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Application contact information at the bottom. This is great to see - an "online moderators" training course in the UK. Since the course is online-based, I assume that if you can pay the tuition and are accepted in the course, folks from anywhere can build their online facilitation skills. In the U.S., E-Democracy worked with the National Civic League to develop a grant proposal for a "Building the Online Commons Training Program." The proposal combines online facilitation training with practical efforts to establish local community e-lists based on our successful model. September 11 knocked us off of our fund raising path, but in Winona <http://onlinedemocracy.winona.org/training.html> the idea was adapted to build the facilitation skills of participants. Steven Clift Democracies Online http://www.e-democracy.org/do From: "Irving Rappaport" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Hansard Society E-Moderators course details Date sent: Wed, 5 Jun 2002 15:40:39 +0100 E-Moderators Training Course (from the Hansard Society and the Open University) Government, Parliament, local councils, the media, business and the voluntary sector are increasingly eager to hear what people have to say on matters of public policy. The internet makes it much easier for there to be two-way communication between the public on the one hand and decision makers and politicians on the other. But in order for this to be a meaningful and civilised interaction there is a need for well trained online moderators (or 'e-moderators') who can facilitate the discussion so that people can - a.. hear all sides of a political issue b.. express their points of view and respond to those of others c.. know that they are being listened to by politicians and/or decision makers d.. know that their opinions will be taken into account This course, the first of its kind in the UK, is being offered by the Hansard Society (http://www.hansardsociety.org.uk) in association with Dr Gilly Salmon of the Open University. It will provide an opportunity to acquire these essential online moderation skills. The course will be run entirely through the internet and uses a tried and tested training model already successfully deployed to train thousands of online teachers from many professional backgrounds and many parts of the world. Now you will be able to learn how to apply these techniques to online consultation and deliberation. The training programme will require you to devote some 5 hours per week online over a 5 week period at times to suit your schedule (about 25 online hours in total). Groups of 20 participants will work together asynchronously to develop the basic skills and experience to become qualified e-moderators. A minimum of 30 minutes online at any time each day is recommended to enable you to stay in touch with your tutor and fellow participants. An e-moderation certificate will be awarded by the Hansard Society to those completing the course. The anticipated demand for trained e-moderators is expected to grow significantly in the very near future. All holders of this unique qualification will be given the option of having their names published on the Hansard Society website and made available to organisations requiring these skills. Prerequisites are: · good keyboard skills · excellent communication and literacy skills · ability to follow text based discussion online · regular, fast access to the internet · interest in the challenge of participating in online democracy · knowledge and experience of democracy · determination and motivation to become an e-moderator · willingness to suspend your own opinions and adopt a politically impartial role The first course commences 20th September 2002 and will cost £495 plus VAT To request further details please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject heading 'Application for e-moderator course'. If you wish to apply now, please attach a cv (no more than 2 pages as a Word file) and a brief letter explaining your interest and suitability for the course. ^ ^ ^ ^ Steven L. Clift - W: http://www.publicus.net Minneapolis - - - E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minnesota - - - - - T: +1.612.822.8667 USA - - - - - - - ICQ: 13789183 *** Please send submissions to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** To subscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** Message body: SUB DO-WIRE *** *** To unsubscribe instead, write: UNSUB DO-WIRE *** *** Please forward this post to others and encourage *** *** them to subscribe to the free DO-WIRE service. ***
