SYN MEDIA LEARNING WEEK

SYN MEDIA LEARNING WEEK: Teacher Professional Development Series AUGUST 24 – 28

Presented by SYN in partnership with the State Library of Victoria.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Mark Pesce - Young People, Digital Media and Your Classroom
Mark Pesce, one of Australia’s top ICT and social networking experts will address the value of new media as a learning tool and discuss how we can continue to keep up with shifts and trends in online technologies.
Thursday 27 August: 1:30 – 2:30pm
Experimedia at State Library of Victoria: 328 Swanston St, Melb.

PANELS

Media Careers and Training Pathways: Panel Discussion
A diverse panel of media professionals and industry experts will discuss the many media pathways and opportunities available for young people. This is essential information to pass on to your students who are interested in the media and journalism, as well as related fields like the music industry, theatre, technical fields and ICT.
Monday 24 August: 1:00 - 3:00pm
Experimedia at State Library of Victoria: 328 Swanston St, Melb.

Gaming and Learning: Panel Discussion and Play
Games Industry and IT experts will help you learn and experience the educational potential of video games and gaming culture. Starting with a panel discussion on how games help students learn useful skills and ending with a chance to get your hands on some gaming consoles and play!
Friday 28 August: 1:00 – 4:00pm
Experimedia at State Library of Victoria: 328 Swanston St, Melb.

WORKSHOPS

SYN Radio Tour
Take the tour that hundreds of Victorian students take every year and learn about youth media.
This is a hands-on opportunity to learn how to make a radio program from writing to producing. All participants will be provided with a CD copy of their radio program.
Monday 24 August: 3:00 – 4:30pm
House of SYN - 16 Cardigan St, Carlton.

Videoblog Workshop
Sample a taste of SYN’s Videoblogging Workshop, regularly delivered as a one day in school workshop. Learn how students can use Videoblogging to explore and present their ideas, from curriculum-based concepts to personal passions. There will also be plenty of opportunity for hands-on experience using the digital video recording and editing software.
Tuesday 25 August: 1:00 - 3:00pm
Computer Lab at State Library of Victoria: 328 Swanston St, Melb.


WebSmarts Workshop
Looking at online safety and privacy using some of the resources developed by young people through the SYN Websmarts project. We’ll talk about issues such as social networking habits, bullying, illegal downloading and pornography and sexuality online. SYN’s Websmarts project is a multimedia project that seeks to create discussion about how young people interact with the
Internet through the mediums of radio, television and the web.
Wednesday 26 August: 1:00 - 3:00pm
Computer Lab at State Library of Victoria: 328 Swanston St, Melb.

ALL EVENTS ARE FREE / BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL
to book online go to*: syn.org.au/education
e training@syn.org.au
p 03 9925 4693

Sponsored by ATOM (Australian Teachers of Media), Vic Health and IDEA (Institute for Design Entertainment and the Arts)