*Book: Education, media and participatory culture* *Open University of Catalonia Press* The increasing presence of media and digital technologies plays a key role in many aspects of our daily life. Computers, video games, Internet, digital cameras or mobile phones are essential tools among young and no so young to communicate, share, consume or create knowledge. All these activities significantly affect the development of our social, cultural and educational competences, i.e. the way we communicate, eat, work, study or solve problems. This particular context challenges us to think more creatively about the relationships and interactions between communication and learning, and to explore how educational models are being impacted by the processes of social change that come with digitalization, the emergence of social media and the so-called web 2.0. This call for chapters aims to strengthen the network of researchers, teachers, professionals and doctorate students interested in the relationships and interactions between communication and learning, by linking the results of two international conferences: *International Conference on Media Education and Digital Competence<http://www.educacionmediatica.es/congreso2011> * and *BCN Meeting#2: International Conference on Social e-xperience<http://www.uoc.edu/symposia/BCNmeeting2012/> *. We encourage the submission of original contributions in Spanish or in English to the two-volume book on *Education, media and participatory culture* that will be published by Open University of Catalonia under UOCpress collection. Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following: 1. Relations and interactions between communication and learning 2. New social uses of audiovisual technologies 3. Relations and interactions between education and entertainment 4. Participatory culture and learning in the digital age 5. Social networks and virtual communities 6. Videogames and virtual worlds 7. Projects’ dissemination Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before December 20, 2012 a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by January 15, 2013 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters (4,500 – 6.000 words) are expected to be submitted by April 30, 2013. All submitted full chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. *Important dates: * Chapter proposal submission (800 words): December 20, 2012 Full chapter submission (4500 - 6000 words): April 30, 2013 Expected date of publication: October 2013 *Inquiries can be forwarded to:* Dr. Daniel Aranda Department of Communication and Information Sciences Open University of Catalonia E-mail: darandaj@uoc.edu -- Dani Aranda Professor dels Estudis de Ciències de la Informació i la Comunicació Investigador del Programa de recerca Communication & New Media - IN3 Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) Blog: http://spider-uoc.blogspot.com/