Tuesday, October 5, 2010

MEDEA Awards 2010




MEDEA Awards 2010

Recognising, encouraging and rewarding 
excellence and creativity in media in education

The MEDEA Secretariat announced the 9 finalists for the annual MEDEA awards on 4th October.

The finalists are (in alphabetical order): BBC News School Report by BBC (UK), Bla Bla Bla edemocracy e minori by Civil Life Lab (Italy), Et si c'était toi by Lycée Technique du Centre (Luxembourg), Evolution of life by CNDP (France), Level 7 by Careersbox (UK), Monkey Labs by Die Keure/Larian Studios (Belgium), Pocket Anatomy by eMedia Interactive (Ireland), Theorem of Fire by Nafta Films (Estonia) and The Classroom by Cornerhouse (UK).



MEDEA 2010 finalists

Once again, I have been invited by Ms. Nikki Cortoos to being a judge at MEDEA Awards 2010, as I have been in 2009. I am honored.

As Teacher Assessor specialized by the University of Evora  and Catholic University of PortugalUCP/Biotechnology, I committed myself through a careful work of analysis in all the areas of the evaluation. 

Long hours, testing, verifying the several entries and checking all the items of the evaluation  process.

It is an expertise work that we give unambiguous, with consistency, independence and extreme relief. 




"This year the competition attracted 140 entries from 31 countries, a very high number of entries. For the first time, those entering could chose between submitting their entry as a production made by a professional company or semi-professional production unit or as one made by teachers, students, learners, parents, professors, individual or organisational representatives in primary education, secondary education, higher education, adult education, vocational education and/or training."


The 9 finalists of "MEDEA Awards 2010" had been announced by MEDEA Secretariat, on 4th October 2010. You can see the list in the show case here. 

"Entries this year included terrific examples of how students and their teachers are using media to enhance their own media literacy skills while creating learning resources that can have significant social impact. Animations and cartoons made by younger children demonstrated that children are never too young to begin creating their own media-based learning materials."


The finalists were chosen by a jury made up of 74 education and media experts from 26 countries who evaluated the MEDEA entries between August and September. 

The overall winner will be announced during the "MEDEA Awards Ceremony" that takes place on Thursday 25 November on the first day of Media & Learning Conference in Brussels.

This year, I could accept the invitation to participate in the cerimony! It will be a joy to share those moments and, at the same time, to attend the Media & Learning Conference for the second year.


"Entries this year included terrific examples of how students and their teachers are using media to enhance their own media literacy skills while creating learning resources that can have significant social impact. Animations and cartoons made by younger children demonstrated that children are never too young to begin creating their own media-based learning materials."


Congratulations to all the finalists! Students, teachers and producers made a fantastic job!


G-Souto (member of the jury)


05.10.10
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