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04-02-2009 - PJ 3 / 3 = The Teachers' Batch |
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| | PJ 3 / 3 = The Teachers' Batch by Jay Malaga
Disclaimer: This article may contain disturbing information such as that of a veteran war journalist acting like a 16-year old and/or a respectable radio station manager posing as Manny Pacquiao. We guarantee, however, that these efforts were made solely for educational purposes. And that a lot of lessons were, indeed, shared and learned in the process.
The latest group of PJ3 survivors were named last March 31, 2009 at Palmas del Mar Hotel and Restaurant in Bacolod City, Philippines. PJ3 or the Qualification Course for Peace and Conflict Journalism Trainers gathered eight (8) participants from all over the Philippines in the so-called “Teachers' Batch.”
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In the last session of the 6-day training, the group of both experienced and aspiring teachers found themselves filling in the shoes of 16-year old campus writers of Antipolo, Rizal during a simulation of a teaching module formulated by ONE Philippines writer Joselito Gonzales and Mindanao University of Science and Technology professor, Connie del Castillo. This was the culmination of days of sharing learning experiences and teaching/training methods and strategies facilitated by Antonia Koop with PJ3 Batch 1 alumna Shirley Evidente assisting. As part of the training, the participants were required to come up with teaching/training designs, including class/session simulation.
Other modules involved a “Conflict-Sensitive Communication” course for graduate students designed by Polytechnic University of the Philippines professor Robert Baldago and Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication associate dean Madeline Quiamco; a forum on “Peace Talks” by Froilan Gallardo and Serafin Plotria of Radio Mindanao Network (the war journalist and the station manager, respectively); and a “Conflict-Sensitive Journalism” program for a Masters' Course made by Leo Pellejo of the Peace Agents Academy and Jay Malaga of the Philippine Secretariat (PECOJON).
The training is part of PECOJON's Conflict Sensitive Journalism in South East Asia program and is conducted in cooperation with the International Institute for Journalism of InWEnt. |
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