http://mediastudio.unu.edu Sharing knowledge through media for a sustainable world Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:30:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 EN Over two hundred people turned up for the Peace and Creativity Salon at the United Nations University on Friday, 26 September. We set up a screen and video projector in the UNU courtyard, and Global Lives built their installation at the front of the campus (photo credit - Jason Hall). The ... http://mediastudio.unu.edu/en/2008/09/29/change-our-world-through-film/ Expand your social network, enjoy a night of global engagement through film, and feel the power of film as a vehicle for positive change. To celebrate the 2008 International Day of Peace, UNU invites you to the Asian premiere of the movie Soldiers of Peace. Also screening will be the latest ... http://mediastudio.unu.edu/en/2008/09/17/peace-and-creativity-salon/ The Wisdom Years documentary was screened at Silver College in Kobe on 8 and 9 September 2008 and colleagues from the WHO Centre for Health Development were on hand to answer questions. Silver College appears in the Wisdom Years documentary as an example of how communities can provide educational facilities for ... http://mediastudio.unu.edu/en/2008/09/09/silver-college-screening/ On Saturday, August 30 at 7 PM, “Voices of the Chichinautzin” screened at the Moondance International Film Festival, in Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A. The documentary was very well received by an international audience of filmmakers, writers, and the general public. Many people were interested to learn more about ... http://mediastudio.unu.edu/en/2008/09/08/voices-of-the-chichinautzin-wins-sandcastle-award-at-moondance/ Year by year the number of disasters in the Asia Pacific region continues to increase. Extreme weather events related to climate change are one reason for this increase. However, the region has also been struck by several major earthquakes affecting highly populated areas. The United Nations University is planning to offer ... http://mediastudio.unu.edu/en/2008/09/03/course-on-disaster-management-and-humanitarian-assistance/ With global warming and climate change currently generating one of the most vigourous of global debates, there are a lot of mixed messages and information out there to digest. Somehow cutting through the clutter, we came across this simple non-verbal animation from 350.org. We hope you'll agree 350 is a number ... http://mediastudio.unu.edu/en/2008/08/29/psstt350spread-it-on/ Are you interested in sharpening your e-tutoring skills? Do you want to learn how to build and implement an online course? Well here is your chance. At the end of September, the UNU Global Virtual University will co-organize two online courses together with Stord/Haugesund University College and the University of Agder ... http://mediastudio.unu.edu/en/2008/08/18/e-tutoring-courses/ The Media Studio team is just back from Sapporo where we joined people from over 60 countries in the iSummit’08. The yearly event is organized by iCommons, an organization at the forefront of an international movement that seeks to develop a united global commons by collaborating in open education, access ... http://mediastudio.unu.edu/en/2008/08/05/isummit-08/ On 17 July, we organized a screening of the Wisdom Years documentary for staff from the UNU Centre and the UNU Institute of Advanced Studies. As you can see from the photo, we had a good turn out in the UNU Media Studio. The Wisdom Years documentary offers glimpses into the ... http://mediastudio.unu.edu/en/2008/07/31/screening-of-the-wisdom-years/ The UNU-produced documentary Voices of the Chichinautzin is part of the official selection of the Moondance International Film Festival in the Feature Documentary Category. The festival will take place in August 29, 30, 31, and September 1, in Boulder, Colorado USA. Voices of the Chichinautzin will screen on Saturday, August 30, ... http://mediastudio.unu.edu/en/2008/07/13/voices-of-the-chichinautzin-in-moondance-film-fest/