Learning Without Frontiers – Festival & Conference 2012

Now in its seventh year the 2012 Learning without Frontiers conference and festival is shaping up to be quite an event.

If you're attending the LWF Conference, make sure you don't miss Dr. Paul Howard-Jones.  Following on from the work he did with us in 2011, on the impact of the internet on our brains, Paul will be taking to the stage to continue this discussion in the context of the learning arena.

At the LWF 2012 Festival, we'll be hosting the 'Digital Society' Dome. Across the two days we'll be showcasing a number of innovative projects - giving delegates the opportunity to find out about some exciting ways in which the internet is being used to address internet safety, enhance learning and give young people the opportunities to become entrepreneurs.

Outside of the scheduled sessions, the Nominet Trust team will be on hand to talk about our work and that of our partners. If you have an idea for an internet-based project that takes a disruptive approach to improving lives and communities, then come along and tell us all about it at LWF 2012.  You can book a specific appointment with one of our team by contacting enquiries@nominettrust.org.uk, or you can drop in on the day to find out more.

Don't miss out on our partner sessions (more details to follow)

• Bold Creative with The Digital Disruption Project
• CloudLearn
• DigitalMe with Safe and Supporter to Reporter
• CDi Europe with Apps for Good

Bold Creative with The Digital Disruption Project
The Bold Creative team will be running two sessions at the show.

Truth Lies and the Internet (Day one 13:15 - 13:45. Day two 11:00 - 11:30)

In the digital age, why are so many young people confident, but not competent Internet users? And what are the implications? This session allows you to explore the state of digital fluency among young people in the UK, with the team behind the Digital Disruption Project. Expert researchers from think tank Demos will also be on hand to discuss the findings from their recent report on digital fluency. The Digital Disruption team willalso be showcasing their newly launched suite of online tools designed to support educators in improving digital fluency in the classroom.
- This session will be run by the Digital Disruption team and Jamie Bartlett and Carl Miller from Demos

Digitally Disrupting Propaganda in the Classroom (Day two 15:00 - 15:30)

How Internet savvy are the young people you engage with? They may be ‘digital natives’, but do they understand how a search engine works, or any of the basic techniques of propaganda that are used across brand advertising, political content and conspiracy films online? Attend this session to have a go at using the Digital Disruption educational tools that empower young people with the skills they need to engage with the Internet on their own terms.

The Digital Disruption team will be available for one on one advice and knowledge sharing in response to any issues you are encountering in your work with young people, and to offer support in using the Digital Disruption resources to address them.

Carole Chapman from Heppell.net will be sharing the findings from their latest research project CloudLearn

How we can end 'locking' and 'blocking' in the classroom (Day one, 15:00 - 15:30)

When this project started many schools had adopted locking and blocking by default. But just saying "open the internet up" obviously isn't enough - schools need policy guidance, the confidence that others have already tried with success, an evolutionary model, and authentic advice by teachers for teachers, by school for schools, that they might build from, with trust.

The aim of the "cloudlearn" research project was  to source, collate, reflect on and publish proven effective practice from experienced classroom teachers and practitioners - building forward from what worked for them, in their cultural and educational context, to offer a portfolio of general and proven approaches.

In this session, with members of the Clouldlearn team, we will be going through the project methodology used, the findings achieved to date and showing practitioners how they can access, and use, these findings.

DigitalMe with Safe and Supporter to Reporter

Safe - The Certificate in Safe Social Networking (Day one 11.00 -11.30)
Social media stars from Buckingham School show us the skills and enjoyment they’ve got from this hands-on programme in safe social networking. Teachers explain how this positive digital project prepares pupils for the social web, through fun media creation.

Safe has a unique take on social media in schools. We believe that its safe and enjoyable use should be encouraged and taught in the classroom - sometimes by young people themselves.

You will find out how to take part in Safe for free, joining over 1,000 other schools who are working towards the Safe Award.

Supporter to Reporter (S2R) & Open Badging (Day one 13.55 -14.25)
S2R is a highly-acclaimed national project where young sports reporters create video, audio and blogs from grassroots games and world finals. They gain confidence, skills and workplace know-how through an empowering new way of learning - their social media expertise and creativity are at the centre.

You will see the profound learner impact of this multi award-winning London 2012 project and learn how your students can take part.

You will find out about S2R Badging, an innovative Mozilla-backed way to reward and evidence the 21st Century skills learnt through the project. Badging is a new approach to recognising not just ‘hard skills’ but in-demand ‘soft skills’ like collaboration and coaching.

Safe Secondary - Peer Learning For Digital Wellbeing (Day two 10.15 -10.45)
Peer education and project-based learning are the most effective way to develop digital wellbeing and employability skills in young people. Discuss.

We will introduce our new Nominet Trust-funded programme where older students teach younger ones about social influence, reputation management and digital footprint. Then they work to solve real-world problems using social media.  

Come along to tell us what you think find out how you can help shape this exciting new programme supported by Facebook, Microsoft, Radiowaves, NAACE, The Schools Network and the United Learning Trust.

Supporter To Reporter (S2R): The Youth Reporting Team for London 2012 (Day two 13.15 -13.45)
S2R is a highly-acclaimed national project where young sports reporters create video, audio and blogs from grassroots games and world finals. They gain confidence, skills and workplace know-how through an empowering new way of learning - their social media expertise and creativity are at the centre.

You will see young journalists from Catmose College demonstrate the amazing opportunities they’ve had, the impact in their school and how you can take part in this multi award-winning project.

You will hear about S2R’s incredible journey to the London 2012 Olympics & Paralympics, where reporters will cover the Games from around the country and the venues themselves.

CDi Europe with Apps for Good (Day one 10.15-10.45 & 16.15-16.45. Day two 08.45-09.15 & 13.55-14.25)

During the Apps for Good workshop visitors will find out more about the Apps for Good mobile course, where young people create apps to change their world. Teachers from two schools will showcase their schools work and talk about their learning experiences. Live app demos will allow you to play with the apps students helped create last year.