> Ive been following this interesting discussion from a distance.
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> In a slightly different sector, I've found a poster format useful for summarising educational development projects (with links to fuller reports/video etc if wanted) PDF versions can be published on a central website, and they can also be printed as large conference posters for sharing in other contexts. You could always provide some standard templates to save time for people who don't want to devise their own, but leave option to be more creative for those who do ?
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> Best wishes
> Pauline
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> Pauline Ridley
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> On 3 Mar 2017, at 11:23, Lisa Kerley <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>>> I like case studies/reports that are visual. Photographs should be a must. We are talking about exciting projects here aren't we? They should therefore be illustrated as such. Do the Arts Council have a template for case studies?
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>>>> On 3 Mar 2017, at 11:10, Lucy-Ann Pickering <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>>>> Good morning
>>>>
>>>> I enjoy reading case studies very much, but have to agree that the format is not as engaging as perhaps it might be. Having everything the same provides consistency, but it often leaves me feeling that I have not really learnt that much about a project and its individual nature/ the things that make it different or special.
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>>>> As regards the template I have just submitted a case study using it for the first time. I did find the template restrictive and difficult to use. I tried my best to give an overall impression of the project, but to meet the 750 word limit I had to go back and cut swathes of information and reduce descriptions to bullet points in the hope of getting enough across that it would still make sense to the wide readership. For example, I had so few words left by the time I got to 'actual outcomes' I had little more than space to say that 'we had met our intended outcomes'. The balance of the structure just seems off.
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>>>> I have read the discussion on the list and I do agree that a more flexible format, with guidelines for submission as opposed to a template, might be better. I do think that direction needs to be given to contributors so that we continue to avoid descriptive articles, but as projects come in all shapes and sizes the format should probably be more flexible too. I would also like to see an increased standard word count, because it was very hard to fit my 18 month project into 750 words. Perhaps a standard word count of 1000 words would be better, and give us a chance to learn more.
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>>>> As someone with ready access to the internet I would be happy to receive it in digital format, so perhaps there could be an opt-in for anyone who really does want/need the hard copies to reduce printing costs for GEM
>>>>
>>>> I should say the submission process itself was very easy and the office staff were fabulous.
>>>>
>>>> Lucy-Ann Pickering
>>>> Education and Learning Manager
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>>>> Thank you to all those of you who responded. Before I summarise responses please let me have your thoughts if you have not had a chance to reply to my earlier mails
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