Published March 25, 2026 | Version v1.0

Amplify Youth — Video Voices Lab: Inclusive Youth Media Production Framework (EduLinked Modular Learning System)

  • 1. ROR icon University of Southern Queensland

Description

Amplify Youth — Video Voices Lab is an inclusive, modular youth media production framework developed within the EduLinked Modular Learning System (EMLS). The framework supports young people—particularly those experiencing communication barriers, disability, or exclusion from traditional learning environments—to develop communication confidence, narrative agency, and multimodal digital literacy through structured video creation processes.

This publication presents a conceptual and methodological articulation of the framework, including its pedagogical architecture, theory of change, inclusion framework, and system model. The program operates as a systems-oriented intervention that reconfigures the conditions of communicative participation by enabling multimodal expression pathways that are accessible, flexible, and participant-led.

The framework is designed for implementation across educational, community, and public learning environments, including schools, libraries, and inclusion-focused programs. It contributes to broader efforts in digital inclusion, participatory media, and accessible learning design by positioning communication as an emergent, scaffolded capacity rather than a fixed skill.

This is a curated public version. Detailed curriculum, facilitation protocols, and internal system architectures are not included.

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Repository URL
https://www.edulinked.com.au/projects/
Development Status
Active

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