The course focuses on the use of free services such as blogger, youtube (or schooltube and teachertube), flickr and google maps, but takes these further and looks at how these can be used more effectively for creating a professional record of a gap expedition or project that can then be used for a variety of purposes, as well as looking at the use of technology in remote locations.

The course is ideal if you are looking to:

• Create a multimedia record of your Gap Year
• Involve family, friends and sponsors in your project or expedition
• Have an online project or expedition CV for future funders
• Use your Gap Year as an educational opportunity and share it with pupils and teachers at your former school

The course runs for a half-day on Wednesday 28 January 2009 and costs £55 (incl VAT) and can be booked with the Royal Geographical Society.

Gap Experience Scholarships available for young geographers

Could any of your current A2 students or recent school leavers benefit from an overseas gap experience before university but would need additional support, mentoring and financial assistance to be able to do it?

Learning & Leading is providing 18 gap scholarships for young people who, through challenging circumstances or lack of opportunity, would not normally benefit from such experiences.

Applications are open for two rounds:
1. Taking a Gap experience between January 2009 & autumn 2009
2. Taking a Gap experience between summer 2009 & autumn 2010

Closing date for both rounds is 3 October 2008.

Full details are available on www.rgs.org/learning&leading or by contacting the Learning & Leading project coordinator: landl@rgs.org