Speaker Bios

Barry Duncan: Consultant

speaker photo Profession:
Teacher; author; consultant

Title:
Media Education Consultant

Affiliations:
Media Education Working Group of the Centre for Media and Culture in Education at OISE/University of Toronto

Contact:
Phone: (416) 423-8282
Email: baduncan@interlog.com

Speaking Topics:
Introduction to Media Education; Global Studies and Media; Understanding Media Audiences; Organizing Media Courses; Integrating Media across the Curriculum.

Past speaking engagements:
Barry Duncan has addressed over 10,000 teachers through workshops and keynote presentations in Canada, the US, and 13 other countries including Japan, Korea, Argentina, UK and Brazil.

Selection of titles of past speeches:

  • "Media and TESL": a Great Opportunity

  • English Teachers and the Mass Media: a Happy Co-existence

  • Media, Global Studies, and 9/11:  Survival Strategies for Education 

Resources Produced (selected list):

  • Best selling textbook, " Mass Media and Popular Culture"

  • Transitions and Transformations Grade 9 and 10 anthologies

  • Published over 5 articles on media literacy for National Telemedium

  • Publishes international " Barry's Bulletin" for the Media-awareness network in Ottawa

Willing to Speak:
Anywhere in Canada; internationally

Available for:
Writing; workshops; speaking engagements; media interviews.

Fee:
Negotiable

Languange:
English

Biography:
Barry Duncan is  an award - winning  teacher, author, media consultant and founder and past president of the Ontario based  Association for Media Literacy.  Retired, he teaches part time  at York University and the University of Toronto in the Additional Qualifications course on Media Studies. He continues to produce "Barry's Bulletin", a media education newsletter, for the Media-Awareness Network.

For more information , please 'google' Barry Duncan.