Pamela McLean wrote:
Ross Gardler wrote:
Remember that bandwidth need not be a live Internet connection. I
recently passed a Compact Flash containing a number of key
presentations from IT Conversations to a colleague in rural Guyana.
In his village he doesn't even have a computer, let alone an Internet
connection. Yet that lack of bandwidth does not limit him with
podcasting, he'll be using an MP3 player to listen to the podcasts and
will be using what he learns from them to convince the village
community that they need an IT Centre.
Ross
Would this information be appropriate to share with the community in
Ago-Are - to give them a clearer vision of the potential of their
InfoCentre?
The particular info I was mentioning is all IT related stuff. So I doubt
that it will be applicabe to the Ago-Are community. However, as I
mention in a subsequent mail there should be other items that are more
applicabe to the community in Ago-Are.
They do have computers (not very high spec but some do include sound).
Could the info go to them on a CD?.
Yes
What are the accents like? How fast do the contributors speak? i.e. How
well must my Ago-Are people understand English to make sense of it? (The
people I have in mind to listen can understand my English - but not if I
speak too fast - i.e my usual rate...).
This is not an issue for Guyana (English speaking). For something like
the BBC West Way series it is designed for non-english speakers.
It would be great if someone with a media bent could create a set of
dramatisations on key subjects (such as HIV/AIDS) in an accessible form.
Something along the lines of the BBC World Serice WestWay series
(http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/arts/features/westway/index.shtml )
They get around the problem of being understandable by having lots of
characters that are not native English speakers. Hence they speak in
understandable ways.
DOes anyone know a drama or media student looking for a final year
project to do?
By the way does this renewed activity mean that the floods have gone
down and life is getting a little easier there in Guyana now - I hope
so......
To an extent. The floods have gone, but the damage is still being repaired.
Ross
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