Thematic Areas

The thematic areas and work tables will deal with digital and media literacy from the following perspectives:

1. Digital competences / Media competences
o Strategies for promoting and developing digital literacy.
o Criteria, indicators.
o Research studies.
o Literacy plans.
o Telecentres/ Public Internet Access Points (PIAPs)/ Infocentres, etc.


2. Media education
o Research studies and experiences.
o Curriculum.
o Teacher training.
o Critical reading of media messages.
o Educational projects.
o Case studies.


3. Television and digital competences
o Models and trends.
o Research studies and experiences.
o Multimedia, interactivity and new formats.
o Initiatives and projects.
o Case studies.


4. New languages and new narratives
o Internet and education.
o Web 2.0 and education.
o E-activities.
o Educational television.
o Educational radio.
o Educational multimedia.
o Social networks.
o Regulation and legal framework.
o Projects and research studies.


5. Minors, digital cultures and media.
o Children and audiovisual discourses.
o Internet and children.
o Projects and research studies.


6. Active population and media literacy
o City, institutions and web 2.0.
o Popular journalism.
o Digital cities and e-government projects.
o Civil associations and media literacy.
o Projects and research studies.


7. Intercultural communication and media literacy
o Cooperation in communication.
o The image of the other.
o Stereotypes and media messages.
o Migratory movements and communication.
o Education and communication for development.


8. Digital migration and educational-cultural transformations
o New social imaginaries.
o Digital cultures.
o Mobile environments and new sociality (socialization).
o Social networks and new environments.