Community Reporting NW
People's Voice Media is a not for profit community development organisation based in the North West which uses social media to get communities talking to each other and support learners to progress onto further education, training or employment.
The aim of the project was to create an online interactive peer learning network that allows individuals, communities, organisations and staff to share knowledge and skills and supports participants to become Community Reporters.
The project created an open source online resource bank containing social media produced by local residents, and by staff from the housing association involved in the project. It also offered existing community reporters support to become facilitators, so that they could act as role models for other learners.
The project:
- ran a series of social media training workshops and facilitator support sessions;
- delivered online learning events; and
- developed online resources.
The project established an extremely positive and supportive working partnership with Contour Housing Group and this is reflected in the joint plans for future development of the project in Huncoat. The People's Voice Media is also providing on-going training around the development of a wiki.
The project was successful at engaging a cross section of learners aged 19-83. Learners achieved the necessary skills to join the wider People's Voice Media network. This means that they learnt to create content using photos, audio and video and upload content to the web.
It is important to identify key people who can make/implement decisions at the beginning of a project. This saves time and resources.
In addition to taking the views of local partner agencies, spend some time building your own relationships and doing your own research before delivering in a new area. Try to remain on course with the agenda that you are trying to deliver, whilst remaining flexible to the needs of the client group. The project showed how a little pre-knowledge about ethnic groups can go a long way in structuring a more appropriate and bespoke delivery plan.
People's Voice Media
The Grange
Pilgrim Drive
Manchester
M11 3TQPeople's Voice Media
The Grange
Pilgrim Drive
Manchester
M11 3TQ
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A handout explaining what sound and digital audio is and containing the theory behind digital recording.
Photographic terms
An explanation of a number of photographic terms including the science behind photography.
