Student Reporters

Tokstori Niuepepa

COLLABORATIVE SCHOOL PROJECT

PASS GOALS:

Educators and students build leadership skills and use student-centred and project-based learning approaches to improve educational outcomes
Positive understanding and relationships between PNG and Australia

target Groups:

PNG secondary school teachers
Australian secondary school teachers
PNG secondary school students – Years 9-11
Australian secondary school students – Years 9-11

DESCRIPTION:

PNG and Australian Year 9-11 students will gain an insight into the fundamentals of ‘the role of the reporter’ and how to create a short audio report inspired by local events, news and items of interest. Students will explore techniques for researching, preparing, presenting and recording reports. Trainers include young female PNG-Australian writers, journalists and communicators.

LEAD:

Foto Friendships is led by the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS). AFTRS is Australia's national screen arts and broadcast school. The school is an Australian Commonwealth Government statutory authority. It is a member of Arts8, the Australian Roundtable for Arts Training Excellence. AFTRS is the only Australian education institution to consistently make The Hollywood Reporter‘s prestigious annual list of the top film schools in the world. The School empowers talent to shape and share their stories with the world by delivering the most future-focused education, research and training.

Program detail:

Student Reporters is an online activity in PNG and Australia, including:

One online introductory session for students and educators. This will be facilitated by AEF in partnership with the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS), to support PASS school participants who choose to undertake this activity.
Student workbook, for students to use as they undertake Student Reporters, in PDF format
Students record one-minute of audio per day for 20-days on their mobile device and import to a laptop or computer for editing.
Concluding Audio Gallery, delivered asynchronously
Ongoing check-ins and support
Resources and materials created as part of this collaborative activity

What you will Need:

Group access to computers at school
Internet connectivity with data
Access to Google Platforms, WhatsApp and email
Student access to a mobile device or tablet
Access to project materials, online or printed

EXPECTED LEARNING Areas & OUTCOMES:

LEARNING AREAS

Literacy
English
Science
Technology
Geography
History

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Media literacy
Communication
Creativity
Technology
Teamwork
Collaboration
Intercultural understanding

CAPABILITIES

AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM LINKS

Australian Curriculum (Year 9 and 10): English - Language: Text structure and organisation, Language for interaction and Expressing and developing ideas. Literacy: Creating texts and Texts in context. ICT Capability – Managing and Operating ICT elements and Communicating with ICT elements. Literacy capability - Visual knowledge. Intercultural understanding capability - Recognising Culture and developing respect, interacting and empathising with others, reflecting on intercultural experiences and taking responsibility.