Mliteracy – Activities

Instructions for participants

You are going to articulate your expectations (both positive and negative) about the introduction of mobile phones into the library. Please select two pictures from a bank of “Hopes & Fears Cards”  and explain how these images symbolize your hopes and fears with respect to the use of mobile phones in the library.

• “Hopes & Fears” Cards

For the facilitator

If you have printed out the cards, then follow these instructions below. Otherwise use the images on the mLiteracy instagram site

Offer a choice

• Identify a suitable and large enough surface on which you can place the 50 Hopes and Fears cards.
• Lay all the cards out on the surface table. Remember to spread them out so that each picture is visible.
• Set out a range of colourful felt tip pens for writing.
• Give participants a set period of time to pick a card that summarises their hope/fear that they have for the project/issue/challenge.
• Ask participants to write 1 or 2 words in the space that summarises their hope and fear.

Share & Listen

• Decide what you want to address first, hopes or fears.
• Bring everyone together to share their hope/fear. If group is too large then ask people to get into groups and share amongst themselves.
• Repeat for the opposite.

Credit: Adapted from the  @PolicyLabUK under the Open Government Licence