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Young People, Mobile and Internet Technologies 2008 - Maximising Opportunities, Addressing Challenges
Date: Monday the 20th of October 2008 - Venue: Richard Ley Development Centre, DVLA, Swansea
8.15 am: Coffee and Registration - 9.00am: Programme Start - 4.45pm: Programme End
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Agenda
| 8.15am - 9.00am | Coffee and registration |
| 9.00am - 9.05am | Conference welcome by Alan Davies, Chair and MC for the Conference |
| 9.05am - 9.15am | Welcome address by Keith Towler, Children's Commissioner for Wales |
| 9.15am - 9.20am | Address by Ann Beynon, Director of BT Wales |
| 9.20am - 9.45am | Sangeet Bhullar, WISE KIDS –
Welcome and Scene Setting: Addressing Digital Literacy in a User Generated World |
| 9.45am - 10.30am | John Davitt – Keynote Presentation- Setting Learning Free: The Difference Engine Runs Again [This keynote will introduce a number of powerful principles that will underpin 21st Century Learning. Are you ready for subtlety and nuance, the 10 cent Curriculum and the cognoscenti curve?] |
| 10.30am - 10.45am | Three Presentations by Youth Panel Members from Bassaleg School and Ysgol Gyfun Rhydfelen. |
| 10.45am - 11.00am | BREAK |
| 11.00am - 11.20am | Victoria Read, Bebo: Bebo: Managing Risk and the Well-Being Opportunity |
| 11.20am - 11.40pm | Josh Dhaliwal, Mobile Youth: How mobile technology is changing the way young people interact |
| 11.40pm - 12.05pm | Questions and Answers: Young People and Speaker Panel |
| Workshop Series A | |
| 12.05pm - 1.05pm |
A: DK from MediaSnackers: Social
Media Masterclass
This pacey Masterclass session will give insights into why and
how young people are using digital technologies and online
platforms. DK will present an overview of the changing landscape
of new technology, increase your awareness of social media and
the opportunities, plus present specific case studies and ideas
to take away and try. |
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B: John Davitt: Understanding*
Session: Occupy the hand and free the mind -
This Understanding* will explore how we might break free of desks and screens, share the learning recipe in new and dramatic ways, allow staff to enjoy their own learning curves, manage innovation and still have a social life..
*What’s an
understanding? An understanding is a chance to
“walk the talk” of issues raised in the keynote.
It’s an evolution of the workshop idea that gets
delegates out of their chairs, telling stories –
making things and then publishing the results in
a number of formats – analogue and digital.
You are encouraged to bring your gadgets to this
conference!
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| C: Mark Blois: "Tackling
Cyberbullying - setting the legal scene"
In this session Mark will seek to
set out the law and legal obligations that apply to this
emerging area and show that while there are many very good
reasons to raise awareness about cyberbullying and the impact of
the same, legal risk is in itself an important area for schools and education establishments and to have an
understanding of, if they are to |
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D: Tim Davies: Youth Work and
Social Networking: policy & practice, opportunities & challenges An interactive workshop building on recently published in depth research for The National Youth Agency around youth work responses to the growth of online social networking. The practical, action-based research, offers a distinctive youth work perspective on online social networking and explores key issues of safety, workforce development and social networking strategies. Through participative activities this workshop will explore practical and policy steps that projects, organizations and services can take to: support young people's social networking literacy; promote themselves through online social networks; and use social network sites as a practical youth work tool in wide range of contexts. |
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| 1.05pm - 2.00pm | LUNCH |
| 2.00pm - 2.20pm | Fiona Lennox, Ofcom: Growing up in a digital society - children and young people's media literacy skills |
| 2.20pm - 2.40pm | Kieron Sheehy, Open University: Teaching in children's virtual worlds |
| Workshop Series B | |
| 2.40pm - 3.40pm | A: DK from MediaSnackers: Masterclass on Social Technologies |
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B: Ruth Hammond, BECTA: Practical
advice to help develop an online safeguarding strategy across
your organisation. This session will provide you with an update on the latest perspectives and tips on safeguarding children using digital technologies, for you to take back to your organisation. |
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| C: Mark Bois: "Tackling Cyberbullying - setting the legal scene" | |
| D: Tim Davies: Youth Work and Social Networking: policy and practice, opportunities and challenges | |
| 3.40pm - 3.55pm | Break |
| 3.55pm - 4.10pm |
Audience Interaction
Q and A: WAG Education: What next – ICT Strategy and moving forward. |
| 4.10pm - 4.30pm | Q and A Panel Session: Childnet, CEOP, BECTA, Ofcom, Kieron Sheehy and Mark Blois |
| 4.30pm - 4.45pm | Lucky Draw and Sum Up by WISE KIDS and Chair |
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WISE KIDS and WISP would like to thank the following main sponsors of this conference: |
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WISE KIDS and WISP would also like to thank our Exhibitors and Conference Partners:
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