Reflection, resources and musings aloud on supporting, enabling and empowering young people
- Should youth workers be using MySpace and Bebo to communicate with the young people they work with?
- How can PodCasts provide a platform for young people's voices?
- What role have multiplayer online games and virtual worlds got in work with young people?
- How can youth work support young people online?
- How could viral videos help promote a skate park revolution?
- What's the role of the web in helping young people find places to go and things to do?
Hopefully, those, any many other things, will be topics of discussion at BarCampUKYouthOnline - an informal participant organised conference on the 17th May 2008.
And you're invited to take part.
A BarCamp is a particular style of informal conference/gathering where everyone can be part of setting the agenda and leading sessions on the day. It provides a way of having the discussions you really want to have around the topic of young people and the web.
There are more details over at the event website where you can also sign up or just drop me a line if you would like to know more.
And if you can't make it - you can still share the questions you would like to see explored. Drop your thoughts in the comments below...
About Tim Davies
Tim Davies is a freelance consultant and researcher focussing on youth work and youth and community participation.
Tim graduated with a first class BA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE) from Oxford University in 2006. Whilst at University and for a short while afterwards Tim worked as a trainer and consultant with the Participation team of The National Youth Agency, developed the Hear by Right online shared learning tool and managed the final relaunch of the Participation Works online gateway for NCB/Participation Works. He has designed and delivered consultations for national and local government. Tim was also responsible for developing a national online management information system for YouthBank UK, now providing micro-finance grant management tools to over 80 sites across England and Ireland. Tim has also worked as communications manager for Just Fair Trade in Leicester.
Writing and blogging widely, Tim recently co-authored a chapter in the Open University reader 'Leading and Managing Youth Work' with Bill Badham.
Tim draws on skills as a technology steward and social media specialist to make the most of collaboration, consultation and community building technology in projects he works on - and to support youth organisations in engaging with social media.