Jim Ife would describe they type of CD used in my project as “social animation”. This title makes me smile. Social Animation focuses on the quality of social intervention within a community. I aim to facilitate interaction between members of the UQ postgrad and mature age undergrad community. This group initial focus is social interaction, but who knows where it could lead. Consciousness raising, dialogical relationships, and critical reflective practice are important to Social Animation.
Ife, J. (2002). Community Development: community-based alternatives in an age of globalization. Frenchs Forest: Pearson Education Australia.
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Hi Jess,
ReplyDeleteI thnk it is great to put the positive spin on the angle of failure. But I am wondering if you also need to consider other contributing factors that come with the post grad group (just read your posting re where your idea came from), unlike the most under grads, many post grads have very hetic lives of responsibilites that take up much of our time. And the free time we did have we have for some reason decided to dedicate that to doing study at this time.
That of course is not all of the post grads.
Where I am going with this is that don't give up, I think there are those post grads who can carry the social responsibilities for those of us who are over burdened with the outside responsibilities whilst in the midst of the study. But you need to remember there are down times- the holidays and the very beginning of semester when they do have the time to socialise (even if it is only for a short time each year)
So I guess what I am saying is you can get a core group and a floater group and that should work well.
I suggested this to some one else as well about pod casting. The uni's media school is an awesome set up- and very easy to find right next door to us at social work.
Lynda put me in touch with the head of school last year on an other issue- and he is great. The uni has it's own radio and they do interviews.I think that may be a way and then you can advertise to post grads to down load the podcasts- and you could have updates of events that you plan. Just an idea.
The school has a webpage re podcast downloads
http://www.uq.edu.au/news/index.html?podcast=1
Hope this is useful.
Karen
thanks for your post karen! i needed some encouragement. I've certainly never considered doing a podcast! wow! something to think about.
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