitpartners,

faithbasedgroups,pediatriciansandotherhealthprofessionals.Forthe2011conferenceprogramwe

anticipatearichmixofconversation,presentationandhandsonengagementwithavarietyofmediaandtechnologies.

2011ConferenceTheme

GlobalVisions/LocalConnections:VoicesinMediaLiteracyEducation

Initsmostglobalsense,medialiteracyeducationprivilegesdiversityamongmediaformsand

educationalconstituencies.The2011NAMLEConferenceseeksaglobalvisionofmedialiteracy

educationavisionthatacknowledgesallformsofmediaasrelevant,including(butnotlimitedto)

object,print,radio,photography,television,film,video,internet,andotherdigitaldevices.The2011ConferencealsocommemoratesthetenthanniversaryofNAMLEandcelebratesitsgrowthasa

professionaldevelopmentorganizationforanincreasinglybroadconstituencyofmedialiteracy

educators.Theglobal/localconnectionsfacilitatedbytheconferencewillenableNAMLEtodeepenour

professionalnetworkingcommunityasaknowledgenetworkingcommunitythroughtheinnovative

usesofcommunicationtechnologiestointerconnectmedialiteracyeducatorsacrosstheworld.

Conferenceattendeeswillcomeawaywithspecificpedagogicalknowledge,tools,andskillsthatwill

enablethemtobebetterandmoreeffectiveagentsofchangeforandthroughmedialiteracy

educationonbothlocalandgloballevels.

TheCorePrinciplesofMediaLiteracyEducation(CPMLE)(http://namle.net/publications/core

principles/)isanopenaccess,livingdocumentcreatedin2007byNAMLEmembers.Itfunctionsasa

globalpositioningsystemofsorts,guidingtheexpansionofmedialiteracyeducationacrossdisciplines

andcontexts.TheCorePrinciplesexpandtheboundariesofthefieldtoencompassnotonlywhatwe

teachbutalsohowweteach,therebydistinguishingtheseasCorePrinciplesof"medialiteracy

education"ratherthansolelyaskeyconceptsof"medialiteracy."BuildingontheseCorePrinciples,we

seekproposalsthataccomplishanyofthefollowing:


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Improvestheknowledgebaseforthosenewtothefieldofmedialiteracyeducation. Modelsbestpedagogicalpracticesinfamily,school,community,and/ororganizational

environments.

Supportshandsonpracticaltrainingforcriticalandcreativemediaproduction. Integratesmedialiteracyanddevelopingliteraciesassociatedwithevolvingtechnologiesin

education.

Reportsonresearchfindingsorinprogressstudieswithinthefieldofmedialiteracyeducation. Raisesawarenessofmedialiteracyeducationasatoolforsocialjusticeanddemocratic

practices.

Illustratesopportunities,challengesandnewdirectionsformedialiteracyeducationasadiscipline.

TypesofSubmissions

PreConferenceWorkshopApreconferenceworkshopisanopportunityfor12presenterstoprovideconferenceattendeeswith

adeeplevelofengagementonaparticulartopic(approx.4hours).Thecontentcanrangefrom

introductorytohighlyspecializedinnature,butmustbepertinenttothefieldofmedialiteracy

educationandaddressafeltneedamongNAMLEmembers.Preconferenceworkshopsareoptional

forconferenceattendees,requirepreregistration,andcomeatanadditionalcost(usuallyfor

workshopmaterials).Duetospacelimitations,participantregistrationfortheseworkshopsisonafirst

comefirstservedbasis.AllworkshopswillbeheldonFriday,July22ndfrom93PM.

IndividualPresentation

Individualsessionsareformalpresentationsthatincludeoneortwopresentersforapproximately1hour.Sessionscanincludereportsorpresentationsofinnovativecurricula,exemplaryeducation

approaches(formalorinformaleducation),communityengagement,orresearchpresentationsthat

provideinformationaboutaparticularmedialiteracyeducationtopic.Anindividualsessionshould

include1leadpresenter,andcouldincludeupto2additionalpresenters.

WorkshopSession

Aworkshopprovidespresenterswithanopportunitytoexchangeinformationorworkonacommon

problem,project,orsharedinterest(approx.12hours).Presentationsshouldallowadequatetimefor

reflectivediscussionandinteractionwithworkshopparticipants.Theworkshopformatalsoallowsfora

moreindepthinteractionwithparticipantsandcanincludehandsonexperiencesandpracticeof

applicationswithparticipants.Aworkshopcanincludeupto3presenters.

PanelDiscussion

Apanelsessionprovidesanopportunityforexaminingexplicitproblemsorcomplextopicsfroma

varietyofperspectives.Panelistsshouldrepresentavarietyofviewpointsandofferalternative

solutions,interpretations,orcontrastingviewpointsonthesubject(approx.12hours).Eachpanel

memberisexpectedtoprepareabriefpositionpaperidentifyingcentralquestionsregardingtheissue


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beingdiscussed.Panelscanhave35presentersandshouldalsoincludeamoderator.RoundtableDiscussionIntheroundtablediscussion,individualpresentersareassignedtonumberedtablesinalargemeeting

roomwhereinterestedpersonsgatherfora1hourdiscussionwiththepresenterabouthisorher

paperorproject.Thisformatisparticularlyappropriateforpapersaddressingtopicsbestpursuedthroughextensivediscussion.Authorsmustbringcopiesofthefullpaperandshouldremainavailable

fordiscussionthroughoutthe1hoursession.Becauseofthephysicalconfigurationofthistypeof

session,noadditionalaudiovisualequipment,suchasascreenoroverheadprojector,isprovided.

Authorswishingtouseavisualpresentationmaydisplayitfromtheirownlaptopcomputerscreens.A

roundtablediscussionincludes1presenterateachtable.

DigitalPosterSession

Apostersessionisanopportunityforpresenterstodiscusstheirtopicwithpeersinaninformal

setting,somewhatlikeanexhibithallorinformationfair.Agoodposterpresentationcentersonone

maintheme,presentsusefulinformation,andstimulatesdiscussion.Participantsarerequiredtocreate

theirdigitalposterthroughhttp://edu.glogster.com/.Duringtheconference,participantsshouldbe

preparedtogiveanoverviewoftheirposterandinitiateconversationabouttheirtopic.Participants

canalsoprepareprintmaterials,ifdesired,thatincludecontactinformation,URL,andanyother

informationbeyondwhatisavailableontheirglog.

MediaDemonstrationorScreening

Inademonstration,presentersfocusontheusesofaneducationalmediatool.Thismightinclude,but

isnotlimitedto,thepresentationofapieceofsoftwaretoaidresearch,acomputerbasedsimulation,

amultimediacurriculumkitormaterials,oramultimediabasedapproachtomedialiteracy.

Introductoryremarksshoulddemonstratetheeducationalvalueofthematerial,suchasstrategiesfor

classroomuseoranoverviewofresearch.Aninformaldiscussionorproblemsolvingsegmentmustfollowthedemonstrationorscreening.Thematerialsandpresentationshouldofferparticipantsaway

toaccessnewknowledgeofsomecrucialconcept,perspectiveorskillthatcannotbesufficiently

acquiredthroughdescriptionalone.Suggestedlengthis12hours.

SubmissionProcessandAcceptanceCriteria

TheConferenceProgramCommitteewillreceiveandreviewproposalsubmissionsuntil11:59PMPST

January7,2011.Allproposalsmustbesubmittedthroughouronlinesystemat

http://tinyurl.com/2apgrhx.ProposalswillundergorigorousreviewbyacommitteeofNAMLE

membersfrombothinsideandoutsidetheUnitedStates.Theproposalreviewcommitteewillevaluateeachsubmissionbasedontheextenttowhichtheproposalsuccessfullycommunicatesthefollowing:

GivesVOICEtoatleastoneofthemanyconstituenciesthatcomprisethegrowingfieldofmedialiteracyeducation;

ReflectsaGLOBAL/INCLUSIVEvisionofmedialiteracyeducation; MagnifiestheCOREPRINCIPLESofMediaLiteracyEducation;


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IdentifiesPARTICIPANTLEARNINGOBJECTIVESthatreflecttheCorePrinciplesofMediaLiteracyEducation;

Alignssessiongoals/objectiveswiththeCONFERENCETHEME; DirectlysupportsparticipantlearningobjectivesbytheproposedMETHODSOF

PRESENTATION.IndividualswhosubmitproposalswillbenotifiedoftheiracceptancestatusonorbeforeFebruary7th,

2011.FullpaperswillbeacceptedforpublicationconsiderationinaspecialissueoftheJournalof

MediaLiteracyEducation.ForadditionalquestionsaboutthereviewprocesscontacttheProgram

Chair,VanessaDomine,[email protected].

SpecialCallforEntries&Nominations

ModernMediaMakers(M3)

Since1999NAMLEhasshowcasedthevideoproductioneffortsofyoungpeople(K12)fromacrossthenationthroughtheModernMediaMakers(M3)program.AttheNAMLE2009ConferenceinDetroit,

M3tooktheformofanintensiveproductioncampthatgavehighschoolstudentsanopportunityto

developskillsincriticalanalysisandmediaproduction.Overthecourseoftheconference,Detroitarea

studentsworkedingroupstodevelop,shoot,editandpresentavideoprojectexploringthethemeof

theconference.Throughouttheconference,M3participantshadopportunitiestoengagewith

conferenceattendees.Studentsandtheirinstructorsparticipatedinconferencemealsandhad

opportunitiestospeakabouttheirworksinprogress.Theypresentedapublicscreeningoftheirvideo

projectsonthefinaldayoftheconferenceandledaquestionandanswersessionwiththeaudience.

TheGlobalVisions/LocalConnections:VoicesinMediaLiteracyEducationthemeoftheNAMLE2011

ConferencecallsforamuchmoreintegrativeapproachtoourM3youthexperience.Tomagnifythis

theme,M3willconsistofaglobalvideocompetitionandalocalproductioncampheldJuly2225th,

2011.

M3LocalProductionCampCallforParticipants

ThepurposeofM3Localistogivestudentsandtheirmentorsanopportunitytodeepentheir

understandingofmedialiteracyeducationastheyengageinanintensivefourdaymediaproduction

campduringtheNAMLE2011Conference(July2225th).Adiversegroupof20highschoolstudents

fromaroundthecountryandtheiradultmentorswillteamwithotherstocreatetheirownoriginal

videos,sharetheirperspectivesonmedia,andpresenttheirworkduringaformalM3screeningduring

theconference.Inturn,theirworkprovidesayouthfulvoiceforthisyearsthemeofGlobal

Visions/LocalConnections:VoicesinMediaLiteracyEducation.

ThefocusforthisyearsproductioncampandtheonlineapplicationwillbeavailableontheNAMLE

2011ConferencewebsiteonorbeforeNovember1st.Mentorscannominateacohortofupto3

studentsandareexpectedtotravel,attendandparticipatewithstudentparticipants.Allapplicants

shouldexpecttopaytheirtravelsexpenses;however,scholarshipsmaybeavailableforthoseinneed.

Forgeneralquestions,[email protected]


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M3GlobalVideoContestCallforEntries

Tocommemoratethe10thAnniversaryofNAMLE,weexpandtheM

3traditionbyinvitingstudents

fromacrosstheworldtoexpresstheirvoicesandsharetheirtalentswiththeNAMLEcommunity.We

invitestudentstocompeteforcashprizesbyproducingandsubmittingtheirownstylizedvideos(3

minutesmaximumlength)thatbestcapturetheCorePrinciplesofMediaLiteracyEducationandtheconferencethemeofGlobalVisions/LocalConnections:VoicesinMediaLiteracyEducation.Astrong

preferencewillbeplacedonvideosthatconveyoriginalityandclear,concise,andengagingmessages.

Anindependentpanelofjudgeswillscoresubmissionsbasedonthefollowingcriteria:

1. Creativity

2. Clarity

3. Relevance

4. Production

5. Engagement

6. WideAppeal

Contestentriesshouldbesubmittedthroughboththeonlinesubmissionsystem

(http://tinyurl.com/2apgrhx)ANDYouTubebetweenDecember1,2010andApril1,2011.Theofficial

scoringrubricwillbeaccessibleontheNAMLE2011ConferencewebsitepriortoDecember1st.

WinnerswillbenotifiedonorbeforeMay1st.TheTop3videoswilleachreceivea$500cashstipend

andaninvitationtoscreentheirfilm(inperson)orlivestream(viaSkype)duringtheNAMLE2011

ConferenceinPhiladelphiaJuly2225th.TheTop8videosubmissionswillbeinvitedforalivescreening

orremotestreamingduringaconferencesessiondevotedexclusivelytotheglobalandlocalvoiceso

ModernMediaMakers.

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VideoSubmissionGuidelines:Uploadyourentrytohttp://www.youtube.com(createanaccountifyoudonothaveone).

Afteryouuploadyourvideo,followtheinstructionslistedbelow:

Titleofyourvideoshouldbethesameonethatyoulistinyouronlinesubmissionform.

UnderDescription,listyourschoolname,cityandcountry.(DoNOTlistyourfullname).

UsethefollowingPrivacySettings:Category:select"Education"

Tag:namle2011vidcontest

Privacy:Unlisted

MakesuretoincludeyourYouTubevideoURLandtitleinyouronlinesubmissionform.

Fortechnicalquestionsaboutthecontestorvideoentries,pleasecontactM3CoChair,TimOldakowsk

[email protected].


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MediaLiteracyMediaAward

NAMLE'sMediaLiteracyMediaAwardsbeganasthePartnershipforMediaEducation's(PME)

OutstandingAchievementAwards.FirstpresentedatSummit2000:ChildrenYouthandMedia

BeyondtheMillenniuminToronto,Canada,thepurposeoftheAwardswastoencouragemainstream

mediatoincorporatemedialiteracyintotheirworkbypubliclyacknowledgingthosewhodoso.Currently,NAMLErecognizespeople,programs,initiatives,ororganizationsinmainstreammediathat:

Haveraisedthevisibilityofmedialiteracyeducationormedialiteracy. Havehelpedcitizensbetterunderstandmedialiteracyeducationormedialiteracy. Haveprovidedsignificant,outstandingresourcesthatenhancetheabilityofeducatorsto

practicethekindofinquirybasedmedialiteracyeducationdescribedinNAMLE'sCore

PrinciplesofMediaLiteracyEducation.

Nominationscanbesubmittedthroughtheonlinesubmissionsystem(http://tinyurl.com/2apgrhx).

AnyNAMLEmemberiseligibletomakeanominationfortheaward,andacommitteeofboardandnonboardmemberswillbeassembledtoselectthewinners.Submissiondeadline:April1,2011.

Forpastawardwinnersandmoreinformationgoto:http://tinyurl.com/2el6fm6

TheJournalofMediaLiteracyEducation(JMLE)SpecialConferenceIssue

JMLE(http://www.jmle.org)isanonlinepeerreviewedjournalsponsoredbyNAMLE.JMLEsupports

thedevelopmentofresearch,scholarshipandthepedagogyofmedialiteracyeducation.Thejournal

providesaforumforestablishedandemergingscholars,mediaprofessionalsandeducational

practitionersinandoutofschools.Asanextendedconceptualizationofliteracy,medialiteracy

educationhelpsindividualsofallagesdevelophabitsofinquiryandskillsofexpressionneededtobecomecriticalthinkers,effectivecommunicatorsandactivecitizensinaworldwheremassmedia,

popularcultureanddigitaltechnologiesplayanimportantroleforindividualsandsociety.

Papersdevelopedfromexcellentconferencepresentationswillbeconsideredforpublicationinthe

February2012issueofJMLE.Withintheonlineproposalsubmissionsystem,youwillbeaskedifyou

wantyourresearch,practicalapplicationorprofessionalresourcetobeconsideredforpublicationin

theJMLEspecialconferenceissue.

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