Social Inclusion through Media Projects Speakers: Jude Habib – Director, sounddelivery Lucie Fitton – Inclusion Officer, Museum of London Paul Clifford – E-learning Officer, Museum of London Chair: Catherine Herman, Independent consultant

Media as a tool for engagement in the Museum of London’s inclusion programme Lucie Fitton, Inclusion Officer [email_address]

Introduction Overview of the inclusion programme Two cases studies – My Brixton and Podcasts from the past Challenges and benefits

Overview of the inclusion programme

Two cases studies – My Brixton and Podcasts from the past

Challenges and benefits

Background to the Inclusion Programme Project-based programme that uses arts and media to engage people at risk of exclusion with their heritage Learning/social outcomes for participants Outputs – for wider community Develop the Museum’s understanding of the issues involved in working with people at risk of social exclusion.

Project-based programme that uses arts and media to engage people at risk of exclusion with their heritage

Learning/social outcomes for participants

Outputs – for wider community

Develop the Museum’s understanding of the issues involved in working with people at risk of social exclusion.

The programme has been running for five years Social inclusion a strategic driver of the organisation, not just my responsibility Progression of programme: work becomes a two way process, impact on permanent galleries, long-term projects

The programme has been running for five years

Social inclusion a strategic driver of the organisation, not just my responsibility

Progression of programme: work becomes a two way process, impact on permanent galleries, long-term projects

Relevance of social media? It doesn’t always work It isn’t always appropriate to the project We shouldn’t use media just for the sake of it

It doesn’t always work

It isn’t always appropriate to the project

We shouldn’t use media just for the sake of it

Sustained engagement and impact People before IT Long-term engagement to sustain outcomes Media embedded as part of the process

People before IT

Long-term engagement to sustain outcomes

Media embedded as part of the process

My Brixton – a social reporting project John Callaghan interviewed by Shirley

John Callaghan interviewed by Shirley

Overview: Participants were trained to be social reporters and interviewed people involved in the Brixton Riots Audience & recruitment: long-term unemployed adults and local young people Process: Research, investigation, preparation, interviewing, editing Outputs: interviews are featured on the Museum’s website and quotes will be used in the new permanent galleries.

Overview: Participants were trained to be social reporters and interviewed people involved in the Brixton Riots

Audience & recruitment: long-term unemployed adults and local young people

Process: Research, investigation, preparation, interviewing, editing

Outputs: interviews are featured on the Museum’s website and quotes will be used in the new permanent galleries.

Use of media blog website

Traditional media

What the participants thought? Paul Wood Uriel Blackwood

Paul Wood

Uriel Blackwood

Podcasts from the past Bronze spearheads

Bronze spearheads

Overview: participants researched, wrote and recorded audio description podcasts Audience & recruitment: long-term unemployed and ex-homeless men Process: research, consultation, writing, recording, editing, blogging Outputs: podcasts featured on website

Overview: participants researched, wrote and recorded audio description podcasts

Audience & recruitment: long-term unemployed and ex-homeless men

Process: research, consultation, writing, recording, editing, blogging

Outputs: podcasts featured on website

Use of media website blog

Challenges Independent access to media Keeping up to date with new technology Confidence and training for staff Not suitable for all Different speeds of learning

Independent access to media

Keeping up to date with new technology

Confidence and training for staff

Not suitable for all

Different speeds of learning

Benefits It’s exciting! It does engage people who may not be traditionally attracted to museums Supports learning and social outcomes for projects Aids evaluation, accountability and ability to share good practice

It’s exciting!

It does engage people who may not be traditionally attracted to museums

Supports learning and social outcomes for projects

Aids evaluation, accountability and ability to share good practice

Blended Learning Paul Clifford, E-learning Officer [email_address]

The term ‘blended learning’ is used to describe the mixing of traditional media with digital approaches to learning. or ‘instruction that combines face to face instruction with digital media devices’ Museum of London E-Learning strategy

The term ‘blended learning’ is used to describe the mixing of traditional media with digital approaches to learning.

or

‘instruction that combines face to face instruction with digital media devices’

Museum of London E-Learning strategy

Why do it? Motivates people Enriches and enhances an experience Offers opportunities for inclusion and access Different languages Different learning styles Different modes of access Different locations

Motivates people

Enriches and enhances an experience

Offers opportunities for inclusion and access

Different languages

Different learning styles

Different modes of access

Different locations

Personalise learning Offers opportunities for collaboration, sharing and social interaction Creates learning artefacts Experience new and familiar technologies Why do it?

Personalise learning

Offers opportunities for collaboration, sharing and social interaction

Creates learning artefacts

Experience new and familiar technologies

What we can do with technologies Consume Capture Create Collaborate Communicate www.youtube.com/pclifford64

Consume

Capture

Create

Collaborate

Communicate

www.youtube.com/pclifford64

Range of technologies Computers Projectors Interactive whiteboards Internet Cameras

Computers

Projectors

Interactive whiteboards

Internet

Cameras

Visualizers and scanners Access equipment Handheld devices – media players, mobile phones, mobile projectors, PSP’s, Nintendo’s Other technologies and software – Quick response bar codes – QR Augmented reality (AR), Mobile applications, YouTube, Flickr, Animoto, Bluetooth, wi-fi, etc… Range of technologies

Visualizers and scanners

Access equipment

Handheld devices – media players, mobile phones, mobile projectors, PSP’s, Nintendo’s

Other technologies and software

– Quick response bar codes

– QR Augmented reality (AR), Mobile applications, YouTube, Flickr, Animoto, Bluetooth, wi-fi, etc…

The Downside? Investment in technology – too expensive? Development of content – too complicated, too time consuming? Staffing issues – all of the above?

Investment in technology – too expensive?

Development of content – too complicated, too time consuming?

Staffing issues – all of the above?

Need large infrastructure etc – too small? Creating digital spaces – not enough room? Copyright and IPR – Legal action? Using technologies – not convinced they add value? The Downside?

Need large infrastructure etc – too small?

Creating digital spaces – not enough room?

Copyright and IPR – Legal action?

Using technologies – not convinced they add value?

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