Webmaker/Mentor/Community Calls/ttw-2014-05-08

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WELCOME! Introductions & on-boarding

Roll call madlib! Hi, my name is _____ and I'm from ____. You can contact me like this: _______

  • Hi, my name is Lucy and I'm from Toronto. You can contact me like this: lucy@mozillafoundation.org
  • Hi, my name is Oliver and I'm from _Sweden, Gothenburg_. You can contact me like this: @opropst, oliver.propst@gmail.com
  • Hi, my name is amira and I'm from Toronto. You can contact me like this: amira@mozillafoundation.org
  • Hi, my name is Pepe and I'm from Indonesia. You can contact me like this: @peppeishaam, artanto@mozilla.web.id
  • Hi, my name is Laura and I'm from Dresden. You can contact me like this @epilepticrabbit or laura@mozillafoundation.org
  • Hi, my name is Stefan and I'm from Slovakia. You can contact me like this: @fourtonfish or stefan@fourtonfish.com
  • Howdy, my name is Dave and I'm from Atlanta, US @ Boys & Girls Clubs of America // e-mail is dcrusoe@bgca.org  and via http://www.bitculture.org
  • Hi, I'm Lainie and I'm in Brooklyn, NYC, and work with Mozilla. You can contact me at lainie@mozillafoundation.org or @lainiedecoursy
  • Hey, I'm Kat and I'm in Vancouver usually but now in Toronto for a work sprint. Pad only this time, but hi guys! @codekat/kat@mozillafoundation.org oh hai!
  • Hi, my name is Santiago and I'm from Uruguay. You can contact me like this: @cosmikspin santiago.ferreira@gmail.com
  • Hey, is Marc from MOUSE in NYC. @malesser
  • Verena from Calgary @verenanz 
  • Sarah in the UK, you can say hi at sarah@mozillafoundation.org
  • Ankit Gadgil from Pune, India, tweet \o/ at @anknite (only etherpad)

What's the coolest thing you saw on the web this week?

AGENDA

"My.Future"  (Dave Crusoe, Boys & Girls Club of America, 5-10 minutes )

Context / Links:

  • Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s (BGCA) mission is to inspire and enable all young people to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens - especially those from disadvantaged circumstances. In 2013, BGCA had the opportunity to re-image 'Club Tech', its longstanding technology education programming. The aim was to identify technology competencies a member could learn, develop and refine over their years as a member of the Club. The Web Literacy Map provided BGCA with enough detail to identify target competencies. 
  • Launching August, 2014; initial information online at http://myfuture.net 
  • Contact Dave @ dcrusoe@bgca.org //\\ bio/info @ http://bitculture.org 

Notes:

  • How BCGA is reimagining how they use technology in their clubs
    • Project-based teaching experiences and training for staff, plus providing members with rich opportunities to gain digital skills
  • BGCA provides safe space for young people to go afterschool (ages 6-18). Increased education programming - serves 500K-4 million every day!
  • Previous tech programs taught youth how to use Microsoft Suite, but not necessarily relevant to how people are using tech tools today
  • Dave joined and wanted to help answer the q's: what's worth learning, how can we teach it?
  • Found inspiration in the web literacy map, and wanted to make it concrete through experiential learning - created internal standards that are approx 80% web literacy skills (other things include typing...)
    • Engage youth how to conduct web searches, within the context of a goal
    • Address spam - they have members write spam emails :) to better understand what to look for, how to recognize it <-- love this, I think "subversive" humor and activities are great for learning. 
    • Currently have about 30-40 of these types of activities across three levels (beginner, intermediate, advanced). Then they can be combined to create a portfolio, which may then be badged. They'll present portfolio, learnings, presentations (evidence) - staff will assign badges. 

Questions:

  • Fuzzy asking all: What are the kinds of things young people should know of media + technology today? (whats the most important thing to you? for time saving)
    • Understanding how to use tools to find information/people to be self-learners, drivers, creators (did I get that right?) Think so. Sounds like this to me :D https://webmaker.org/literacy#Search
  • How are you training staff?
    • Not all staff has deep understanding of the digital tools. They want to teach processes for self learning. 
    • The second thing that they try and get across is how to engage with people, so that information is easier to share.
  • How are you rolling it out to different centers? There are 4,000!
    • National launch/announcement last week in SF
    • Training will start in August, online and in-person (regional conferences)
  • Is this the same system across other Boys and Girls Club's around the world? Do you work in unison with others Club groups in other countries?
    • Other orgs learning from BGCA - federated model
  • How are you integrating open source ethos into your programming? :)
    • teaching people to be flexible with the media they use
    • explicitly integrating CC licensed media and remixing
    • Tell it like it is Tuesdays (in North Carolina) - write a rap song about how the day is going, brought Creative Commons into the project to teach remix- ccmixster tracks, imagery
    • I meant Open Ethos, but wrote open source cause some folks just don't know where to start with "open ethos" :)
  • How do you navigate teaching kids who come into the program with extremely different levels of web literacy?

Other q's for Dave to be answered via etherpad:

  • Will the 30-40 activities you're creating be available to share with Webmaker community, via remixable teaching kits, etc?+100, I really hope so! We have to work through some questions around licensing, e.g., licensing BGCA programming via Creative Commons is definitely new to the organization -- but I don't foresee issues with that. 

How to get involved:

  • E-mail me!  dcrusoe@bgca.org! (edited)
  • Check out the activities when we launch in August / really hope to make them available as CC-Noncommercial-Attrib

AGENDA ITEM (Stefan (@fourtonfish), 5 minutes)

Context / Links:

Notes:

Questions:

  • This is cool -- I'd love to make something simpler as a entry-point for BGCA members... is there a good "intro" that young/inexperienced people could use to learn API as a start? (Will definitely try remixing this!) 

How to get involved:

  •  I'm always open to constructive criticism, so suggestions for improvements are welcome.

Webmaker Training Begins! (Laura, 5 - 10mins)

Context / Links:

  • http://training.webmakerprototypes.org
  • Participants will:
    • Get hands-on training with Mozilla Webmaker tools including X-Ray Goggles, Thimble and Popcorn Maker
    • Connect with and learn alongside other mentors and educators around the world
    • Create open educational resources, curriculum and teaching activities for others to use and remix
    • Learn more about the open, participatory teaching philosophy behind Webmaker
    • Get ready for Maker Party, Mozilla's global web literacy campaign kicking off July 15
  • How does it work?: https://laura.makes.org/thimble/LTE5MzI3ODc3MTI=/how-to-participate-in-webmaker-training
    • 1. Pick a course. Review the descriptions and sign up for one or more. 
    • 2. Get started.  Read the course materials, then click "Make" for hands-on and web-based  activities that help you gain new technical and creative skills.
    • 3. Connect with others.  Log into Discourse–the online forum where you can connect with the  Mozilla Webmaker team and other participants to co-design and find  support. 
    • 4. Share. Share what you make with the community using the #teachtheweb tag and offer feedback to others. It's peer-to-peer learning!
    • 5. Join each week.  Go at your own pace, but you can also take part in real-time video  hangouts (Mondays) and the #teachtheweb community call (Thursdays).
  • http://discourse.webmakerprototypes.org Let's go play for a few minutes! Click here and introduce yourself to the community http://discourse.webmakerprototypes.org/t/about-the-meet-category/111/4
    • At the top of the page, right under Laura's post, there is a blue "reply" button, click that and post a quick intro, also check out some of the other folks who have signed up

Notes:

How the existing Webmaker community can help out

  • Moderation - dive into Discourse, respond/engage
  • Mentorship - share your expertise
  • Connecting - help people find each other, find resources
  • Improving - file bugs, help us make it better, share feedback

Questions:

  • What's the best way to share feedback about training?
  • What do people do after the training?
    • Earn your mentor badge
    • Throw an event to participate in Maker Party and use your new training skills
  • Is it an improved type of MOOC?
    • Its a form of MOOC known as a Connectivist MOOC. No single person drives the learning. Everyone has something to teach, and everyone has something to learn.
    • Fuzzy calls this kinda of a MOOC a "Mozilla-style Open Online Course" :P
  • How to make a study group in your native language?
    • Discourse allows you to start a thread. Use this to collect people to learn in your own language. Once there is a critical mass we'll start a whole category for you in your language!

How to get involved:

Non-Verbal Updates

More places to connect with the Webmaker community

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