[comradio-l] META Europe: MEDIA TRAINING ACROSS EUROPE 17-23 June 2009

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Speaking out! - Media competence and cultural empowerment
Training course from June 17 – June 23, 2009 in Algodonales, Cadiz, Spain

Reference Number Comenius – Grundtvig Training Database DE-2009-844-001

How to design a compelling radio format or audio file? How to reach
your target group with your (web-) radio programme? How to operate
(digital) recording software? How to edit an interview? And more
important: How to train minority groups at creating a voice for
expressing their cultural identity? - Do you want to know? And do you
want to share? Then this course is for you.

META EUROPE Media Competency and Cultural Empowerment is a European
training course focusing on media competence and new technology. It
has been developed under the European Socrates/Grundtvig scheme by an
international consortium of radio stations, universities and media
training projects  including Orange 94,0 Free Radio Vienna, Austria;
Radio Robin Hood, Turku, Civil Radio, Budapest, Hungary, Finland,
Mediapolis, Rome, Italy University Lodz, Poland, University of
Sunderland, UK, University of Education Freiburg, Germany
(coordinator).

In 2006, 2007 and 2008 courses were run successfully in Poland, UK,
Austria, Finland and Spain.  The EC specify that the working language
for the course is English although there can be provision for
translation of some aspects of the course. Participants included adult
educators, teachers, social workers, radio producers and youth workers
from various European countries. After the course they can integrate
media training into their regular work, especially with socially
marginalized groups.  Thus they are able to improve access to the
public sphere for disadvantaged groups such as persons with limited
schooling, women, migrants, residents of rural areas, elderly and
disabled people. Mutual understanding across Europe is also furthered
as the course participants will come from a range of European
countries.

The training is planned as a 6 day course with approximately 25-30
teaching hours. There will be at least one day for visiting the local
organisation where the course takes place in order to facilitate
exchange of experience. The course starts with a welcome meeting in
the evening of the day preceding the beginning of the course itself.

The course itself is divided into the following 5 units each covering
different topics:

1. Communication skills / Self Expression / Radio production skills

2. Digital Skills (use of the web, digital editing and production, podcasting)

3. Teaching The Trainers – learning and teaching skills

4. Publicity, Management, Dimensions of European Media Politics

5. Evaluation – a brief introduction

The course has a CD with extensive materials and resources for
personal use and for use in their radio stations or community media
projects. A certificate of attendance including description of the
training content and time input is provided.

Course Dates and Times
Wednesday 17th June -Tuesday 23rd June 2009, starting with the Welcome
meeting 6pm.

Morning session: 10.00-13.00, Evening Session: 17.00-20.00

The Trainers

The course will be directed and taught by Caroline Mitchell, a British
community media trainer and radio producer who is now resident in
Algodonales, Spain and  Dr. Traudel Guennel, media trainer, radio
producer and member of the scientific staff of the  University of
Education in Freiburg, Germany.

Location

The course will take place in Algodonales and all the participants
will stay in the village and learn about the area and its excellent
cultural and leisure facilities and activities.
Algodonales is a large village in the hills between Ronda and Seville
in southern Spain (pop. 6000) with a beautiful square flanked by
orange trees and cafes, overlooked by an impressive church. The
village has lots of bars, cafes (including 3 internet cafes), shops,
banks and a post office. It is set in stunning scenery on the edge of
the Sierra de Ronda National Park- a centre for outdoor and adventure
sports


Course fee, expenses for accommodation and meals

Course fee is 750.- Euro.

Accommodation and meals is 600.- Euro

Application and funding

The Grundtvig Mobility programme provides funding (up to 100%) for the
participation in the training course for adult educators, trainers,
social workers, radio producers and youth workers for course fee,
accommodation, meals and travel. The course is published on the
Comenius-Grundtvig database, reference number DE-2009-844-001.

Application procedure:

1. Participants have to apply for pre-registration. Applications
should include the full postal address, phone, email, short CV,
information on motivation "Why Do I want to do the course?" The
pre-registration is needed in order to apply for a grant. Deadline for
pre-registration: 19.12.2008

2. When participants receive their pre-registration document they
should immediately apply for a grant at their respective National
Agencies (NAs) who handles the Grundtvig mobility programme.
ATTENTION: The NAs have fixed deadlines for applications. For the META
Europe Course this deadline will be the end of January 2009. After
this date there will be no opportunity to apply for funding at the
NA!! So please apply as soon as possible.

National Agencies provide an application form.

3. If participants are funded by the National Agency they have to
register. This registration is binding. Deadline for binding
registration: 01/05/2009.

We recommend to pre register and to apply for the funding at the
National Agency as soon as possible as the procedure may take some
time. If there are more persons willing to register

than course places available we unfortunately are forced to follow the
principle: "first come first go".

Please send your application for pre-registration as soon as possible to:

Dr. Traudel Guennel

University of Education / Paedagogische Hochschule

Kunzenweg 21

D 79117 Freiburg

Germany

Email: guennel(at)ph-freiburg.de

For those who pre - register more detailed information will be provided.

The following schedule provides an overview of the course and the
content of the 5 units of the course.

Wednesday, 17th June 18.00h :  Welcome Meeting

Course time is each days from 10.00 - 13.00  and 17.00 – 20.00:

Thursday, 18th June / Friday, 19th June

   1. Communication skills / Self Expression / Radio Skills

          o Introduction to participants and general course goals/activities
          o Journalistic basics, producing radio programmes
          o Introduction to doing radio-interviews (themes –using your
own experiences /ideas/adventures- → philosophy → technique, →
planning → realizing)
          o Cultivate listening skills and respectful discussion
          o Producing radio shows by integrating interviews and other
speech items produced through team work.


Saturday, 20th June

   2. Digital Skills
          * Overview of digital skills in radio production
          * Introduction to recording equipment
          * Editing: theory (e.g. journalistic ethics) and practice
(using Audacity  programme)
          * Brief overview and comparison of different editing software
          * Introducing digital production to the public/target group
(Broadcast / Internet


Sunday, 21st June

   3. Teaching The Trainers – learning and teaching skills

          o Styles and roles of trainers (using your own experience)
          o Introduction META Europe philosophy of teaching/learning
          o Action- oriented media teaching and learning and holistic approaches
          o Working with special interest groups (look at specialist
examples: Tandem Training, Community Tutors, Working with Women)
          o Planning and Preparation of community media courses
          o Teaching exercise


Monday, 22nd  June

Monday a.m.

   4. Publicity, Management, Dimensions of European Media Politics

          o Typical attitudes or fears in radio production, e.g. in interviews
          o Community media situation vs. mainstream media
          o Introduction to rights and restrictions in community media
production, including legal aspects of community radio
          o Thinking about perspectives of the different groups
involved in community radio stations (e.g. volunteers, staff,
management committees)

Monday p.m.

   5. Evaluation – a brief introduction

          o Reflection on objectives and reasons for evaluation
          o Basics for realizing a well done evaluation (e.g. types,
methods, instruments)
          o Exercise: case studies using different evaluation
instruments (Team work, Presentation and Discussion to be included)
          o Evaluation META Europe Course (questionnaire,
feedback/discussion, ideas and suggestions for further activities of
participants)


Each unit starts with giving you an overview over its content, aims
and objectives. We will also have an review and  time for feedback at
the end of each unit.

Tuesday, 23rd  June

Visit of local organisations