PenPlusBytes Online course in ICT Journalism Participants Blog list

PenPlusBytes Online course in ICT Journalism Participants Blog list

Paul Aruho

www.ablelord.blogspot.com

Md. Gulam Mustofa Zaman Bhuiyan

http://online-journalism.blogspot.com/

Naa Adei Dsane

http://naadsane.blogspot.com/

Mohammad Kawsar Uddin

http://kawsaruddin.blogspot.com/

Mabutho Ngcobo

http://www.mabuthongcobo.blogspot.com/

Nana Appiah

www.nanaappiah.blogspot.com

Emmy Olaki

http://www.olaki-emmy.blogspot.com/

Quazi Shabbir Alamgir

www.quazishabbiralamgir.blogspot.com

Emmanuel Kihaule

http://www.choriro.blogspot.com/

Kimumwe Paul

http://kimumwepaul.blogspot.com/

Musoke Ronald

http://ronnestoft.blogspot.com/

Clement Njoroge

http://makenacon.blogspot.com/

WANZALA BAHATI JUSTUS

http://jb-mediaictrain.blogspot.com/

Akinyi Hongo

http://akinyihongo.blogspot.com/

Guedegbe Senakpon Gerard

http://guedegbetic.hautetfort.com

Vincent NNANNA,
http://vinfish.blogspot.com/

Charles Ogallo

http://charles.newsroom.blogspot.com/

PETER MUSA

http://petermusa.blogspot.com/

Mugira Fredrick

http://mugira.blogspot.com/

Soussi houssine

http://www.myictblog.blogspot.com/

Waweru Mugo

http://wmugoh.blogspot.com/

Enoch Darfah Frimpong

http://enochdarfahfrimpong.blogspot.com

Ali Mahmud Toko

http://tokon.blogspot.com/

LINDA ADHIAMBO OGWELL

http://ogwellinfor.blogspot.com/

Nakkazi Esther

http://katnam.blogspot.com/

Lutful Kabir

http://lutfulkabir.blogspot.com/

Archibald Adams

http://archie-spage.blogspirit.com/

Mawutodzi Abissath

http://abissath3.blogspot.com

Class blog

http://www.mediaictrain.blogspot.com/

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PENPLUSBYTES LAUNCHES ONLINE ICT JOURNALISM COURSE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PENPLUSBYTES LAUNCHES ONLINE ICT JOURNALISM COURSE

March 21^st 2006: The International Institute for ICT journalism (PenPlusBytes) has launched its first online training course titled: Introduction to ICT Journalism. The course which runs from 20^th March to 20^th May 2006 has attracted 43 participants from countries spread across three continents; Africa, Europe and Asia .

The course will be administered by the PenPlusBytes team and a group of international ICT Journalism experts from various parts of the world. The course has been designed to cover the fundamentals of ICT journalism for journalists with little or no experience in New Media. Employing a variety of online tools such as blogging and wikipedia, the course affords participants to have practical hands-on sessions whilst at the same time having academic insights in ICT journalism. The vision is to improve the quality of journalism through the use of ICT tools.

According to Kwami Ahiabenu II, President of PenPlusBytes the idea for undertaking this online course was born out of the need to reach a wider journalist audience with ICT Journalism training. He points out that whilst PenPlusBytes has already undertaken several ICT journalism workshops in East and West Africa for African journalists there was the need to spread the course to a much wider audience and thus the introduction of the online module. He added ' this is the pioneering online media training in ICT Journalism and we hope it would contribute in increasing the number of journalists with skills in this area'. He is optimistic that this marks a watershed in Online ICT journalism training.

The course blog is located at http://mediaictrain.blogspot.com/ with course wiki found at http://mediaictrain.pbwiki.com/ .

Participants who successfully complete the 8- week course are expected to receive a certificate from the International Institute of ICT journalism.

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Notes to Editors

The International Institute for Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) Journalism (PenPlusBytes) is a registered company limited by guarantee since 18^th July 2001. It seeks to empower the media through the use of ICTs to advance the work of journalism. Since its inception the organisation has trained numerous Journalists across the globe.

Contact Address

Website: www.penplusbytes.net

welcome message

International Institute for ICT Journalism – PenPlusBytes -PPB0105 - Introduction to ICT Journalism

Welcome message

Welcome to PenPlusBytes online course on ICT Journalism for the period of three months (20th March to 20^th May)

Classes

We shall post weekly lecture notes based on the class table time plus relevant documents.Participants are expected to contribute through questions, comments, contributions, suggestion etc after reading the lectures notes. Please remember that class postings constitute part of your final grading.At the end of each week, a weekly summary of all postings shall be post to the list.

Weekly Class Assignments

Class assignments are expected to be submitted on due dates.

Submit your assignment before Sunday each week to mediaictrain AT gmail.com

In the subject line indicate your name and the question for the weekly assignment

For example, question – tools of ICT in newsroom, name: Alajidi Kufe

Subject: Alajidi kufe( tools of ICTs in news room)

Project Work

At the end of the course, each participant is expected to submit a project work in any ICT Journalism area of choice.

Special Guests

In addition to the course instructors, participants would have a unique opportunity to interact with special guests with expertise in ICT Journalism.

Participants

We have 43 participants registered to take part in this online course

See below countries and time zones of participants :

1	Bangladesh ( Dhaka)	GMT +6
2	Liberia (Monrovia )	GMT
3	South Africa (Johannesburg)	GMT +2
4	Kenya (Nairobi)	GMT + 3
5	Ghana (Accra)	GMT
6	UK (London)	GMT
7	France( Paris)	GMT +2
8	Benin(Porto Novo)	GMT + 1
9	Uganda (Kampala)	GMT + 3
10	The Gambia (Banju)	GMT
11	Cameroon ( Douala)	GMT + 2
12	Zambia( Lusaka)	GMT + 2

A full participants list shall be made available to the group list soon.

Grading: Participants are expected to undertake weekly assignment, participate in online discussion and published final project work on PenPlusBytes website.

Final grades:

• 20% on weekly assignments
• 20% on class participation
• 40% on project work
• 20% on multiple tests

Links

The course mailing list is located at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mediaictrain/

See course blog at http://mediaictrain.blogspot.com/

Course wiki is found at https://mediaictrain.pbwiki.com/

For PenPlusBytes website point your browser to www.penplusbytes.net

CLASS TIME TABLE - Three months (20th March to 20 May 2006)

PERIOD	CONTENT
WEEK ONE – 20th March	Introduction of Participants and Course Objectives Introduction to ICT Journalism – concept, theory and definition History of ICT Journalism
WEEK TWO	Introduction to ICT tools for Journalism – wikis, blogs, website, chat, forum, email, content management system, news room management system and publishing platforms
WEEK THREE	The role of information and knowledge management in the newsroom
WEEK FOUR	Online Research
WEEK FIVE	Reporting ICT Stories
WEEK SIX	Special Guests/Business models of Online Journalism
WEEK SEVEN	Special Guests /Project Work
WEEK EIGHT	Special Guests/ Project Work
WEEK NINE - 20th May	Conclusion and Future of ICT Journalism

Learning Online

Learning online comes with a lot of advantages especially when learning about technologies. There are inherent challenges when learning online mostly because of the lack of face to face experience. Learning online is an important skill you have to acquire.

Tips

1. Set a period of day to undertake online learning
2. Find a folder and print out hard copies of key notes and resources
3. Plan your on learning experience
4. Interact and connect with other participants via f2f, email or phone calls
5. Discipline
6. Time commitment
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Introduction to ICT Journalism Course

Training
Introduction to ICT Journalism Course
Online Course
March 20, 2006


The International Institute for Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) – Penplusbytes presents a three month (March 20th – May 20th 2006) online training opportunity for journalists in the area of ICT Journalism. Participants will be exposed to the wider context of ICTs assisted journalism including its history, how these technologies are impacting on the world of journalism, how ICT can be used in producing stories and how to manage change process in using innovative ICT tools.

Course Description and Goals: This course teaches the theory and concept of ICTs journalism and how to use ICTs tools how to generate and publish news content.

At the end of the course, the participants will learn four main set of skills

• You will learn and understand broad spectrum of ICTs tools available for journalism
• You will learn how to research and publish content online
• You will learn that despite that the proliferation of technology for journalism the fundamental principles of journalism still apply.
• You will learn how to generate more ICTs stories

Prerequisites: This course does not have any special prerequisites though participants will need to have basic computer skills such sending and receiving mails, managing files and browsing the Internet. The course assumes participants are practicing journalists who have mastered journalism skills.

Class Meeting: Participants are expected to meet online via group discussion weekly, it is expected that a participants must devote at least five hours per week online.

Course Content

• Introduction to ICT Journalism – concept, theory and definition
• History of ICT Journalism
• Introduction to ICT tools for Journalism – wikis, blogs, website, chat, fourm, email, content management system, newsroom management and publishing platforms
• The role of information and knowledge management in the newsroom
• Reporting ICT Stories
• Online Research
• Business Models of Online Journalism
• Future of ICT Journalism

Materials
Participants will be provided with regular resources during the duration of the course, these resources will available mostly online or via CD ROM.

Grading: Participants are expected to undertake weekly assignment, participate in online discussion and published final project work on penplusbyte website.

Certificates
All participants who fully participated in the course would be awarded a certificate.

Application
Click here to download an application form

Closing date for receipt of application and statement is 15th March 2006