Collaborative Learning,Collaborative Journalism:Inside and Outside the

University

@dgmcgillivray, @jennifermjones

Context

18 months ago

alternative media

HE Funding

@UWSCreative

UWS Mission Statement

• “Provide distinctive higher education through inspirational teaching and learning. We'll respond to individual needs and those of the communities we serve to transform people, communities and organisations, becoming a partner of choice across the West of Scotland, nationally and internationally.”

#uwsltas

#london2012

• GRAND NARRATIVES AS A CATALYST FOR CHANGE, CRITICALLY AWARE OF MEDIA - PRODUCER NOT CONSUMER.

#media2012

#citizenrelay used a hybrid media environment, including blogs and social media, to mobilise, organise and discuss

issues pertaining the Olympic Torch Relay

Small media, citizen-oriented

Immediacy

Speed, of communication and representation, is a prominent feature of

the accelerated mega event spectacle, creating challenges of narrative control and management for event owners and

corporate sponsors alike

• WHAT DID WE DO?

Networks and connectedness

The project intentionally adopted a decentralized and distributed structure,

where heterogeneous actors could network and amplify their messages

through a shared communication platform

locality

A commitment to a more bottom-up, place-specific agenda was built into the recruitment of

volunteer reporters from four regions of Scotland and investment in a mobile community media

centre (a minibus) to help support citizen media makers in each locality

Empowerment

mass media and institutional gatekeepers are being circumvented by citizen reporters and commentators who provide first-hand, real-

time coverage and non-hegemonic interpretations (Bakardjieva, et al, 2012),

Internal Learnings

Curriculum Design

Opportunities for“Broadcast Standard”

Content

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9PjVowWbv1Q#at=15

Gaps in knowledge

#citizenrelay launch (March 2013)

http://storify.com/jennifermjones/day-2-at-uwsinteractive-citizenrelay-launch-6th-ma

Speed of content

Type of “Kit”

Exclusivity of sources

Flexibility of curriculumAccreditation

Institutional Risk

Access to Stories

Challenging existingpractice

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jrx6pB7hKohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72dVFHzc-rI

Translation of learning in communities

University is more than the estate

#digitalsentinel

Media Literacies

Merit

Accredited Learning,Accredited Journalism