Risk Assessment and Policies – Online Youth Outreach

I wanted to share this information to help support and inform your practice in using social software in your everyday practice. It has taken a great deal of time to collate the information for the risk assessment and policies as there are no current national guidelines on best practice.... Read More

Ofcom report highlights ‘multi-tasking media users’

Ofcom report highlights ‘multi-tasking media users’ Young people and adults are increasingly using social media within their everyday lives. The annual Communications Market Report says that the average person spends around 15 hours 45 minutes every day awake. Of this time, it says, the average person spends seven hours... Read More

ENGAGE Project

Tim Davies and I were invited to deliver a 1 day training course for the ENGAGE project which is a continuing professional development programme for European youth workers & school teachers at the Bristol Watershed http://watershed.co.uk/engage/ Objectives of the ENGAGE European project: To explore and understand this new ICT-enabled culture and explore how web... Read More

Online Youth Outreach – Policies & procedures and research

Katie Bacon chatting about the recent work she’s been involved in recently for the last month. Preparing social media policies and procedures to create an ‘Online Youth Outreach’ group on Facebook. Members will include young people and adults. Katie also talking about ’sample’ research that’s being developed with young people... Read More

18th & 19th May – training blog

Thank you to everyone who attend the Social Media training course held on 18th &19th May. I had a fantastic time meeting each of you and learning about your organizational aspirations for using social software. Also exploring solutions to challenges in integrating social software into your everyday practice. A big “thank you” to J.... Read More

Connected Generation Conference 2010

Thank to all the individuals who attended the Connected Generation conference. Tim Davies and I organised the conference as a space to explore what the digital world means for young people’s lives, and for youth work partice. It was a huge success, throughout the whole day there was a... Read More

NEW Training dates for June & July 2010

Accredited OCN Social Media Training course for Youth Practitioners & Managers Liverpool Area – Runcorn, 12 min train ride from Liverpool central train station. Date: Wednesay 2nd & Thursday 3rd June’10 – 10am-4.30pm Training location: Grangeway Youth HUB, Grangeway, Runcorn, WA7 5HA Belfast Northern Ireland Date: Monday 21st & Tuesday 22nd June’10 – 10am-4.30pm Training location:... Read More

Social Software and interpersonal skills – Presentation at Plymouth University

I would like to thank Jo Trelfa for inviting me to deliver a 2 hour presentation to the first year Youth & Community students at Plymouth University, Tuesday 27th April. The current module being studied is Interpersonal communication and group work. The emphasis of the presentation needed to include: how students communicate with... Read More

Presentation at Green Space Conference

Presentation at Green Space Conference Today I presented at the Green Space conference held in Bristol, Watershed.  Green Space is a registered charity working to improve parks and green spaces by raising awareness and involving communities http://www.green-space.org.uk.  They facilitate regional forums, which enable green space professionals to come together and share... Read More

Connected Generation 2010; Working with young people in a digital age

Friday 7th May 10am-4.30pm – Bristol Watershed One day conference for managers and practitioner is packed full of expert input; practical workshops; and opportunities to network and discuss with colleagues; all focussed on how professionals and volunteers working with young people can respond to the fundamental role of digital technologies and... Read More