Digital Filming, Multimedia & Youth Empowerment: Cultural-historical insights Dr. DAFERMAKIS, Emanouil Dr. KONTOPODIS, Michalis Dr. LIBERALI, Fernanda Dr. MAGALHÃES, Maria Cecília C. Dr. OLIVEIRA, Wellington de - Chair Discussant: Dr. DANIELS, Harry Financed by the Marie Curie People’s Program and co-financed by CAPES- Brazil

Introduction The Digit-M-Ed research project concerns: the social, cultural, media-analytical and educational dimensions of digital media practices with a focus on the devices that are used for capturing, editing and circulating video data. an innovative methodology for the interdisciplinary and comparative/cross-cultural study of emerging digital media and technologies practices.

DIGIT-M-ED reached: the development of a productive and sustainable international research network; possibilities to transform the everyday lives and affect the development of young people in North and South Europe, Brazil, Russia and India in the years to come.

Presentations Co-Experiencing and Re-presenting the Greek Crisis on You-Tube - M. Dafermakis, C. Varvantakis& S.Triliva - University of Crete, Greece Transforming Teaching and Learning through Digital Media: Exploring a Creative Chain of Activities in Sao Paulo, Brazil – F. Liberali, M. C. C. Magalhães – PUC SP) Confronting the challenges of digital media and learning: Advancing the debate on education, youth and citizenship – M. Kontopodis, VU Amsterdam & W. de Oliveira, PUC SP Discussion: Dr. H. Daniels

Confronting the challenges of digital media and learning: Advancing the debate on education, youth and citizenship Dr. KONTOPODIS, Michalis (VU Netherlands/ University of Roehampton) Dr. OLIVEIRA, Wellington de – (PUC/SP e FATEA)

Getting Started How new media builds up a new social reality at school? How new media influences the configuration of students´ subjectivity/ and the implications of learning and development in newer forms of digital environments?

DIGIT-M-ED Experience Digital media have a strong potential: fast, secure, reliable, and integrated internet networks provide collaboration tools that can transform learning. Teachers can work together to develop new material and learn from each other. Students no longer face the choice of either working flexibly at home or in school in teams: they can do both.

Conclusions Digital media by itself will not change education - that responsibility lies with the people, who use it, but change starts with desire, and social media can provide information, which may lead to a desire to change. The support of new digital media,/ social education may be promoted to address social justice, conflict drivers in Brazil, Greece and all over the world. Digital media represents a new social space where individuals are becoming who they are.