[cr-india] Community Learning by Radio and The Internet

[George Lessard]

COMMUNITY LEARNING BY RADIO AND THE INTERNET

The forthcoming eLearn Expo conference in Moscow (May 27/28 - 
<http://www.hcln.net/conferences.htm>http://www.hcln.net/conferences.htm) 
provides an opportunity to showcase the use of interactive 
broadcasting for community learning by Radio and the internet, and 
potential models for sustainable development through combined 
community media/telecentres.

If you have a project which uses radio and the internet as a catalyst 
for community learning and development, I would be happy to include 
details in my presentation if you send the information on any case 
studies to <mailto:dwortley at btconnect.com>dwortley at btconnect.com

BRIEF PRESENTATION ABSTRACT

Interactive Broadcasting is an emerging phenomenon which could 
provide new opportunities for creative radio broadcasting both for 
entertainment and education, and could create new business models for 
commercial sustainability. Early examples of interactive broadcasting 
included telephone chat shows which now extend to text messaging and 
email as tools to stimulate audience engagement and provide low cost 
content.

There are some pioneering schemes emerging in which sophisticated 
interactive broadcasting techniques are a fundamental development 
platform for radio broadcasting. THE Radio with Pictures Show is an 
example of integrating web conferencing with radio broadcasting to 
create a rich and interactive audience experience with great 
potential for educational applications and addressing digital divide 
issues - see 
<http://www.hcln.net/hfm/radioflyer.htm>http://www.hcln.net/hfm/radioflyer.htm

Another example is Radio Browsing as used by Kothmale Radio in Sri 
Lanka - a community radio station which uses the internet to engage 
its audience in both determining and creating program content - see 
<http://www.kothmale.net/>http://www.kothmale.net/

This presentation describes the Interactive Broadcasting concept and 
shows examples of how it can be used in practice.


Thanks
David Wortley
The White House
38 Main Street
Lubenham
Market Harborough
Leics LE16 9TF
Office Tel: +44(0)1858 410366
Mobile Tel: +44(0)7831 118943
EMail: <mailto:dwortley at btconnect.com>dwortley at btconnect.com
Web: 
<http://www.hcln.net/Papers/djwbio.htm>http://www.hcln.net/Papers/djwbio.htm