1) SMALL INTERCULTURAL TEAMS

Template for Activities/Workshops in Ireland:

Title[1] of Activity	Explore Achill Island trough a lens
Description[2]	The participants have to express their impressions of Achill Island in word. They are able to use all forms of literature. After the writing they should visualize their word in photos of Achill Island, with the help of digital cameras. The digital information should be treated by the participants and published on the web. Previous experiences in the handling of digital cameras and writing would be good but not necessary.
Subtitle[3]	From your word to your photos on the web.
Leader[4]	Jutta Tarut (Germany)
Assistant[5]
Workshop specialist[6]	Sean Cannon (Achill Island)
Participants	- - - - - -
Time[7]	Mo, Tue, Thur, Fri 10:00 – 13:00
Place	Inside und outside
Materials needed	Digital cameras, batteries for the cameras, laptop software for picture processing and printing paper (photo quality), pens and paper

category I SMALL INTERCULTURAL TEAMS
1. no more than 6 participants?	yes x
2. at least 3 nationalities	yes x
3. at least from 3 stations	yes x
4. which activities facilitate intercultural communication?	The participants get in contact with the people of Achill and their way of life. They learn about Achill’s nature, culture and the culture heritage.

category II CONNECTION TO THE WEB STORY
1. activity is already included in web stories	yes x no p	describe where:The activity can be included in web stories.
2. results will be included in web stories	yes p no p	describe where: The texts and the photos can be included in web story.
3. is extra technical support needed?	yes p no p	describe which: look at point „materials“

category III CREATIVE USE OF NEW MEDIA
1. will the new media be used in a creative way?	yes x no p	describe how: writing, photography and picture processing.
2. are they essential to the activity?	yes x no p	describe why: The new media offer new ways to present information
3. will the participants learn to use the new media?	yes x no p	describe how: The participants learn to use the new media.
4. do participants learn s.th. about the notion of new media?	yes p no p	describe what:

category IV ACTIVE EXPLORATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
1. will participants explore in an active and creative way?	yes x no p	describe how: participants will exchange their experiences on writing, photografing, and picture processing.
2. are they sensitized to parallels to their own home country?	yes p no p	describe how:
3. are there any innovative forms of experiencing culture (as opposed to conventional “guided tour”)?	yes p no p	describe how:

category V BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY
1. will the participants share their own specialist/cultural backgrounds?	yes p no p	describe how:
2. will there be a clear benefit for the community?	yes x no p	describe how: The experience can be usefull for Volkshochschule in Cologne.
3. is the value of the benefit in relation of the learning experience of the participants?	yes p no p	describe how:

[1] should be a gripping marketing title (no more than 5 words)

[2] no more than 200 words

[3] can be a longer, more academic and descriptive title

[4] any participant can be leader of a workshop

[5] assistant must be from a group/nationality different from the leader

[6] e.g. the photographer in the photo workshop (external specialists)

[7] regular times at the moment are either Mon/Tue/Thur/Fri 10-13 or Mon/Tue/Thur 14:30-17:30 or Wed all day