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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN GRADUATE SCHOOL OF LIBRARY INFORMATION SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS EXTENSION. YOUTH COMMUNITY INFORMATICS. Workshop Objectives. inquiry model that positions youth as active change Ask: what issues are of significance to your community
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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN GRADUATE SCHOOL OF LIBRARY INFORMATION SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS EXTENSION YOUTH COMMUNITY INFORMATICS
Workshop Objectives • inquiry model that positions youth as active change • Ask: what issues are of significance to your community • Investigate: possible use of curriculum • Create: plan for own community • Discuss: how to adapt • Reflect: how might use practically
Workshop Plan • Introduce project • Discuss issues within community • Introduce curriculum • Examples of curriculum • Discuss ways to use curriculum within own community • Answer questions
Youth As Videographer……….41 • After school program in local public schools • Goal to empower economically diverse African American Youth • Youth created video and audio documentaries based on oral history
Youth as Videographer………..41 • Youth led documentary • Based on discussions about local poverty issues
Youth AsMapper…………………….44 • The north side of the town • 5 African American teens interview • Photos • Videos –Youtube • Organizational Profile/Interview Questionnaire • Google map
More than Mapping • Transforming the Community • “What do you hope to get out of this project?”
Youth as Mapper………………44 • Embedded school based program • GPS introduced by YCI • Technology based curriculum
Youth as Author 1……………….48 • Paseo Boricua • BACCA: Barrio, Arts, Communication, and Culture Academy • Anti-Underage Drinking Campaign
For More Information http://yci.illinois.edu Curriculum available at: http://courseweb.lis.illinois.edu/~chip/YCI%20curriculum%20final%204%2024%2010-nb.pdf