MediaForum is offering an internship position to support our office and project development. We’re looking for the right candidate to join MediaForum’s young and dynamic team in driving forward an exciting plan of work for 2008.
THE POSITION
1. TITLE ‘Office and Project Development Intern’.
2. TERM 10 to 24 weeks.
3. LOCATION Dublin City Centre based.
4. TIME 20 / 30 hours per week – between 9am and 6pm Monday – Friday.

ABOUT MEDIAFORUM
MediaForum is a nonprofit organisation (CHY17984) working to advance the cause of Media Literacy Education in Ireland. MediaForum provides, supports and facilitates Media Literacy Education on a nationwide basis. MediaForum believes that everyone should have the opportunity to be empowered as active media citizens. (more…)

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The Department of Education and Science has announced (Friday 20th June, 2008) cut backs in ICT supports to schools.

Seán Flynn reported in Saturday’s Irish Times (sub required) that the cutbacks affect seconded ICT advisors to the 20 full-time Education Centers around the country. A statement by INTO’s John Carr strongly condemns the decision.

The ICT advisors play a significant role in assisting schools and teachers to bring digital media and digital media literacy into the classrooms of Irish schools.

This news comes on the back of suggestions that the National Development Plan’s indicated €252 spend on ICT in school may be in doubt, as reported by Martha Kearns on the 1st of June in the Sunday Business Post, via the Irish Primary Principals Network).

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Press Release via DCENR
Minister of State for Information Society, Sean Power TD, today launched The Home Computing Initiative (HCI) Roadshow 2008 which will see the ICT industry working together with Credit Unions to tackle the growing ‘digital divide’ in Ireland and to promote wider, more inclusive use of computers in Irish society. (more…)

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via Euroalert.net on Friday, June 06, 2008

Lifelong learning strategies calls for greater literacy in media and technologies As part of various notices from the European Union and Union Institutions and Bodies, published on the 6th June 2008, the European Council published its conclusions on a European approach to media literacy in the digital environment.

Considering that the new Audiovisual Media Services Directive calls for the development of media literacy in all sections of society the European Parliament has asked the Council and the Commission to develop and to implement media literacy programmes to promote active and aware citizenship in Europe. Considering that knowledge, skills and attitudes related to digital competence are essential atributes to the European Parliament’s and European Council’s Lifelong Learning Programme (2007 - 2013), the Commisson has welcomed ‘A European approach to media literacy in the digital environment’ as a further building block to European audiovisual policy. (more…)

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The Irish Film Censor’s Office Annual Report 2007 including the results of a national survey on attitudes to classification.

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