On Saturday, BIS hosted an ‘unconference’ - Connected Generation - exploring youth engagement in a digital age.
As with all unconferences, the agenda was set on the day by participants, who volunteered to lead sessions on their areas of expertise. Youth workers and practitioners met with researchers, innovators and policy makers to explore how to engage young people using social media and online technologies.
By hosting the conference at Kingsgate House, BIS staff walked the talk of the Department’s ‘Learning Revolution’ White Paper. The White Paper suggested cheap or free ‘open spaces’ should be provided by publicly-funded organisations to support learning by self-organised groups.
Connected Generation was the second in a series of volunteer-run events, made possible by the kind sponsorship of a number of individuals. You can learn more about the conference and its outputs or discuss the issues of youth engagement in the digital age.