MEDEA Awards 2009The MEDEA Awards: Encouraging Innovation and Good

Practice in the Use of Media in Education

History and Operation

Launched 2007 to encourage innovation and good practice in the use of media in education by a dedicated community of practitioners

Organised Secretariat located in ATiT and managed on a day-to-day basis by Nikki Cortoos, Core organising group meets monthly and a wider list of advisory group members and supporting organisations

Participants MEDEA 2008

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UK

Belgium

Turkey

France

Denmark and Ireland

Portugal and Romania

Croatia, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland Czech Republic, Greece, Italy, Norway, Spain, Sweden Finland, Malta, Morocco

121 Submitted

109 accepted

25 countries

Participants MEDEA 2008

Submitted by professional production facilities, schools, audio-visual departments of universities, training providers, public authorities, public service broadcasters and content providers…..

Types of media Linear video productions, web sites, educational games, courses, resources, online, offline, audio materials, multimedia.....

Judging Criteria

• The MEDEA Awards judges recognisethe primary role of

effective and innovative educational design in the use of

moving images with learners. • The judges will be looking for materials

and approaches that demonstrate original and successful use of

media with learners to achieve clearly defined educational outcomes

5 Criteria – marked 0 - 5

• Pedagogical Quality: quality of didactics and of communication, clear learning objective? Will material result in good learning?

• Use of Media: the choice and selection of media, type of media chosen used appropriately and in exemplary fashion?

• Aesthetic Quality: attractiveness of materials, style and design consistent and appropriate for target users? Appealing?

• Usability: intuitiveness of the material, easy to use the application? Is there support, guidelines, feedback or help?

• Technical Quality: flaws in the system? compatibility issues? necessity to have advanced technical knowledge?

Judging Process

• 36 judges from 11 countries

• Each received between 6 –11 entries

• All entries judged by 3 judges

• Approx 30 minutes for entry and supporting materials

• Online process• 2-3 weeks to carry out

judging

Finalists• Anti-Anti by Sint-Lievenscollege Gent (Belgium)• ArtisanCam by Artistsatwork.org (UK)• Canal Educatif (France) • Patient Safety - Mildred's Story by University of Leicester

(UK) • Pronunciation Tips by BBC Learning English (UK) • Rättegångsskolan på webben/Court introduction by

Brottsoffermyndigheten Crime Victim Compensation and Support Authority (Sweden)

http://www.medea-awards.com/show-reel-summarising-2008-winners-projects/

Finalists

• Anti-Anti by Sint-Lievenscollege Gent (Belgium) - Special prize winner!

• ArtisanCam by Artistsatwork.org (UK)• Canal Educatif (France) • Patient Safety - Mildred's Story by University of Leicester

(UK) • Pronunciation Tips by BBC Learning English (UK) • Rättegångsskolan på webben/Court introduction by

Brottsoffermyndigheten Crime Victim Compensation and Support Authority (Sweden) Overall winner!

Awards Ceremony and Prizes

• MEDEA08: alongside Online EducaBerlin conference

• Session on conference agenda, 6 finalists invited to Berlin

• Ceremony on 3 December• Prizes: MEDEA Statuette for

overall winner, plus hardware and software (Adobe Production Premium suite + iPod), MEDEA Medals and hardware and software for 5 runners up and Special Prize to Belgian School of 3 MAC books

Judges comments and feedback

The product is generally attractive,

especially within segments

Fast and efficient navigation and show

Very high aesthetic quality in keeping with the theme

This learning object repository of media

resources is an excellent resource for teachers and

studentsLearning objective is clear with a variety of activities for self

study!

Imaginative use of new media that engendered an

excellent level of participation

General Feedback and Comments

• Lack of Awareness of IPR is really worrying!• Professional vs non-professional an issue for some• Categories – including student production category? • Language and the extent to which support materials are

available in English has an impact• Category between good and perfect, just like in life!• Sometimes hard to distinguish between usability and

technical quality• Suggestion for a possible budget category• Tools are quite difficult to judge

MEDEA:EUKA4 LLP 2008-2010

Partners ATiT (BE), UNI-C (DK), IADT (IE)Objectives Extending the reach of MEDEA – enhance language

supportIdentify best-practice and share this experienceRecognise the role European Collaboration playsSupport the move towards self-sustainability

Outcomes European Collaboration AwardBest Practice Analyses - Stories posted on siteNetwork of Contact points throughout EuropeLarge scale Dissemination ActionEvaluation and Quality Enhancement Framework

European Collaboration Award

Deadlines!

1 March web30 September

entry deadline1 November

6 finalists3 December

Winner!

Criteria!Result of collaboration by organisations in 2+ European countriesProvide rationale and description of collaboration

How to Enter!Submit online as normal

MEDEA entryMark entry to be

considered for this award

PrizesMoney!

Software! Equipment!

Creativity Award

Deadlines!

1 March web30 September

entry deadline1 November

6 finalists3 December

Winner!

How to Enter!Submit online as normal

MEDEA entryMark entry to be

considered for this award

No fixed criteria – open to anyone who considers their entry to be particularly creative and/or innovative!

PrizesMoney!

Software! Equipment!

National Contact Points

• Promote MEDEA through newsletters and Press Releases

• Leaflets and Posters in EN, DE and FR

• Links on relevant web sites

• Connect with relevant competitions/awards

• Help identify Judges

National Contact Points

• VIDEOSCOP, France• Lambrakis Foundation, Greece• Danish IT Centre for Education and Research (UNI-C)• Information Design at the FachHochschule

JOANNEUM,Austria• Estonian e-Learning Development Centre, Estonian

Information Technology Foundation, Estonia • Terakki Foundation Schools, Turkey

National Contact Points

Confirmed or about to be!

France, Ireland, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Germany,

Greece, Malta, Romania, Norway, Belgium, Lithuania,

Spain

National Contact Points

Still Looking!Bulgaria, Cyprus, Finland, Hungary,

Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg,

Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia,

Slovenia, Sweden, UK

Other Resources

• Interviews and briefs on 10 submissions from 10 entries to MEDEA08 including winners – first stories online and interviews to follow

• EduTubePlus project which aims to create a multi-lingual curriculum-related video-based e-service for European schools – see http://www.edutubeplus.info/

• Solus: http://edutubeplus.atit.ie/ repository of materials for schools, teachers and pupils to create or adapt your own video resources

Getting Involved

• Submit an entry!• Become a judge!• Help identify sponsors!• Have your organisation

become a National Contact Point!

• Join our advisory committee and/or have your organisation join as a supporting organisation!

More informationhttp://www.medea-awards.com