(SJRK) June 26, 2018 Partners Meeting Notes

Owned by Dana Ayotte
Last updated: Jun 26, 2018

Present:

  • Dana

  • Gregor

  • James

  • Juliana

  • Liam

  • Michelle

Updates

IDRC

  • Reviewing storytelling tool architecture and code

    • Will continue later this week

  • Specs from Hector re: school devices and student’s personal devices

    • Tablets and devices around ~5 years old, similar versions of software

  • Working on sketching up the storytelling tool in different contexts - this

  • Presented our experiences in Colombia

  • Website - Avtar not here today

  • We would like to have other groups try the tool and provide feedback

    • Perhaps we’d like to get more modalities into it before showing it again?

      • Add Video and Transcribing Recorder?

    • Timing is also potentially an issue

    • Get some feedback on how various groups can use the tool in their contexts

Karisma

  • Translation of our survey questions

  • Translating the responses - photos of handwritten responses! :)

  • Popular question - when will we do the next workshop??

  • Main issues - seed sovereignty, gender

  • Like the experience of writing some stories

  • Meeting with Hector, Pilar, Carolina soon - about future of project

    • Expensive to do the workshops, to bring students to Fresno etc

  • How to continue El Planeta Es la Escuela?

    • Idea - make it a once/year festival in Fresno

    • Gather groups from Medllín

    • Youth and tech focused

    • Working toward the festival is good motivation - do different projects with a goal of presenting it at the festival

      • Improve sense of collectivity, community

    • Can invite other groups beyond the project

    • Making sustainable connections

    • Themes related to tech and needs  - how tech can meet those needs

    • Sustainability - worried about their dependence on Karisma - they have the resources to support themselves

    • Encourage a sense of collectivity and togetherness among the youth - beyond school assignments etc

    • James - how to engage them in sports activities? All ages, etc.

  • Working with an intern in Mexico who is working in inclusive design of websites - she is creating a coalition to support the work beyond Mexico

TIG