Monday, 19 October 2009
15:00 – 16:30
Chiangmai Room IV – V, 2nd Floor, ECC

How do we develop critical awareness skills? What is a responsible use of technology? How do we deal with leisure time and how does this influence family life and building community? How can we, as people of faith, critically interact with society? As parents, teachers, catechists, clergy, religious and pastoral communicators, we are called to live and minister in this world today. This interactive workshop will identify ways that the converging media of the digital age influences faith formation and offer a media literacy education strategy as a response.

Facilitator: Rose Pacatte
Rose Pacatte, FSP is the founding Director of the Pauline Center for Media Studies in Boston, MA. She has an MA in Education in Media Studies from the University of London and a Certificate in Pastoral Communications from the University of Dayton. She teaches media education and film studies in the classroom and is also an online instructor for the University of Dayton. Rose is a co-director for the US National Film Retreats. She is an active member in US Catholic communications groups, including the new Catholic Academy for Communications Arts Professionals. With Peter Malone, MSC, Rose published the award-wining Lights, Camera. Faith! A Movie Lectionary series. She is also the film/TV critic for St. Anthony Messenger (USA).