2013 spring ec_preso

@pkittle @drjaxon

Digital Platforms for Networks, Community, and Participation

Peter KittleCSU, Chico

Kim JaxonCSU, Chico

Thursday, April 11, 13

@drjaxon • @pkittle • #csuec

Current State -> Future State




Biannual Face-to-Face

Meetings





Meetings

Email ListBlog





Meetings

Email ListBlog

New Digital

Texts and Practices


@drjaxon • @pkittle • #csuecThursday, April 11, 13


Let’s Build.



The Ignite Genre



The Ignite GenreFixed Form:

“Enlighten us, but make it quick.”

5 minutes

20 slides

Slides auto-advance every 15 seconds

6-8 Ignite Talks in rapid-fire succession



Rafi Santo @ DML 2012



Considerations



ConsiderationsWhat ideas stood out (for any reason)?

What if we substitute “EnglishCouncil” for “technology” as the thing that we need to know how to hack?

What’s “baked right in” to English Council? Do those “baked in” aspects reflect our group’s values effectively?

How might we take a hacker/maker perspective in thinking about English Council’s future?



Let’s Hack.



Communities & Networks

Our Inquiry:

What makes a community work? What are its functions? How do its members serve it, and how does it serve its members? How can we use available technologies to facilitate community health, development, and growth?



Your task:Form groups of about 5

Generate questions you could ask someone to help understand how they interact with a specific community (anything from a writer’s group to a bowling league). Think especially about what makes a person want to continue their affiliation with the community.

With your group and a recording device (iPads are great for this), wander the hotel, accost a stranger, and get some answers captured on video.

You have 15 minutes to do this. :)



FindingsWhat did you learn?

What patterns emerged?

What are the take-aways for us in thinking about English Council as a community?

Who do we currently reach?

Who would we like to reach?

How do we invite them into (and then sustain) the community?



One model: National Writing Project

NWP’s Online Presences

Website

Site Bulletin

Digital Is

BlogTalk Radio

Twitter Presence--guest tweeter



One model: National Writing Project

NWP’s Online Presences (con’t)

YouTube Channel

Twitter Presence--NWP, NWPDigitalIs, Individuals, #engchat

Bloggers

PaperLi (Kansas City Writing Project)

Chad Sansing, Kevin Hodgson, Paul Hankins, Bud Hunt



Case Study: Twitter

How can a micro-blogging platform like Twitter provide a site for a traditional professional community?Can we hack a community in a mere 140 characters?



Tweet Characteristics



Tweet Characteristics

Types of Tweets

Thin Tweets convey just one layer of information

Thick Tweets convey two or more layers of information

hyperlink

#hashtag

@usernamevia David Silver, Media Studies, USF



Capturing Tweets



Capturing Tweets

Twitter AdvantagesPublicImmediateShortMulti-layered



Capturing Tweets



Capturing TweetsTwitter Shortcomings

ShortEphemeral

Possible SolutionsStorifyVideo Performance



Let’s Read

#PleaseHelp: Learning to Write (Again) on Twitter

Keri Franklin, English Education, Missouri State U.http://bit.ly/kftwitter



Twitter Pedagogies



Twitter Pedagogies

Hybrid PedagogyThe Twitter EssayTwitter Fishbowlhybridpedagogy.com



Let’s Tweet

Following English Council Members

https://twitter.com/drjaxon/csu-english-council/members

#csuec







Let’s Tweet

#WhyEnglishCouncil?

#whyenglishcouncil Smart Colleagues. #csuec



Let’s Tweet

Tweet chat: what are the best ideas for building community? Building community for EC? #csuec



Next Steps?

How can we open up participation via multiple platforms?

Shared Google Docs? Google+ Hangouts?

How do we share the responsibility for curation of ideas and resources?

Other questions and ideas??



Resources & Links Available

http://kimjaxon.com

Click on “Workshops” tab


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Go Forth and Hack.

You could ask questions or make comments, too. :)


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