DK from Mediasnackers has spoken to Hilary Mason from West Sussex Youth Service about her blogging over at UK Youth Blog and has put it together as a PodCast.You can listen to it here.
It's a fantastic 8 minutes of exploration of how social media tools can be used in Youth Work and informal education, and how just about anyone can pick up and learn the tools to make blogging work for them. Here's DK's index of what you will find:
0.00—0.24 intro
0.25—1.22 why Hilary started her blog
1.23—2.20 barriers of entry
2.21—3.11 internal feedback from the organisation
3.12—4.35 following the digital breadcrumbs and wider impact of blogging
4.36—5.31 specific tools and platforms
5.32—6.16 inspiring other to blog (Dave Petrie)
6.17—7.05 advice for other youth workers thinking about blogging
7.06—7.55 future
7.56—8.07 outro