From Derek Weeks, President of ATOM QLD… Please find attached a date claimer for the Australian Teachers of Media Qld State Conference for 2012. Early Bird prices close 28 March 2012 and please note that Regional ATOM members pricing is for those that teach at schools more than 2 hours drive from Brisbane. The event […]

School is finishing, and the corridors are filled with despondent students wondering how they will survive three months without your Media classes to stimulate and enthrall them. Luckily, there are various school holiday workshops available that will help to keep their creative faculties energised. IN THE BIN is offering a summer workshop program on 19th

From Derek Weeks, President of ATOM QLD… ATOM Qld will be hosting the 2013 ATOM National Conference in Brisbane. The first formal meeting for the formation of the organising committee is this Wednesday, 2 November at Indooroopilly State High School, Ward Street Indooroopilly. All ATOM financial members are invited to participate. The meeting will commence

HERE they are! Congratulations to all of the winners and nominees.

Australian Teachers of Media (ATOM) is happy to announce the launch of enhanced versions of its industry-leading magazines, Metro and Screen Education, for digital distribution via Zinio. Zinio Digital Magazines Newsstand http://au.zinio.com includes many of the best-known international magazines such as Wired, National Geographic, Newsweek, Macworld and New Scientist, among hundreds of others. A digital

This year a selection of finalist material, covering the different categories of the 2011 ATOM Awards program, will be screened at a series of free ATOM Awards public screenings in Brisbane, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. The 2011 ATOM Awards free public screenings will feature two different packages, designed to show a cross section of

From the BIFF website… Cine Sparks interactive, hand-on masterclasses provide students aged between 15 and 18 with an insight into the moving image industry. Students will learn filmmaking techniques inherent to the process of creating, shooting and editing films, allowing them to maximise their capabilities. Topics covered include: * Shot sizes and framing to communicate

Please note the following key dates for your Professional Development and Networking in 2012 and 2013. Stay tuned for further information. ATOM Qld State Conference Returns! Friday 25th May and Saturday 26th May 2012 ATOM National Conference in Queensland Friday 5th July (pre-conference program) Saturday 6th July – Monday 8th July 2013 (last weekend of

Last Friday saw the release of the final Shape of the Australian Curriculum: The Arts paper. This document has a potentially enormous impact on Media/Arts teachers around Australia, and points towards the “shape” of the incoming national curriculum. Here is a key excerpt from the government’s media release: Under the new curriculum, students will study

Congratulations to Adam Jefford of Windaroo Valley State High School, who found the lucky Adobe logo about 3 seconds after it was posted. Adam has won a copy of one of the new Adobe CS5.5 Suites. Commiserations to the other ATOM members who were hot on Adam’s cyberheels! Adobe has just launched the Adobe Education