Program

ecoMEDIA-europe Conference 2016 | Rorschach, Switzerland
Digital media in preschool and kindergarten
University of teacher education St.Gallen

The presentation slides from the german-speakers are translated into English.

Sunday, October 16th, 2016

Time

Program

14:50

St.Gallen guided tour | Excursion (optional)

Guided tour in the city of St.Gall. The main tourist attraction is the abbey cathedral of St.Gallen, a UNESCO world heritage site.
Meeting point: Central railway station Rorschach, in front of the coffee shop | Time: 14:45

19:00

Gathering at Hotel Mozart | Social Event
Welcome and social events; meet the other conference participants, informal talks and networking
Assignation of private rooms

Monday, October 17th, 2016

Time	Program
10:00	Reception and registration of participants
10:30	Opening speeches: Welcome address of the host Horst Biedermann (Prof. Dr.), Conference host & president University of Teacher Education St.Gall (CH) Presentation of ecoMEDIA europe Network Herbert EILE (Dir.), organizer & coordinator of ecoMEDIA europe Chairman of Education-Association for International Cooperation, Lavanttal (AT) Introduction to the program Andrea Christen (Prof. Dr.), Programme Co-Chair, University of teacher education St.Gall (CH) Martin Hofmann (Prof. Lic. phil), Programme Co-Chair, University of teacher education St.Gall (CH)
11:15	Keynote speech Margareth Sandvik (Prof. Dr.), Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences (NO) «Digital media in Norwegian kindergartens» [PDF Handout]
12:30	Lunch
14:00	Workshop Beatrice Straub Haaf (MAS), Education Department of St.Gall (CH) «Appolino. Learning-Apps in preschool and kindergarten» (http://appolino.ch/en/) [PDF Handout]
15:00	Speech Strahovnik Vojko (Prof. PhD), University of Ljubljana (SLO) «Ethika – ethics and values education in schools and kindergartens» (www.ethics-education.eu) [PDF Handout]
16:00	Break
16:30	Speech Jelena Wagner (MA), Jelena Wagner Kommunikation (DE) «Jedem Kind seine Kunst. Baustellen und neue Medien für Kinder im Vorschulalter.» [PDF Handout]
19:00	Bowling \| Social event Starbowling in Goldach Meeting point: Hotel Mozart Rorschach \| Time: 18:45

Tuesday, October 18th, 2016

Time	Program
09:00	Keynote speech Bernhard Hauser (Prof. Dr.), University of Teacher Education St.Gall (CH) «Play-integrated fostering of mathematics in kindergarten» [PDF Handout]
10:00	Break
10:45	Workshop Eveline Hipeli (Dr.), Zurich University of Teacher Education (CH) «Ulla from the Owls Forest – early media education by means of read-aloud stories» [PDF Handout]
11:30	Speech Bruno Ćurko (Prof. PhD), Institut za filozofiju Zagreb (HRV) «Philosophy with children – example of Petit Philosophy project for preschool children» [PDF Handout]
12:15	Lunch
13:30	Workshops Guido Knaus (MAS), University of Teacher Education St.Gall (CH) «Tablets & Apps in kindergarten» [PDF Handout]
14:15	Speech Heidrun Neukamm (Prof. Dr.), Vice-Rector University of Teacher Education St.Gall «Training for kindergarten teachers in Switzerland – an insight» [PDF Handout]
14:45	Visit the learning arrangements in RDZ Rorschach
16:30	Excursion «Hoher Kasten» \| Social event (registration required) Travel with a gondola to a swiss mountain in the Appenzell alps Meeting point: Hotel Mozart Rorschach
18:00	Gala Dinner We welcome you to a Gala dinner with traditional Swiss music

Wednesday, October 19th, 2016

Time	Program
09:00	Keynote speech Schmidt Thomas, HELLIWOOD media & education (D) «Forward, backwards, sidewards… – How children program the turtle» [PDF Handout]
10:00	Break
10:45	Speech Jelena Wagner (MA), Jelena Wagner Kommunikation (DE) «Kita – network. A media project for preschool children» [PDF Handout]
11:30	Workshop Schmidt Thomas (Dir.), HELLIWOOD media & education (DE) „Schlaumäuse“ \| Kinder entdecken die Sprache (www.schlaumaeuse.de) [PDF Handout]
12:15	Lunch
13:30	Workshop Schmid Andrea (MAS), University of Teacher Education Lucerne (CH) «Minibiber» (www.minibiber.ch) [PDF Handout]
14:15	Speech Hans-Uwe Daumann (Dir.), medien+bildung.com (D) «kitab-rlp – a tablet project for active media education and digital literacy in Kita» [PDF Handout]
15:00	Closing of the conference Herbert EILE (Dir.), organizer & coordinator of ecoMEDIA europe (AT)Andrea Christen (Prof. Dr.), Programme Co-Chair, University of Teacher Education St.Gall (CH)Martin Hofmann (Prof. lic. phil.), Programme Co-Chair, University of Teacher Education St.Gall (CH)
	Switzerland individual tours \| excursion (optional) Individual excursions to other cities \| spots of Switzerland