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Digital engagement is ‘conversations and human interaction via the internet’

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digiCC workshop – Ayr 10:15 Welcome and introduction Bruce Ryan, Edinburgh Napier University

Claire Monaghan, Head of Communities, South Ayrshire Council

10:30 Community Empowerment Scottish Government

10:45 Session 1 What are the major problems around CC digital engagement?

11:45 Break

12:00 Digital Resources for Community Councillors Improvement Service

12:15 Session 2: How can CCs best use the internet?

13:15 Lunch

14:00 Chewin’ the Fat: CC members engaging on Facebook Michael Gallagher

14:15 Digital tools for Community Councils Alistair Stoddart, The Democratic Society

14:30 Session 3: Topics raised by delegates

15:00 Break

15:15 All-delegate discussion

15:45 Conclusion and close Bruce Ryan, Edinburgh Napier University

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•  Discussion •  Suggest topics •  Questionnaire

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Background: digiCC workshops

Principal Investigator:

Peter Cruickshank

Researcher:

Dr Bruce Ryan

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2012 2014

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Interludes 2013-14: MSc dissertation

Why? 2014: CC map

Where is my CC? 2014: CCN+ project

Communities of Practice?

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rest

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Cs

Interest: S

ocial Media

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2012 2014

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Comparison and churn

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January 2015 digital engagement workshop Context

  Known issues with CCs’ use of the internet

  CCLOs overloaded – CCs need to help themselves

Motivations

  To make things better we need to understand the problems

  Opportunity for CCs to meet face-to-face

  Knowledge and skills are ‘out there’ but are not yet shared

  Seed a Community of Practice

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Adapted from Church, C. (n.d.) http://

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Problems confirmed …but there is hope

Known issues •  Feeling of lack of support

•  Sources of help are patchy and slow

•  There is lack of succession planning

•  Cynicism, despondency and inaction

•  Issues with CC / CCLO relations

Some constructive discussion •  Delegates enthused - ‘The day CCs

were reborn!’

•  There’s a demand for a roadmap towards positive change

•  16-17-year-olds could be involved

•  Delegates appreciated speakers taking difficult questions!

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Actions and what’s next

  Creating informal channels & networks Ø  Up to you to keep in touch

  Create an online forum to network and share experiences. Ø  https://khub.net/group/scottish-community-councillors-online

  More workshops! Ø  SG sponsored with IS and COSLA support Ø  Ayrshire, Moray, Angus and Borders

  Follow-up research to make a difference: Ø  How to share and empower Ø  How community councilors can learn from each other

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Find out more

  Blog post: Ø  http://bruceryan.info/2015/02/04/digital-

engagement-workshop-for-community-councillors-30-january-2015

  Includes links to Ø  Report PDF Ø  Audio and video

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THANK YOU (And sign up on Khub)

Bruce Ryan – B.Ryan@napier.ac.uk

Peter Cruickshank – P.Cruickshank@napier.ac.uk

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10:15 – 10:30 Welcome and introduction

Bruce Ryan, Edinburgh Napier University

Claire Monaghan,

Head of Communities, South Ayrshire Council

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10:30 – 10:45 Community Empowerment

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10:45 – 11:45 Session 1

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11:45 – 12:00 Break

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12:00 – 12:15 Digital resources for Community

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Improvement Service

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12:15 – 13:15 Session 2

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13:15 – 14:00 Lunch

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14:00 – 14:15 Chewin’ the fat

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Michael Gallagher

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14:15 – 14:30 Digital tools for Community Councils

Alistair Stoddart

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14:30 – 15:00 Session 3

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15:00 – 15:15 Break

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15:15 – 15:45 All-delegate discussion

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15:45 Conclusion and close

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