Seminar 3: "Digital Literacy and Self-Regulation Online: Insights for Policy"
18th Nov 2011 10:30am-5:00pm
University of Leicester, UK
Garendon, 4th floor, Charles Wilson Building
(Hosted by the Department of Media and Communication, University of Leicester)
Programme of Events
10.30am
Registration and Coffee/Tea
10.50am
Welcome and Introduction by Gillian Youngs and Tracy Simmons
Session One: Audiences, Self-Regulation and Technology
Chair:
Gillian Youngs (University of Wales, Newport)
Speakers:
Natasha Whiteman (University of Leicester)
‘Audiences, Ethics and Knowing/Not-knowing about Technology.’
Roger Darlington (Internet Watch Foundation)
‘How Should We Regulate Content in a Converged World?’
Zachary O’Leary (University of Edinburgh)
'Functional Literacy and Adequate Design: An End to Technological Fictions of Convenience'
Discussion
12.00pm Session Two: Governance and Citizenship
Chair:
Gillian Youngs (University of Wales, Newport)
Keynote speaker:
Peter Lunt (University of Leicester)
‘Self-Regulation and Literacy in Advertising.’
12.45pm – 1.30pm Lunch
1.30pm Session Three: Digital Literacy and Informed Learning
Chair:
Tracy Simmons (University of Leicester)
Speakers:
Monica Bulger (Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford)
‘Knowledge and Processes that Predict Proficiency in Digital Literacy.’
Josie Fraser (Children's Capital, Leicester City Council)
‘Digital Literacy: regulating which self?’
Martin Poulter (Wikimedia)
‘Sausages and Scholarship: The Role of “Open” in Digital Literacy.’
Discussion
2.30pm Coffee/Tea
2.45pm Session Four: Citizens, Communities and Social Media
Chair:
Tracy Simmons (University of Leicester)
Speakers:
Gary Copitch (People's Voice Media)
‘Using Social Media for Community Engagements Case Study Community Reporting’.
Paul Reilly (University of Leicester)
‘Making Northern Ireland safer? Policy responses to young people’s use of social media for organising street riots in Belfast.’
Lieve Gies (University of Leicester)
‘Trial by Social Media: Guilters and Innocentisti in the Meredith Kercher case.’
Discussion
4.00-4.45pm Session Four: Children’s Rights and Digital Potential
Chair:
Tracy Simmons (University of Leicester)
Speakers:
Tim Davies (University of Southampton)
‘Rethinking responses to children and young people’s online lives.’
Brian Simpson (University of New England, Australia)
‘Challenging Childhood, Challenging Children: Children’s Rights Online.’
4.45pm-5.00pm Closing comments:
Gillian Youngs (University of Wales, Newport)
Matt Chilcott (University of Wales, Newport)
Panayiota Tsatsou (Swansea University)
