Educational Programme Production
International Course Educational Programme Production (Radio/Telvision)
12 week course from
September 14th – December 4th, 2009
RNTC application deadline: 15th January 2009
Embassy NFP application deadline: 1st March 2009
NFP application deadline:1st April 2009
The deadline for non-fellowship applicants is July 1st, 2009
Further information please contact: <liza.marsin@nesoindonesia.or.id>
Course Aims
The course aims to strengthen the capacity of educational broadcasters to design and produce attractive and effective educational programmes and multimedia material for, with and by children, on issues to do with children and development.
Rights of the child
The Convention on the Rights of the Child is a universally agreed set of non-negotiable standards and obligations that has been ratified by 192 countries. It spells out the basic human rights that children everywhere – without discrimination – have: the right to survival; the right to develop to the fullest; the right to be protected from harmful influences, abuse and exploitation; and the right to participate fully in family, cultural and social life. With these rights comes the notion of the responsibility we have to create a world in which our children can thrive and grow, and contribute to the further development of our societies.
`Vessels to be filled"
Everyday reality is, however, much more grim. Many children see themselves challenged by poverty, disease, violence, abuse, or conflict – often related to the difficulties their families face due to economic development and social disintegration. There are growing demands on children to cope for themselves, to compete, and to measure up to the expectations placed on them by family, friends and society. In all of this there is a tendency to see children solely as victims or, at best, as passive players on a stage they will only fully occupy once they have become adults; to see them in the analogy of Plato as `vessels to be filled' rather than `fires to be lit.'
Participating in decision-making
Yet the fact is that children are more than capable of articulating their own desires, needs, opinions, and of participating in the decision-making which will shape their lives in the immediate and in the longer term.
What is more, a society which does not understand this is denying its own potential, and is the poorer for it. For people working in the broadcast media this has important implications, not least because today an increasingly important part of childhood and of the experiences of children as they grow into adults is what is learned through radio, television and the internet.
Challenge for broadcasters
The challenge for broadcasters and educators alike is to make educational programmes and materials, whether they be entertaining and educative in a general way or more closely linked to formal learning, which engage and involve children in the way they learn about the world, and encourage their active participation; programmes made not just for children, but also by and with children.
Educational formats
Participants will be exposed to a variety of educational formats targeting children, with special attention being given to the complementary use of media (radio, television, internet, print) to achieve educational objectives.
A target audience approach will be used with participants having to define and formulate appropriate educational objectives for the relevant age and target group. They will learn to produce effective educational radio and television programmes and internet materials to achieve those objectives, as well as consider ways to measure their success or failure. In this process attention will be given to the opportunities and the challenges presented by collaboration between broadcasters and those outside the media with specialised knowledge and an interest in or influence on the education of children and young people.
Hands-on
As well as attending sessions devoted to reinforcing and developing their knowledge and skills in the field of educational programme research and production, participants will be sent out on programme assignments and working visits to appropriate locations in the Netherlands. In course sessions and assignments emphasis will be placed on broadening the participants' understanding of development issues relevant to children and young people in their societies and of how these can be treated in educational broadcasting and on the internet. Throughout the course the participants will use professional broadcast recording and editing facilities and equipment, as well produce their written work on computers linked to the internet for research and email. Where appropriate participants from radio and from television will work together.
Requirements
Applicants should be mid-career programme-makers working in the field of educational broadcasting. They should have, as a minimum, secondary education/professional education or training in media and a good command of the course language: English (written and spoken).
International Course Educational Programme Production (Radio/Telvision)
12 week course from
September 14th – December 4th, 2009
RNTC application deadline: 15th January 2009
Embassy NFP application deadline: 1st March 2009
NFP application deadline:1st April 2009
The deadline for non-fellowship applicants is July 1st, 2009
Further information please contact: <liza.marsin@nesoindonesia.or.id>
Course Aims
The course aims to strengthen the capacity of educational broadcasters to design and produce attractive and effective educational programmes and multimedia material for, with and by children, on issues to do with children and development.
Rights of the child
The Convention on the Rights of the Child is a universally agreed set of non-negotiable standards and obligations that has been ratified by 192 countries. It spells out the basic human rights that children everywhere – without discrimination – have: the right to survival; the right to develop to the fullest; the right to be protected from harmful influences, abuse and exploitation; and the right to participate fully in family, cultural and social life. With these rights comes the notion of the responsibility we have to create a world in which our children can thrive and grow, and contribute to the further development of our societies.
`Vessels to be filled"
Everyday reality is, however, much more grim. Many children see themselves challenged by poverty, disease, violence, abuse, or conflict – often related to the difficulties their families face due to economic development and social disintegration. There are growing demands on children to cope for themselves, to compete, and to measure up to the expectations placed on them by family, friends and society. In all of this there is a tendency to see children solely as victims or, at best, as passive players on a stage they will only fully occupy once they have become adults; to see them in the analogy of Plato as `vessels to be filled' rather than `fires to be lit.'
Participating in decision-making
Yet the fact is that children are more than capable of articulating their own desires, needs, opinions, and of participating in the decision-making which will shape their lives in the immediate and in the longer term.
What is more, a society which does not understand this is denying its own potential, and is the poorer for it. For people working in the broadcast media this has important implications, not least because today an increasingly important part of childhood and of the experiences of children as they grow into adults is what is learned through radio, television and the internet.
Challenge for broadcasters
The challenge for broadcasters and educators alike is to make educational programmes and materials, whether they be entertaining and educative in a general way or more closely linked to formal learning, which engage and involve children in the way they learn about the world, and encourage their active participation; programmes made not just for children, but also by and with children.
Educational formats
Participants will be exposed to a variety of educational formats targeting children, with special attention being given to the complementary use of media (radio, television, internet, print) to achieve educational objectives.
A target audience approach will be used with participants having to define and formulate appropriate educational objectives for the relevant age and target group. They will learn to produce effective educational radio and television programmes and internet materials to achieve those objectives, as well as consider ways to measure their success or failure. In this process attention will be given to the opportunities and the challenges presented by collaboration between broadcasters and those outside the media with specialised knowledge and an interest in or influence on the education of children and young people.
Hands-on
As well as attending sessions devoted to reinforcing and developing their knowledge and skills in the field of educational programme research and production, participants will be sent out on programme assignments and working visits to appropriate locations in the Netherlands. In course sessions and assignments emphasis will be placed on broadening the participants' understanding of development issues relevant to children and young people in their societies and of how these can be treated in educational broadcasting and on the internet. Throughout the course the participants will use professional broadcast recording and editing facilities and equipment, as well produce their written work on computers linked to the internet for research and email. Where appropriate participants from radio and from television will work together.
Requirements
Applicants should be mid-career programme-makers working in the field of educational broadcasting. They should have, as a minimum, secondary education/professional education or training in media and a good command of the course language: English (written and spoken).
