The "From Seed to Growth: Creating Media, Building the Future of Thai Children" event, organized by the Thai Media Fund, concluded impressively with a Media Thinking workshop. Participants learned about the process of thinking and designing media for early childhood education from Sesame Workshop India, experiencing and understanding the concepts behind the success of Sesame Street, from an educational framework to developing creative ideas and creating media that is both fun and educational for children.
Dr. Dhanakorn Srisooksai The manager of the Safe and Creative Media Development Fund revealed that the "From Seed to Growth: Creating Media, Building the Future of Thai Children" activity, a learning space for the future of early childhood education in Thailand, allowed participants to learn about the thinking and design processes of media for children, which is very important. The key takeaways can be summarized as follows:
- Before designing media for children, are we thinking like a child?
- Transform difficult subjects into "easy, fun, and diverse" experiences.
- Effective media should "not instill fear," but rather encourage children to understand.
- Storytelling to instill deep values such as diversity, well-being, the environment, and emotions.
- Designing, experimenting with, and producing media that connects with the real lives of children and families.
This workshop isn't just about creating content for children, but about "rethinking" how media can help change children's future.
The key takeaway from the collaborative learning activity, "From Seed to Growth: Creating Media, Building the Future of Thai Children," is that "communication with children must be accurate, sincere, and meaningful," making the "message simple and understandable."
- "Unlearn" old beliefs to embrace new ways of thinking.
- Start with "children" and then expand to other target groups.
- Using images, music, and effective media formats can create "understanding" more effectively than words alone.
- Good children's media should not feel "overwhelming" or "confusing."
- One core idea can be strategically expanded into many forms without losing its essence and value.
And with voices from world-class children's media creators, the Media Thinking workshop by Sesame Workshop India, where participants learned the thinking and design processes for early childhood media, provided a new perspective, deeper understanding, and the ability to create media for children with heart.
"There is no room for error when communicating with children," by Sonali Khan.
"We must unlearn adult thinking to understand the simple things that are difficult for children." - Bhawneet Singh
"Start by researching children, communicate from a child's perspective, and use language they understand," by Shobha Kapoor.
"Raise children to be superheroes for each other, without judgment from adults." - by Sanyam Sharma
Every word represents a concept that completely changes the perspective on creating children's media and reflects the idea that "children's media is not a small matter, but a major undertaking that requires heart, understanding, and ethics."
