This document announces a mediacast contest for the PLE conference in Barcelona, where participants can create and submit 3-minute videos on topics related to personal learning environments. It provides guidelines on developing an idea, choosing equipment and software, producing the video, submitting it by June 10th, and notes there will be open voting and winners announced at the conference based on creativity, efficacy, and engagement.

1. Mediacast Contest @

2. Are you coming to Barcelona for ?

3. Take part in the PLE Mediacast Contest

4. … andbecome a producer! PLE http://www.flickr.com/photos/the1secondfilm/293203804/

5. Mediacasts ? 3minutes Videocasts Screencasts or shorter

6. About what?

7. Possible topics: benefits of PLE challenges of PLE applications of PLE technologies for PLE future of PLE Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hmk/2741404653/

8. Mediacast production STEP-by-STEP Guide

9. Develop an idea Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mskogly/2381707051/ + http://www.flickr.com/photos/55144561@N00/320839687/

10. Choose your equipment Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kratz/2536427384/ + http://www.flickr.com/photos/emilybean/1216468104/

11. Choose your software

12. Produce! Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/vancouverfilmschool/3651624178/in/photostream/

13. Link to the YouTube Goup PLE2010CONF http://www.youtube.com/group/PLE2010CONF

14. SUBMIT before 10th June !!! Email to: PLE2010@citilab.eu Subject: Mediacasting Contest Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bentobox/3294275070/

15. Open voting: 11th June – 2nd July Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/theresasthompson/2999130055//

16. Evaluation criteria: 1. Creativity 2. Efficacy 3. Engagement

17. Winners to be announced and awarded at the

18. Mediacast Contest @ More information: http://pleconference.citilab.eu/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/MediacastingContest.pdf