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Simon Stewart might attend Katie Bacon's event
Accredited OCN Level 2 - Social Media & Social Networking training at In Tuition Training Venue
April 28, 2010 to April 29, 2010
Social media and social networking sites can amplify the positives and negatives of everyday life for young people, and can expose them to new opportunities and new risks. These online digital tools can offer a diverse range of opportunities to engage with young people and promote their participation in local youth services. Explore both how to support young people as they engage in these environments; and learn how to practically and creatively use social media and social networking to enhance…See More
Simon Stewart replied to MICHAEL McALINDEN's discussion LLUK and YCNI Launch the Revised National Occupational Standards for Youth Work"Hi Tim,
I'd be interested to contribute to your ideas here as this is exactly what we have been developing at www.theyouthworker.com, we have undertaken quite extensive planning (much less so with content due to time constraints) but I'd…"
Simon Stewart commented on Tim Davies's blog post Could you write on Youth Culture and Net Culture: Online Social Practices"Tim I've had a few thoughts maybe something along the lines of 'switched off' what are the social consequences within the peer group if they switch off, is this perceived as a social snub, is there pressure to remain…"
Simon Stewart commented on Tony Cisse's blog post Feedback on the session looking at Training at Connected generation 09"Hi Tony, goodsum up of the morning session it was really useful and i'll drop you an e-mail about developing something"
Simon Stewart replied to Tim Davies's discussion How are you enabling the youth workforce to engage with digital media?"Is this a session idea Tim, it should be as I think some of the questions it raises are very important to the development of this area of work and potentially the answer to why work in this area is implemented so randomly.
Looking foward to the…"
Simon Stewart replied to Tim Davies's discussion Session Idea: Youth Engagement and Social Media Guide"Like the Idea Tim, provides a foundation on which to build a number of other agendas. Without it those other possibilitiesmight only be ideas. Certainly interested in this one!"
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- Brief bio: tell us a few facts about you & your interest in digital aspects of work with young people
- I am interested in how digital technologies can be utilised in the field of youth work and informal learning to engage with and overcome barriers
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Level 3 Award in Youth Work Practice
February 5, 2013 at 6pm to July 2, 2013 at 9pm – Old Street
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Ryan Glynn commented on Daniel Källén Vidman's blog post Archipelago youth work"Very very interesting, I like and work on the Isle of Wight, This has had a few issues in relation to the youth work issues. Professional boundaries are difficult but essential to reinforce bu 'im your friendly youth worker not your…"
ICD Academy posted discussionsSymposium on Cultural Diplomacy in Latin America “The Colors of Latin America: Preserving Traditional Arts & Heritage in a Multicultural World” (Berlin; August 14th - 16th, 2013)
The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in the EU “Sustainable Economic Growth, Further Integration and Common Identity: Moving towards a European Consensus” (Brussels; July 3rd - 5th, 2013
The Art as Cultural Diplomacy Conference: A Forum for Young Leaders (ACD) “Contemporary International Dialogue: Art-based Developments and Culture Shared between Nations” London; August 21st - 26th,
"Hi Tony,
Thanks for that; your youthworktoolbox website looks useful, particularly the podcasts.
We're looking at going with Mailchimp as it's very user-friendly and very much integrated with social media which is a major plus.
I might…"
Tony Brown replied to Mildred Talabi's discussion Email marketing - how do you do yours?"Hi Mildred.
I currently use Awebber for my email campaigns.
It's a paid service, but after my research, it seemed to be the best option for me.
I also have a mail chimp account, but I have never used it.
Awebber was not too difficult to set…"
Shane Baker posted a discussionSurvey for children and young people... Please share...
Please could everyone share this survey with 8 to 19 year olds.The research is exploring children and young peoples views on e-Safety, so great opportunity to get them thinking about staying safe online. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/9QH8RB2Much appreciate any support and I am happy to share the results in June should anybody like to have a read :)See More
Dee Paul Gibson posted an eventOur place our base at Live.ourplaceourbase.org
May 7, 2013 all day
We will be having a live blog where all youth workers can come on and discuss youth work online
Katie Bacon posted a status"Apologies for the disruption to the forum, lost a credit card and forgot to update the details."
Kate Reed posted an eventFree training day for youth workers on Understanding Group Work at YMCA George Williams College
May 21, 2013 from 10am to 5pm
YMCA George Williams College is offering a free training day on ‘Understanding Group Work’ for professionals and volunteers working with young people. The day will encourage you to think about different approaches to group work as well as providing practical activities that you can take away and use with young people. Topics to be covered include: Team buildingGroup rolesUnderstanding conflictUsing discussionLeadershipTo book your free place, please contact Naomi Stanton…See More
Tony Cisse posted an event
Using Creative Assessment Tools for Practitioners at Attlee Youth & Community Centre, London E1
April 11, 2013 from 9:30am to 4:30pm
BackgroundOne of the challenges of assessment processes with young people is how to secure their involvement and active participation. Only too often assessment can become something that is ‘done’ to young people (or a form that needs to be filled in), rather than a dynamic process that puts them at the centre, something theyare involved with and have some ownership over. The assessment tools called ‘CAF Cards’ and ‘Road Sign Cards’ have been developed with young people to work with the…See More
Helen Miller commented on Tim Davies's blog post Youth Workers exploring Youth Work in 21st Century - Virtual Conference"My apologies for commenting some 4 months after this event happened, I really don't get onto this site as often as I should! This was the first (hopefully there will be many more) online youth work student conference, and it was a bit of a have…"
Helen Miller left a comment for Matt Bamford-Bowes"Just had a quick glance at the web page, looks like a great project - cant believe I'm only just discovering it!"
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