On 7 June 2012 Eleonora Pantò from CSP innovazione nelle ICT (Italy) presented the MEDEA Awards at the Future of Education Conference in Florence, Italy. In her presentation she introduced the MEDEA Awards, its history and judging criteria, as well as ways that the awards and the supporting project MEDEA2020 are sharing the knowledge of integrating media in learning.

1. The annual MEDEA Awards
Eleonora Pantò – CSP Innovazione nelle ICT, Italy
Sally Reynolds ATiT, Belgium
The Future of Education, Florence, 7-8 June 2012

2. Moving images in
Education European
Awards
• Background and basic information
• Previous awards winners
• Judging Criteria
• Activities related to the awards
www.medea-awards.com

3. Organisation and vision
• Partners in Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy
Poland, Spain, United Kingdom, Denmark, ..
“Only when video and audio are routine
components of education and online learning,
that we will have an educational environment
”
that reflects the media-rich world in which our
learners now live.

4. Who can participate?
• Students, teachers, audiovisual departments, schools,
training centres, professional producers.....
• All educational levels- kindergarten, university,
training centre, adult learning centre, school,
• Animations, weblectures, documentaries, videoclips,
games, ...
• Free to enter – any production made in past 3 years
• Online process - explain and describe the context
• French, German, Polish, English, Italian or Spanish
• Integration audio and video in education

5. Finalists….
• Finalists take part in conference and awards
ceremony in Brussels
• Prizes include awards, software and hardware
• Interviews and published extracts of finalists
in Media Gallery
MEDEA Award MEDEA Award Special Prize Special Prize Special Prize
User-Generated Professionally European Educational Media MEDEA Jury
Educational Media Produced Collaboration Encouraging Active Special Prize
Educational in the creation of Ageing and
Media Educational Solidarity between
Media Generations

6. Judging Criteria
• Pedagogical quality
• Media use and integration
• Aesthetic quality
• Usability
• Technical quality
• New jury members are always welcome!

7. 2008
• 121 online entries from 25 countries
• 2 award winners & 4 finalists
MEDEA Overall Award Winner 2008 MEDEA Special Jury Award 2008
“Court introduction” “Anti-Anti”
Crime Victim Compensation and Sint-Lievenscollege Ghent (Belgium)
Support Authority (Sweden)

8. 2009
• 254 online entries from 38 countries
• 4 award winners & 4 finalists
Overall Award 2009 Special Jury Award 2009
“Know IT All for Primary Schools” “Eyes on the Skies”
Childnet International International Astronomical Union
(United Kingdom) (Germany)

9. 2009
European Collaboration Award 2009 Award for Creativity and Innovation 2009
“Traditions Across Europe” “Daisy and Drago”
Istituto Comprensivo Don Bosco (Italy) Terakki Foundation Schools(Turkey)

10. 2010
• 140 online entries from 31 countries
• 4 award winners & 5 finalists
Overall Award 2010 Special Jury Award 2010
“BBC News School Report” “Pocket Anatomy”
BBC eMedia Interactive (Ireland)
(United Kingdom)

11. 2010
European Collaboration Award 2010 User-Generated content Award 2010
“Evolution of Life” “Et si c'était toi?”
LMU Munich and CNDP (Centre National Lycée Technique du Centre
de Documentation Pédagogique) (Luxembourg )
(Germany/France)

12. 2011
• 115 online entries from 28 countries
• 4 award winners & 9 finalists
Professional Production Award 2011 User-Generated Content Award 2011
“Monkey Tales Games” “The Merchant of Venice”
die Keure Educatief and Larian Studios University of Education Salzburg
(Belgium) (Austria)

13. 2011
Special Award for Special Award for Educational Media
European Collaboration 2011 Promoting Volunteering 2011
“The European Chain Reaction” “Changing Lives”
Qworzó Primary School Drogheda Special Olympics Club
(Belgium) (Ireland)

14. MEDEA related activities
MEDEA Awards
annual
competition

15. MEDEA related activities
Annual
Media & Learning
Conference
in Brussels MEDEA Awards
annual
Media & Learning competition
monthly Newsletter
Every 2 months in
IT/PL/ES/DE/FR/EN

16. MEDEA related activities
Annual
Media & Learning
Conference
in Brussels MEDEA Awards
annual
Media & Learning competition
monthly Newsletter
Every 2 months in
IT/PL/ES/DE/FR/EN
Media & Learning Media & Learning
Community of Resources
Practice database

17. MEDEA related activities
Annual
Media & Learning
Conference
in Brussels MEDEA Awards
annual
Media & Learning competition
monthly Newsletter
Every 2 months in
IT/PL/ES/DE/FR/EN
Media & Learning Media & Learning
2 day Week long training
Community of Resources
workshops courses
Practice database

18. MEDEA related activities
MEDEA:EU
Annual 2008-2011
Media & Learning project
Conference
in Brussels MEDEA Awards
MEDEA2020
annual 2011-2012
project
Media & Learning competition
monthly Newsletter
Every 2 months in MEDEAnet
IT/PL/ES/DE/FR/EN 2012-2014
project
Media & Learning Media & Learning
2 day Week long training
Community of Resources
workshops courses
Practice database

20. http://www.medea-awards.com/it/media-gallery/showcases

21. Links
• MEDEA Awards:
http://www.medea-awards.com
• Media & Learning Conference:
http://www.media-and-learning.eu
• Media & Learning Community & Resources database:
http://www.media-and-learning.eu/community
• Media & Learning News:
http://news.media-and-learning.eu
• MEDEA2020 project:
http://www.medea2020.eu/

22. Participate in the
MEDEA Awards
2012!
Deadline 17 September 2012
More information on
www.medea-awards.com
or contact secretariat@medea-awards.com