Five week online training course in social media for youth leaders in Tonga and Papua New Guinea.
WELCOME
Please watch the welcome video below:
TIMETABLE
WEEK ONE : Wednesday 13th February
New Media Literacy delivered by Antonio—focussing on the techniques of communication by learning how to read media messages, which will help us understand how to better communicate our ideas when we create our own media.
Online chat Friday 15th February
WEEK TWO : Wednesday 20th February
Digital Stories delivered by DK—exploring the different ways to tell a story online.
Online chat Friday 22nd February
WEEK THREE : Wednesday 27th February
BREAK—a chance to catch up.
Online chat Friday 29th February
WEEK FOUR : Wednesday 5th March
Vodcasting by Chris—video time.
Online chat Friday 7th March
WEEK FIVE : Wednesday 12th March
Social Networking delivered by Mark—examining some of the available social networks and their differing functionalities and capabilities.
Online chat Friday 14th March
WEEK SIX : Wednesday 26th March
Other online platforms/tools delivered by DK—an exploration of new online platforms/terminology/formats to utilise in your project work and development. Everything highlighted will be free to access and use.
Online chat Friday 28th March
* Due to the time difference (Papua New Guinea being +10 hours ahead and Tonga +13 hours ahead GMT) the online support chats wlll take place at 5–6pm in Papua New Guinea and 8–9pm in Tonga (7–8am GMT) on each Friday following the release of that weeks course—please add your online chat time to your diaries.
PRESS RELEASE
Official press release available here (pdf 152KB)
MAP
Where we are, where you are:
FACILITATORS
Hey there, I’m DK, the founder of MediaSnackers—nice to e-meet you.
MediaSnackers was launched in June 2006 with my educational background in communications and media, plus a professional background in local government (I was the UK’s first and only Corporate Youth Officer… oooh!)—I’ve done lots of things and had many roles, but my passion for working with young people (and youth professionals) has been my main focus for the past 8 years.
Recent podcast interview with DK.
As an educator, journalist, media producer and trainer, the goal of Antonio López is to bridge worlds—mental, cultural, ecological and technological. López is founder of World Bridger Media and an expert of media, culture, Native American and Latino issues. He designed the groundbreaking culturally specific media and health CDROM, Merchants of Culture, and has authored hundreds of articles.
He contributed to the MacArthur Foundation's six book series, Digital Learning in the 21st Century, and his book on media education, Mediacology, will be out in April 2008. His groundbreaking workshops focus on digital media production as a powerful tool for prevention, advocacy and sustainability. López holds an MA in Media Studies from the New School University and a PhD from the School of Punk Rock.
Recent podcast interview with Antonio.
Chris Schuepp, a national of Germany, studied Journalism at the University of Dortmund and worked for radio and TV stations in Germany. In 2000, he moved to Kyrgyzstan, where he worked as Country Director for Internews Network, supporting independent journalists in Central Asia.
Since 2002, Schuepp has been the coordinator or the Young People's Media Network in Europe & Central Asia—a project supported by UNICEF. The YPMN encourages youth participation in the media and actively supports the children's rights to access to media and freedom of expression.
The YPMN has facilitated more than 25 workshops over the past years, mainly on the production of OneMinuteJr videos, 60-second films produced by young people on topics of their choice. Many of these videos focus on the children’s problems: violence, neglect, social exclusion, drugs, HIV/AIDS, etc.
The YPMN also runs the UNICEF VOY youth media pages.
Recent podcast interview with Chris.
Mark has been a creative professional for the past 12yrs, producing websites and photography for various large scale commercial companies and organisations. As well as providing 10 yrs worth of youth volunteering, working with local council and community group on various projects. In the MediaSnackers team, he holds a training support role and also contributes to the MediaSnackers blog.
