youmedia @ ilf annual 2013
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Presented by Jeremy Dunn, Director of Learning @ Chicago Public Library October 2013TRANSCRIPT
Chicago
Research:Mimi Ito
HOMAGO
HOMAGO
HOMAGO DesignHanging Out
HOMAGO Design
Messing Around
HOMAGO DesignGeeking Out
Space Design:Challenges
& Lessons Learned
There is more than one way to HOMAGO!
Meet Niq, Graphic Design Mentor
https://docs.google.com/a/digitalyouthnetwork.org/file/d/0BzD0EggJhhONMlBnZkhBX3oybTA/edit?usp=sharing
Niq
https://docs.google.com/a/digitalyouthnetwork.org/file/d/0BzD0EggJhhONMlBnZkhBX3oybTA/edit?usp=sharing
YOUmedia: Branches
YOUmedia: Branches
YOUmedia: Branches
YOUmedia: Branches
Teens at the Harold Washington Library
Center
Penny Bender Sebring,
Eric R. Brown,
Kate M. Julian,
Stacy B. Ehrlich,
Susan E. Sporte,
Erin Bradley,
and Lisa Meyer
YOUmedia Users:• 350-500 individual teens visit
weekly.
• 39 percent reported attending weekly for over a year.
• 40 percent are African-American males.
-- Penny Bender Sebring, et al. Teens, Digital Media, and the Chicago Public Library
YOUmedia Users:-- Penny Bender Sebring, et al. Teens, Digital Media, and the Chicago Public Library
YOUmedia Users:• 89 percent believe it's cool to be
excited about interests at YOUmedia.
• 57 percent report improving one or more digital media skills because of YOUmedia.
• Over half report YOUmedia helping to improve school work, writing, and relationships with adults.
-- Penny Bender Sebring, et al. Teens, Digital Media, and the Chicago Public Library
YOUmedia Users:• Nearly 75 percent report a greater
awareness of post-high school opportunities because of YOUmedia.
• 65 percent report a connection with at least one adult in YOUmedia.-- Penny Bender Sebring, et al. Teens, Digital
Media, and the Chicago Public Library
New Research: Connected Learning"Connected Learning occurs when a young person is able to follow a personal interest or passion with the support of peers and caring adults and can link this interest or learning to academic achievement, career success, or civic engagement." -- Penny Bender Sebring, et al. Teens, Digital Media, and the Chicago Public Library
YOUmediaProgrammin
g
Harold Washington Library
Center Workshop Schedule
Challenges, Best Practices,
Lessons Learned: Niq on program design
Case Study: Video Gaming
Let’s Blog!
Building a podcast
Use Google and Twitter to plan
Three seasons per year
Identify goals for each season
Program Structure
Roles for each podcast: Host, Producer and Feature Producer
Content Options: Feature, Personal Choice, Editorials, Reviews
Learning the Craft
Partnerships and Collaborations
"Hive Chicago is a network of civic and cultural institutions dedicated to transforming the learning landscape by creating opportunities for youth to explore their interests through connected learning experiences."
--www.hivechicago.org
CPL Maker Lab
IMLS Grant
Future Direction
Development of Pathways (career, post-secondary, vocational, etc.
Expand reach to unserved youth
YOUmedia as catalyst for institutional change
Effective measurement and evaluation
Mentor models
Meet Matt, YOUmedia CyberNavigator
Youmedia.org
Youmedia.org
Resources: • http://www.youmedia.org/toolkit • http://dmlcentral.net/ • http://connectedlearning.tv/ • http://www.digitalyouthnetwork.org/• http://ccsr.uchicago.edu/publications/
teens-digital-media-and-chicago-public-library• http://www.flickr.com/photos/
youmediachicago• http://libraryofgames.org/• http://homeisforhomies.tumblr.com/