make it happen » Christine http://makeithappen.org.uk e-learning, training and consultancy for community development Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:06:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 The benefits of e-learning http://makeithappen.org.uk/2009/11/15/the-benefits-of-e-learning/ http://makeithappen.org.uk/2009/11/15/the-benefits-of-e-learning/#comments Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:50:47 +0000 Christine http://makeithappen.org.uk/?p=405

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]]> http://makeithappen.org.uk/2009/11/15/the-benefits-of-e-learning/feed/ 2 Amplifying Communities for Resilience http://makeithappen.org.uk/2009/07/09/amplifying-communities-for-resilience/ http://makeithappen.org.uk/2009/07/09/amplifying-communities-for-resilience/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:00:32 +0000 Christine http://makeithappen.org.uk/?p=293 In times such as these, of uncertainy and change, it’s important for communities to develop resilience. This involves a re-examination of community identity, values and practices, says Andrea Saveri in this thought-provoking video presentation she gave for an NLab workshop at De Montfort University. In the video she talks about how community resilience can be achieved through:

  • Regenerative commerce
  • User-centred governance
  • Community-based maker economies

Here are more resources from the NLab workshop:

Download Amplifying Businesses and Communities for Resilience [Powerpoint]

Download Amplifying Businesses and Communities for Resilience SUMMARY [PDF]

Download Are you amplified [PDF]

Are you amplified? [Quiz]

]]> http://makeithappen.org.uk/2009/07/09/amplifying-communities-for-resilience/feed/ 0 Amplify Your Event http://makeithappen.org.uk/2009/07/08/amplify-your-event/ http://makeithappen.org.uk/2009/07/08/amplify-your-event/#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:49:41 +0000 Christine http://makeithappen.org.uk/?p=288 How do you get people who can’t physically attend your public event or conference involved at the time? You amplify it, live, via the internet.

My friend, Kirsty McGill, recently blogged some enlightening thoughts about using the web and social networking tools to amplify public events:

Online amplification is basically any live, online activity which gives a digital dimension to the proceedings thus enabling remote participation and creating an online record of the event.  There are therefore two parallel aims – to generate conversation/interaction and to archive.

Any social networking tools could be used to amplify an event, although some are perhaps more suited to this purpose than others.  Twitter is fast becoming the mainstay, but it is by far the be all and end all.  Blogs, video streaming, live chat rooms, slide sharing and services such as Cover It Live all have a role to play and can effectively allow multiple entry points to the event so participants can engage through whichever single or combination of services best suit their needs.

But how do you co-ordinate all of this stuff? Should you try to co-ordinate it?  And how do you get your flesh participants involved without distracting them?

For some potential answers to these questions, read more here: Big Digital Feet

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