DIGITAL LEARNING

CYBERSALON & THE
ICA


ICA Theatre, Bar
Cost: £7, £5 concs, £4 ICA Members

This Cybersalon discusses the role of new media courses
in higher education. Should they be focused on training people for dotcom
jobs? Do they offer a creative space for experiments in net.art? How
can theory and practice be combined in new media teaching? What is the
right balance between academic learning and "hands-on" experience?
Speakers include Dr. Richard Barbrook of
the Hypermedia research Centre (HRC), University of Westminster; Laura
Jordan, Lateral & HRC; and Steve Whaley ex-head
of Lambeth Council and now Director of New Media Knowledge (N.M.K.).

A selection of work by students and alumni from the MA
in Hypermedia Studies, University of Westminster, will be shown in the
ICA Theatre after the discussion. This will include entries for the Levi's® Europe
Digital Art Prize 2003: a new annual competition aimed at digital media
students in European universities. This year the focus of inspiration
is the 130th birthday of the blue jean, a.k.a. Levi's® 501® jeans.

This Cybersalon event was supported by:
- Levi's® Europe <www.eu.levi.com>
- Lateral <www.lateral.net>
- New Media Knowledge <www.nmk.co.uk>
- Groovy Gecko streaming media <www.groovygecko.com>