Community Media/Capacity Workshops/Vancouver Oct-09
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Consultative planning and training workshop: COL community ODL partners
Overview
COL is bringing together key operational partners and champions in October (2009) in Vancouver, Canada, to
- build partners' knowledge and skills in developing non-formal ODL programming through a trainers train themselves approach
- review and analyse various approaches in use by COL partners and their specific contexts, e.g. participatory content creation (Swinburne), use of drama (Jamaica, Malawi), community ODL programmes (Jamaica, Tanzania, etc.)
- review and plan strategies and applications (tools) (e.g. International Peer Group, WikiEducator, PCF6, Moodle, YouTube) in the coming three-year period
- review the COL 3-year plan vis a vis community learning programmes and the Healthy Communities initiative
Dates: 29 Sept - 2 October
Venue: COL HQ: Vancouver, Canada
Aim
To advance the planning and implementation of the Healthy Communities initiative by working directly with key partners to review and remix strategies and tools
Expected outcomes (by Jun-10)
- New approaches to non-formal, community ODL programming are in use by key national/regional agencies in all Commonwealth regions
- 15+ groups at local and national levels are actively engaged in ODL programming
- New community ODL programmes (6) are run reaching 300+ learners
- Policy feedback forum at International AIDS Conference 2010 and PCF6
Outputs
- Tools and strategies for training and programme development in the new 3-year plan are improved and harmonised among the partners
- Open training materials
- Plans for each region, including gender and youth considerations, M&E
- Plan for policy elements: Perspectives series publication (Media for Learning) and PCF6 policy feedback forum
Participation
- EcoNews Africa, Njuki Githethwa
- Story Workshop, Joke van Kampen
- Media Training Centre for Health, Gail White
- CEMCA, Rukmini Vemraju
- Maraa, Ekta Mittal
- Patrick Prendergast, CARIMAC
- David Leeming, Solomon Islands
- UNESCO, Hara Padhy
- COL, Ian Pringle