The MEDEA Awards:The MEDEA Awards:The MEDEA Awards: The MEDEA Awards: recognising excellence recognising excellence in the use of digital in the use of digital video and audio invideo and audio invideo and audio in video and audio in learninglearning

Dr Dr Clive YoungClive YoungUniversity of University of St Andrews, ScotlandSt Andrews, Scotland

ubiquitous video ubiquitous video

“at the beginning of something”“at the beginning of something”

o “watching YouTube, I feel like the first cinema audiences must have felt…cinema audiences must have felt…

o …when I look at these clips, I sense I am at the beginning of something: a mediumat the beginning of something: a medium that hasn’t yet found its feet but any day now will burst into life ”now will burst into life.

(Mark Ravenhill, The Guardian UK, 26/11/07)

the video blizzard the video blizzard -- outcomesoutcomes

o ownership of the means of production (and, importantly,production (and, importantly, distribution)

o new visual representation of theo new visual representation of the self (the Skype syndrome)

lit t lit ‘fit f ’o quality neutrality ‘fit for purpose’o human web ‘people2people’o yearn to learn + need to teach

visual learningvisual learning

visual learnersvisual learners

o visual learning: it is everywhere!!! resistance is futile!!! (Curt Bonk, Indiana)resistance is futile!!! (Curt Bonk, Indiana)

o neomillenial learner: “fluent in multiple media values each for themultiple media… values each for the types of communication, activities, experiences and expressions itexperiences, and expressions it empowers.” (Chris Dede, Harvard)

o buto but…

“top 10” educational uses “top 10” educational uses

1. Students design and shoot own video2 P t ti / f kill f db k2. Presentation/performance skills, feedback 3. Videoing 'real events' in situ 4 Video case studies sims etc4. Video case studies, sims etc5. Video blogs 'think aloud'6. Interview expert / expert presentation7. Instructional 'how to' 8. Animated screen shots 99. Authentic archive video 10. Talking head lectures etc

www.videoaktiv.orgwww.videoaktiv.org

more about this in

many projects and networksmany projects and networks

“the trend is very clear…”“the trend is very clear…”now that video is easily o created (cheap cameras, cheap and easy

editing) orediting) or o found (eg on the web, Google/YouTube), o transported (video is compressed and thus p ( p

small: on laptop, over the internet) and o displayed (more DVDs and videobeamers in

classrooms videoplayers on all PCs easyclassrooms, videoplayers on all PCs, easy embedding in web and in learning platforms)

“video is now being used increasingly on allvideo is now being used increasingly on all levels and all forms of education and training: primary and secondary, HFE, lifelong learning and in company training”lifelong learning and in company training”(Mathy Vanbuel, Nov 2007)

a shared pedagogical vision…a shared pedagogical vision…

“only when video and audio are routine components of education and online learning will we have an educational environment that reflects the media-rich world in which our learners now live”

What next?What next?o “nobody seems quite sure what to do

with the possibilities of the new pmedia, or even what the new possibilities are. But somewhere out th f t lli d tithere are new ways of telling dramatic stories, new ways of viewing ourselves as human beings Well I’m up for it I’mas human beings. Well I m up for it. I m excited. I want to experiment with the possibilities ”possibilities.

(Mark Ravenhill, The Guardian UK, 26/11/07)

a new award…a new award…o Informal group of experts

M i I i Ed tio Moving Images in Education European Award

o Starts 2008

“t i ti do “to encourage innovation and good practice in the use of digital moving images and

d i d ti ”sound in education”

the MEDEA awardsthe MEDEA awards

o typically online / internet / virtual learningvirtual learning environment

o used as an integral part of a programme of study

o open to anyone working with or in European peducation at all levels

MEDEA CriteriaMEDEA Criteriao materials and approaches that demonstrate original

and successful use of media with students to achieve clearly defined educational outcomes.

o may range from ‘courseware’ and resources to support specific learning activities to student productions integrated into a programme of study. th lit f th t i l th l i i t to the quality of the materials themselves is important and judges will also consider the aesthetic, usability (e.g. interface design), accessibility and technical criteria appropriate to the learning context. pp p g

o MEDEA is particularly keen to encourage groundbreaking applications of moving images and sound in education. – In addition to the main award, the judges may at their

discretion present a special award to an approach or production in recognition of exceptional innovation in pedagogic or technical design.p g g g

who’s behind all this?who’s behind all this?o MEDEA Committee and Jury (provisional list)

Coordinators: Helle Meldgaard (UNI-C, Denmark), Mathy Vanbuel (ATiT, Belgium), Clive Young (University of St ( g ) g ( yAndrews, Scotland), Nikki Cortoos (ATiT, Belgium)

o Steering Committee:In the steering committee European and international g porganisations will be represented that are involved in promoting and advancing the use of digital video and audio in education. The steering committee will be asked t i d ti b t th t i Th fi lto give recommendations about the entries. The final decision will however be in the hands of the jury.

o Jury members:The jury will be composed of key players in the field, representatives of higher education institutions, research centres, production houses and broadcasters specialised in the use of audio and visual material in education Juryin the use of audio and visual material in education. Jury members cannot submit any entries in this competition.

how do I enter?how do I enter?o Entries must be submitted by 5pm on the 30th

September 2008 using the form provided on the website.

o MEDEA @ Online Educa Berlin 2008Special parallel sessions will be dedicated to the use of video in education at Online Educa 2008 to present and discuss the award winning applications of video and audio in educationaudio in education.

http://www.medeahttp://www.medea--awards.com/awards.com/