peer-to-peer, frame-by-frame

Peer-to-peer, Frame-to-frame: Video-centred Horizontal Learning

Groups of persons living, studying or working
in a similar context are all looking for ways to
improve themselves on the same topic. Think
about farmers groups, a batch of biology
students or program managers within one
organization. In conventional training a
teacher shares content in an instructional

way. Horizontal learning is peer-to-peer
learning through communities of practices.
TheWaterChannel uses video to accelerate
horizontal learning. Our methodology includes
3 components: Youth involvement in
video training, using existing infrastrucutre
and an element of competition.

Targeting youth, as using smartphones, making and sharing videos comes to them as second nature

Using existing networks and sharing platforms; rather than create new ones

Competition element to stimulate capturing and sharing of stories

Video-centred Horizontal Learning in Bangladesh’s polder areas

In Bangladesh a video-centered horizontal
learning system is developed which facilitates
spreading good agricultural practices among
farmers in the polder areas of Bangladesh.
In these areas Water Management
Groups (WMGs) take care of local water
management.

Smart phone video trainings were organized
for members of 50 WMG’s. ; 100+ videos made
by farmers through competition. Through
these activities hundreds of good agricultural
practices will be shared among WMGs and a
process of sharing is initiated.