Quality Handbook for International Youth Work Projects

Quality criterion

Indicators

7.5. The specificities of the digital space in which the exchange takes place are taken into account when designing the timeline and content of the exchange.

Joint digital sessions, self-directed work times and breaks are agreed.

The leadership team has discussed the responsibilities to be shared, in particular clearly assigning the roles to be taken on during the digital phases (e.g., session chairing, support, input). Before the project begins, the leadership team and the partici- pants agree on rules for group interactions and discussions (also known as netiquette) ( → see annex) .

Various methods are used in alternation.

Suitable formats, methods and tools are selected to compensate adequately for the absence of in-person interactions and the different group dynamics that happen online ( → see annex) . Suitable forms of and opportunities for reflection are incorpo- rated in the programme to ensure that the methods used can be adapted or switched out depending on participants’ needs, espe- cially given the digital setting. Regular opportunities for informal interaction within the group are enabled in the digital space, e.g., by reserving certain timeslots and/or using interactive tools ( → see annex) .

36 — DIGITAL ELEMENTS

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