E V E N T- L E D D I G I TA L PA R T I C I PAT I O N : U T I L I S I N G G L A S G O W 2 0 1 4 T O E M P O W E R C O M M U N I T I E S T O P R O D U C E C I T I Z E N - F O C U S E D R E S P O N S E S T O M A J O R E V E N T S

J E N N I F E R M . J O N E S , P R O J E C T C O O R D I N A T O R P R O F. D A V I D M C G I L L I V R A Y, P R O J E C T L E A D

Leisure Studies Association Conference 2014 (UWS)

D I G I TA L C O M M O N W E A LT H !!@ D I G C W 2 0 1 4 D I G I TA L C O M M O N W E A LT H .C O . U K

@ J E N N I F E R M J O N E S @ C R E N D A L L A T E D A R T S @ D G M C G I L L I V R A Y @ G M P 0 1

‘Social Media’ Games

“Official” social media

M E D I A M E S H I N G /S TA C K I N G

A U D I E N C E C A P T U R I N G T H E E V E N T E X P E R I E N C E

VA N C O U V E R 2 0 1 0 : S P E E D S K A T I N G F I N A L

E V E N T E X P E R I E N C E E D I N B U R G H , O LY M P I C T O R C H R E L A Y 2 0 1 2

T E A C H “ A U D I E N C E ” T O R E S E A R C H ?C I T I Z E N R E L A Y T R A I N I N G , C C A G L A S G O W 2 0 1 2

R E S E A R C H E R C A P T U R I N G “ A U D I E N C E ”G I F F N O C K , O LY M P I C T O R C H R E L A Y 2 0 1 2

digital infrastructures offer citizens new channels for speaking and acting together and thus lower the threshold for involvement (Bakardjieva et al, 2012: i)

D I G I TA L A N D M E D I A L I T E R A C I E SS E L K I R K , O LY M P I C T O R C H R E L A Y 2 0 1 2

Creative response to the Commonwealth (Games) from across Scotland, involving a diverse range of

individuals/communities

TA R G E T S

• Schools Programme, 32 local authorities (640 learners)

• Community Media Programme, 4 clusters (Highlands and Islands, Glasgow, Edinburgh and North, East and South Ayrshire)

• Creative Voices (Songwriting, Creative Writing & Documentary), 4 campus areas of the University of the West of Scotland

D I G I TA L S T O R Y T E L L I N G

E X A M P L E S O F P R O J E C T SD I G I TA L C O M M O N W E A LT H

S C H O O L S P R O G R A M M E

• 58 schools, 508 learners participated

• transition initiatives (primary & secondary working together)

• cascading skills (learners becoming digital leaders)

• Going beyond sport, responding to principles of the project

• creative citizenship responding to the themes of project

C O M M U N I T Y M E D I AS T O R Y S O FA R

T E L L I N G T H E S T O R YB R A E H E A D P R I M A R Y, A Y R : B A T O N R E L A Y 2 0 1 4

N E X T S T E P S

D I G I TA L C O M M O N W E A LT H . C O . U K