BORDER LIVES – E-LEARNING JOURNEYThursday 9 October, 2014

W5, Belfast

Conor McGaleProject Manager – Border Lives

Border Lives‘The Fews’

Overview of Border LivesBY CONOR McGALE, PROJECT MANAGER

“To ensure that the stories and experiences of those living in the

Border Region during the Northern Ireland Troubles, are captured,

replicated and shared in innovative ways that are accessible to both

new and wider audiences locally, regionally and internationally.”

• Create 6 documentary films and 7 viral videos (interview 80 people)

• Create a new website www.borderlives.eu

• Create an E-Learning programme – Rethink

(www.rethinkborderlives.eu )

• Organise 36 public events

• Use new technologies to tell and share stories (Social Media, App, Storee)

Border Lives in Numbers

Social Media

Border Lives & e-learning

Purpose:

• To enhance the educational aspect of the Project;

• Use Storytelling as a teaching and training method;

• To use engaging interactive content that promotes Border Lives and

engages learners to learn more about the Northern Ireland Troubles;

What we asked Aurion to do..

• Create three e-learning modules that would complement & enhance

the Border Lives Project;

• To include a variety of appropriate interactions & engaging activities

to keep learners engaged;

• To devise a highly interactive, rich learning & visually attractive site;

• The modules should be an introduction to these topics which would

supplement class based training rather than replace face-to-face

learning;

Border Lives Rethink

http://www.borderlivesrethink.eu/

Challenges

• Content.

• Films & Editing Process.

• Technical Requirements of the Project.

• EU Funding Requirements.

• Timescale.

Working with Aurion

• Target Audience.

• Content Requirements (Workshops, Research, Conversations).

• What the modules should look like visually (“highly interactive rich

learning material which is central to the core aims of the project”).

Working with Aurion

• Website design, strong

colours, navigation and

layout of the site (Site

meetings/reviews).

• Having the site tested and

live for the high-profile

launch in Stormont at the

end of September.

Future Work

• Opportunities to expand the e-learning site via new funding streams.

• Potential to roll out to the Curriculum North & South of Ireland under

the “Citizenship” module.

• “Storee” element of the project will ensure that the site remains user-

led.

www.borderlivesrethink.eu