Community Media/CCMW/Final programme

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Meeting of Caribbean Community Media: Creating Content, Facilitating Learning, Building Networks

18-20 November 2008, Saint Vincent & the Grenadines

Programme outline (as executed)

Day 0 - Monday

Evening:

  • Participants arrive; informal introductions
  • Planning session with the facilitators

Day 1 - Tuesday

  • 8h: Planning session with the facilitators
  • 9h15-12h30 with break (15)

(Comment.gif: The entire morning session was streamed live on the Caribbean Internet Radio Portal)

Opening circle





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Participant introductions (30 minutes)
  • Welcome by SVG representative (Cecil Charles, Ministry of Education)






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Introduction to the workshop (30 minutes)
  • Welcome on behalf of COL
  • COL’s programmes: training materials, workshops, WikiEducator
  • Workshop objectives (outputs and future outcomes): new programmes, good practices, stronger network
  • Guidelines for participation: be on-time, aim for full participation, respect for others contributions; share out-of-session
  • Background to the workshop approach: engaged, participant-driven
  • Q&A






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Participants’ aspirations and expectations (15 minutes)
  • List on flip chart sheets






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Rapid-fire presentations (60 minutes)
  • Each participant to present for maximum 3 min about their work (timed; no slides)




Learning programmes (Part I)




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Spectrogram: The classroom is a better learning environment than a radio programme (45 minutes)



Afternoon: 13h30-17h with break (15)

Learning programmes (Part I, continued)




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Marketplace: Sharing good practices (60 minutes)
  • Linda Hinds, Radio Toco: AIDS & You (radio show)
  • Rosamond Brown, Roots FM: Internship programme
  • Ian Pringle, COL: Our Classroom (radio show)






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Circle: What makes a good learning programme? (30 minutes)
  • List responses on flip chart sheets
  • Encourage discussion




Learning programmes (Part II)




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Group work exercise: Identifying community development priorities (60 minutes)
  • In groups of 3-4, list and explain with bullet points five community development priorities; use coloured index cards provided
  • Share your cards, one each, group by group
  • Create issue clusters by taping your card to the wall in proximity to similar issues
  • Encourage discussion






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Community and public media in the region (30 minutes) - Individual exercise: Priorities for community media
  • List on separate post-it notes what you think are priority areas or key challenges for community radio and public media in the region, e.g. Sustainability, Networking
  • Stick your notes up on the wall






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Closing circle (15 minutes)
  • What colour are you?
  • Observations, comments on the day
  • Housekeeping announcements




Evening

  • 19h: Planning session with the facilitators

Day 2 - Wednesday

  • 8h: Planning session with the facilitators


Morning: 9-12h30 with break (15 minutes)


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Circle (15 minutes)
  • What animal are you?
  • Housekeeping announcements




Learning programmes Part III (90 minutes)



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Form programme groups based on participants’ practical interest in priorities; the priority issues include:
  • Crime and violence
  • Parenting
  • Farming livelihoods
  • HIV/AIDS






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Group exercise: Design a radio programme to address your issue; answer the following questions and put your responses on a flip chart sheet
  • What need does your programme address?
  • Who are the learners?
  • What are the objectives of your programme?
  • Who are the actors? What are the available resources?
  • Report back to the whole group






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Clinics - Part I (90 minutes)

Based on yesterday's exercise with Post-It-Notes, the priority areas are

  • Technology
  • Human Resources
  • Financial sustainability
  • Evidence-based monitoring and evaluation




Spend time in your groups to identify problem areas, discuss solutions

Afternoon: 12h30-17h30

  • Visit to Bequia School Radio and Multimedia Centre

Evening

  • Introduction to WikiEducator and wiki skills

Day 3 - Thursday

  • 8h: Planning session with the facilitators

Morning: 9-12h30 with break (15 minutes)



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Circle (15 minutes)
  • Energiser
  • Checking in






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Clinics - Part II (30 minutes)
  • Take more time with your groups
  • Do a presentation for the whole group




Learning Programmes (Part IV)



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Program Design & Success Factors Review

(Keeping the same groups as yesterday, continue to design your programme; review the success factors we discussed).

Aanswer the following questions:

  • Who is your programme/course team?
  • Profile your ideal/typical listener
  • What formats will you use for what content
  • What sort of face-to-face element will you include






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Circle (45 minutes)
  • Invite people to share good practices

(Comment.gif: This portion was broadcast live on a local radio station)




Afternoon: 15-19h with break (30)

Learning programmes Part V (120 minutes)



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Answer the Questions

Keeping the same groups, continue to design your programme; and answer the questions below:

  • How can you monitor what you are doing? What would you"
  1. Expect to see
  2. Like to see
  3. Love to see
  • Choose at least three(3) partners you will work with; what gaps exist between you and your prospective partners
  • Choose a Marketplace presenter and a wiki reporter




Learning Programmes Part VI (60 minutes)




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Marketplace: Sharing programme designs
  • Crime and violence
  • Parenting
  • Farming Livelihoods
  • HIV/AIDS






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Closing circle (30 minutes)
  • What did you find useful or not?
  • What will action will you take home with you?
  • Evaluation forms