By: Giacomo Rambaldi

1. Introduction to the Training Kit on “Participatory Spatial Information Management and Communication” By: Giacomo Rambaldi Unit: M01U02

2. This Unit • Introduces the rationale of the Training Kit • Explains that materials are intended for use in face-to-face workshops • Introduces the Training Kit and how to "mix and match” its components • Describes the flexibility of the product • Explains its Creative Common licensing scheme

3. Flow of the presentation • Background • Rationale of the product • Target audience • Components • Curriculum structure and outline • Use and delivery • File formats • Hardware and software requirements • Licensing

4. Background

5. Perceived problems • Lack of reference materials for training in participatory mapping • Danger of spreading malpractice in participatory mapping which could result in local knowledge being abused and misused

7. Rationale of the product • Overall objective: to increase the capacity of indigenous and other marginalised people to engage in effective policy dialogue and advocacy • Project purpose: to support the spread of “good practice” in generating, managing, analysing and communicating spatial information

8. Target audience • Technology intermediaries working in multidisciplinary teams and operating within an institution / organisation already committed to practising participatory mapping and who are or would be required to: • deliver training on the practice • facilitate the process in the field

9. The Training Kit • 15 Modules, each comprised of Units • Designed for face-to-face delivery • Modular, including multimedia • Easy to customise and adapt • Available in different languages • Resourceful also for self-documentation • Available at no cost on DVD and online

10. Training Kit components • Components designed for the trainer: • Module Trainer Notes • Unit Trainer Notes • Presentations • Exercises • Video and picture libraries • Case studies and examples • Evaluation templates

11. Training Kit components • Components designed for the trainee (and for the trainer): • Handout for trainee (Handout4T), • Case studies • List of additional resources • Glossary • Manuals, published articles, grey literature, official documents and other useful materials • Training Kit on DVD

12. The reading path • Module Trainer Notes • Unit Trainer Notes • Handout for Trainee • Exercises and presentations • List of additional resources • Handouts • Glossaries • Evaluation forms • Case studies and examples • Video library • Picture library

13. Curriculum structure & outline Module M01 Introduction to the Training Kit Module M02 Attitudes, behaviours and ethics Module M03 Fundamentals of training delivery and facilitation Module M04 Community groundwork and processes Module M05 Enabling and disabling environments Module M06 Choice of participatory mapping method, based on purpose, environment and resources Module M08 Ground and sketch mapping Module M07 Project structuring and initial reconnaissance Module M12 Introduction to GIS for the purpose of practising PGIS Module M10 Participatory 3D modelling Module M11 Participatory mapping using remote sensing images Module M09 Participatory scale mapping and survey Module M15 Making maps work: planning, communication and advocacy Module M13 Participatory Internet-based mapping Module M14 Documentation

14. Use and delivery • Users are free to mix & match components • When assembling a curriculum, consider: • purpose of the course • skills and experience of available resources • level of competency and IT literacy of trainees • mapping methods the course plans to cover • number of trainees • available facilities and equipment • available time • logistics including location and mobility

15. Learning outcomes • A "road map" for trainers and learners to know where they are heading and when they have reached the “destination” • Formulated using “action verbs” (e.g. state, show, explain, define, describe, predict, recognise and criticise) • Verifiable and measurable

16. Content of the DVD • File formats • Hardware and software requirements Source of image: http://tea00.deviantart.com

17. File formats Sources:: http://deleket.deviantart.com / and http://saviourmachine.deviantart.com

18. Hardware & software requirements

19. Licensing For easy redistribution, the content of the Training Kit is licensed under an Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License (by-nc-sa) unless otherwise specified.