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Module 12: Closing 1.
Making Plans
The facilitator should help participants to reflect on what they have learned during the training, and to make plans for after the training.
1. Facilitator divides the participants into four or five groups based on where the participants live.
2. Facilitator explains how the planning session will run, and what support they will provide the participants with after the training such as mentoring sessions or
skill-building workshops. 3. Participants discuss their plans in groups, and write them down on a large sheet
of paper. 4. Groups present their plans to the large group.
5. Facilitator guides the participants in filling in feedback forms. 6. Facilitator asks the participants for any feedback they are willing to share with the
group and facilitators. Facilitator clarifies and responds as needed. 7. Facilitator awards the participants certificates or other participation rewards, and
closes the training.
2. Evaluation and Post-Test
Evaluation is important for all trainings and workshops. It helps facilitators and trainers understand how to improve their events in the future, and to ensure that participants’
needs are met.
Below is an example evaluation form that can be used:
Answer every question by circling a number from 1 to 6. The lowest score is 1, while the highest score is 6.
1. In general, how much did this training meet your hopes? 1
2 3
4 5
6
Not at all A lot
2. How hard was the training for you? 1
2 3
4 5
6
Not hard at all Too hard
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1 2
3 4
5 6
Not at all Very
4. In your opinion, how helpful were the training’s administrative staff? 1
2 3
4 5
6
Not at all Very
5. In your opinion, how disciplined were the other participants? 1
2 3
4 5
6
Not at all Very
6. What made you feel very happy, happy, and sad in this training?
Very happy Happy
Sad
7. How will this training help you when you return to your work?
7. Do you have any suggestions on how this training can be improved?
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1. What did you learn in this training, especially about citizen journalism?
2. Will you begin writing or write more frequently on social media after this training? If so, what do you plan to write about?
3. Will you begin writing or write more frequently in response to issues you read or hear about in newspapers or on the radio? If so, what medium will you use
readers’ letters, listeners’ feedback?
4. Your name:
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3. Mentoring citizen journalists post-training
We cannot assume that all training participants will be able to put their new knowledge and skills into practice without additional assistance. Many will need some extra help
and mentoring to get started.
Some issues that the new citizen journalists might encounter include: - Hesitance or reluctance to write, because they are not yet confident.
- Doubting their own ability, because they are not 100 sure what issues should become topics of reporting.
- Worrying that their reporting might cause a negative reaction from people involved, especially as they are ‘only’ citizen journalists.
- Feeling over- burdened, because they are concerned they have the ‘duty’ to cover
critical stories. These are common problems for new citizen journalists to experience, and are precisely
why mentoring is necessary. Mentoring will help them overcome their concerns and begin producing news.
Basic principles of mentoring 1. Facilitator has basic journalism skills
To properly build the skills of new citizen journalists, the facilitator herself must have at least basic journalism skills. They should be able to write news stories,
identify potential stories, understand angles and leads, conduct field research and observation, and follow the journalistic code of ethics.
2. Facilitator has strong facilitation skills
