Nuffield Foundation e-Particpation
I was invited to speak at this seminar to consider the scope of e-participation for young people as part of a citizenship curriculum.
| When | Apr 11, 2003 |
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| Where | London |
e-Participation seminar
The seminar will take place at 28 Bedford Square, WC1B 3JS on Friday 11th April
Programme
10.00 Arrival and coffee/tea
10.30 Session 1: Exploring the needs and principles (Why bother?)
Short presentations with questions and discussion
11.15 Session 2: Experience of e-participation initiatives (What works and what fails?)
Short presentations with questions and discussion
12.30 Lunch
13.15 Session 3: Software tools that can really help (Can software be harnessed to the real needs?)
Short presentations with questions and discussion
14.15 Session 4: Exploring the general lessons and the promising lines of development (Where next?)
Discussion in three groups
15.15 Plenary reviews (What have we learnt?)
• From a citizenship education perspective
• From an ICT perspective
• From a government perspective
Questions
1a What are the needs of young people and of society that e-participation exercises are seeking to meet?
1b What are the principles that apply to any form of participation that should underpin e-participation?
2a What is going on in the field of e-participation involving young people?
2b For existing initiatives?
• What is the approach and the software tool?
• Does it work and what is the evidence?
• Where does it lead?
3 How can ICT technologies respond to needs and aid participation?
4a What are the general lessons from this experience?
4b What are the next promising lines of development and experimentation?
Participation
Please come to share your experience. We are inviting people to make opening contributions to each of the first three sessions but everyone will be encouraged to contribute.
There will be a computer with internet link and data projector so please come with a note of the URL of any relevant web sites that you would like to show people and comment on.
My contribution summary:
Ultralab established early nineties
- SchoolNet 2000
- Talking Heads
- Notschool.net
- Etui
- Input CBBC
- Characterised by ‘participation and delight’
Can software be harnessed to the real needs?
- new media – more choice about modality, narrative, place and pace
- new tools – discourse, creativity, publication, decision support
- new discourse framing – facilitation, access, software design
- new sense of identity - prejudice, how do I fit in or stand out?
- old tool culture - ICT as a tool is central to human society
(Words: 496 )
