Julian McDougall is Professor in Media and Education, Head of the Centre for Excellence in Media Practice and Programme Leader for the Professional Doctorate (Ed D) in Creative and Media Education at Bournemouth University. He convenes the annual International Media Education Summit and in the fields of media education and media literacy, he is the author / editor of a wide range of books, articles, chapters and research reports and has provided numerous research projects for research councils, media industry, charities and non-profit organisations. Recently, Julian has provided digital and media literacy consultancy to BBC Media Action, co-ordinated stakeholder research for the European Commission's Digital Education Hub and published his latest book, 'Critical Approaches to Online Learning'