[comradio-l] META Europe: MEDIA TRAINING ACROSS EUROPE 2011

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Speaking out! - Media competence and cultural empowerment

Fully-funded training course from June 22 – June 28, 2011 in
Algodonales, Cadiz, Spain

Reference Number Comenius – Grundtvig Training Database DE-2011-1084-001

How can you design a compelling radio format or podcast? How can you
reach your target group with your (web-) radio programme? In this
course you will learn about digital recording, interviewing and
editing and just as important how to train minority groups to create a
voice for expressing their cultural identity. Radio producers can
learn from adult educators about their practices and adult educators
can benefit from the creative and media experience of radio producers.
Do you want to know and do you want to share your experiences? 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, 2008, 2009 and 2010 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 local
organisations 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:
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Wednesday 22nd June -Tuesday 28th June 2011, starting with the Welcome
meeting 7.00pm.
Morning session: 10.00-13.00, Evening Session: 17.00-20.00

The Trainers:
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The course will be directed and taught by Caroline Mitchell, a British
community media trainer and consultant who also works for the
University of Sunderland who now lives 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:
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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 some with Wi-fi access),
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:
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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-2011-1084-001.

Application procedure:
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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: 10/12/2010.

2. When participants receive their pre-registration document they can
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 presumably be the 10th of January
2011. After this date there will be no opportunity to apply for
funding at the NA!! So please preregister and then apply as soon as
possible. National Agencies provide an on line application form.

3. If participants are funded by the National Agency they have to
register. This registration is binding. Deadline for binding
registration: 01/05/2011.

We recommend to pre-register and to apply for the funding at the
National Agency as soon as the online application form is provided by
the National Agency as the procedure may take some time. If there are
more persons willing to register then course places available we
unfortunately are forced to follow the principle: “first come, first
served”.

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.

Wednesday, 22nd June 19.00h :  Welcome Meeting

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

Thursday, 23rd June / Friday, 24th June:
1.      Communication skills / Self Expression / Radio Skills:
- Introduction to participants and general course goals/activities
- Journalistic basics, producing radio programmes
- Introduction to doing radio-interviews (themes –using your own
experiences /ideas/adventures- ® philosophy ® technique, ® planning ®
realizing)
- Cultivate listening skills and respectful discussion
- Producing radio shows by integrating interviews and other speech
items produced through team work.

Saturday, 25th June:
2.      Digital Skills:
- Overview of digital skills in radio production
- 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, 26th June:
3.      Teaching The Trainers – learning and teaching skills
- Styles and roles of trainers (using your own experience)
- Introduction META Europe philosophy of teaching/learning
- Action-oriented media teaching and learning and holistic approaches
- Working with special interest groups (look at specialist examples:
Tandem Training, Community Tutors, Working with Women)
- Planning and preparation of community media courses
- Teaching exercise

Monday, 27th June:
Monday am:
4.      Publicity, Management, Dimensions of European Media Politics:
- Typical attitudes or fears in radio production, e.g. in interviews
- Community media situation vs. mainstream media
- Introduction to rights and restrictions in community media
production, including legal aspects of community radio
- Thinking about perspectives of the different groups involved in
community radio stations (e.g. volunteers, staff, management
committees)

Monday pm:
5.      Evaluation – a brief introduction:
- Reflection on objectives and reasons for evaluation
- Basics for realizing a well done evaluation (e.g. types, methods, instruments)
- Exercise: case studies using different evaluation instruments (Team
work, Presentation and Discussion to be included)
- 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, 28th  June:
Visit to local/regional media and cultural organisations. In previous
years we have visited radio stations in Cadiz and Seville.