´óÏó´«Ã½ Learning Indie Commissioning Event
Post categories: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Online,ÌýLearning,Ìýaccountability
| 12:30 UK time, Thursday, 20 December 2012
Hi, I'm Chris Sizemore executive editor for the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s Knowledge & Learning product. Alongside Ian Myatt, head of product for Knowledge & Learning, I'm privileged to be responsible for the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s digital output around the factual and educational genres.
In November ´óÏó´«Ã½ Learning held its annual Indie Commissioning meeting at in Salford. This event gives ´óÏó´«Ã½ Learning a chance to share our plans for the coming year with partners and indies.
We also presented an update on the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s new Knowledge & Learning online product, discussing both the progress we're making and the strategy behind the product.
Saul Nassé, controller of ´óÏó´«Ã½ Learning, spoke about the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s overarching vision for Learning: to "inspire a life full of learning for all our audiences".
Saul laid out ´óÏó´«Ã½ Learning's three main areas of focus:
- We commission TV programmes (and occasional radio programmes).
- We commission and produce face-to-face events.
- We commission and produce online content for lifelong learners and students aged five to 19 and their teachers.
Saul described ´óÏó´«Ã½ Learning's job as influencing and collaborating with other parts of the ´óÏó´«Ã½, with partners and with indies to get this "life full of learning" to happen right across the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s output, not just within the Learning department itself.
In that sense the department's mission is to act as a kind of 'glue'.
In keeping with this strategic approach, Saul, Ian and I want the Knowledge & Learning online product to play a 'glue' role too, helping bind the different parts of ´óÏó´«Ã½ Online together for audiences.
I'd like to thank all the independent companies who gave their time to join us and share their questions and experiences. I met a lot of folks I didn't know before and from my point of view the event was a big success.
You can download the presentation from the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Learning Indie Commissioning session at the About ´óÏó´«Ã½ Learning website.
The range of commissioning briefs that were mentioned on the day can be found now (or in a couple of cases will be posted very soon) on our page about Learning commissioning priorities and opportunities.
Chris Sizemore is executive editor for the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s Knowledge & Learning product.
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