Screen Futures Summit

Professor David Buckingham, Institute of Education, University of London discusses perceptions of digital media the changing relationships between new media, education and the creative industries.
Recorded at the 2011 Screen Futures Summit in Melbourne, July 2011.
 

Dr Jane Mills, Associate Professor of Communication in the School ofCommunication & Creative Industries, Charles Sturt University; discusses What role might engaging the moving image across four screens – cinema, television,computer and mobile phone – play in enhancing engagement and literacy learning among educationally disadvantaged High School students from low socio-economic status and Indigenous backgrounds in ruralregionalAustralia.
 
Recorded at the 2011 Screen Futures Summit in Melbourne, July 2011.

Matt Paxton reveals how Thebarton Senior College brought gaming into the classroom to help students achieve compulsory units in literacy and numeracy and offers tips on how teachers can utilise games in the classroom to engage and empower students.

Recorded at the 2011 Screen Futures Summit in Melbourne, July 2011.

Stephen Schutze presents an engaging look at accessible tools for sound design that can be utilised to open new avenues for artistic and creative expression. Audio is an essential part of most media production processes; this talk is designed to illustrate some of these resources and seed a small portion of the enthusiasm and passion the author has for producing wonder sound environments.
 

Recorded at the 2011 Screen Futures Summit in Melbourne, July 2011.