Courses and Seminars

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The following is a list of potential courses and seminars for a regional New Media, Tech collective.

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Courses and Seminars

Multimedia, Production, and Technology

  • Content Management Systems
  • Audio and video production
  • Digital audio and video broadcasting
  • Digital Photography
  • Databases
  • Information Architecture
  • Podcasting and videocasting
  • Web Design
  • Web Development

Editorial and content creation

  • Producing concerts and events
  • Developing Creative Content
  • Writing for Radio
  • Writing for TV
  • Writing for the Web

Business in new media

  • Trends in technology and new media
  • Legal issues and developments in business and new media
  • Building partnerships and strategic alliances
  • Managing New Media Projects
  • Marketing and fundraising strategies
  • Operating a regional public media center
  • Citizen Journalism and participatory culture
  • Building and managing an online community

Resources

Other programs

Organizations

Activism, Politics, Social Issues

  • Arts Engine - supports, produces, and distributes independent media of consequence and promotes the use of independent media by advocates, educators and the general public.
  • Downhill Battle- a non-profit organization working to support participatory culture and build a fairer music industry.

New Media

  • Center for Citizen Media - aimed at helping to enable and encourage grassroots media, especially citizen journalism, at every level.
  • The Poynter Institute - a school dedicated to teaching and inspiring journalists and media leaders.
  • News University - committed to providing interactive, inexpensive courses that appeal to journalists at all levels of experience and in all types of media.
  • The Berkman Center for Internet & Society - a research program founded to explore cyberspace, share in its study, and help pioneer its development.
  • NewAssignment.Net - innovation in journalism by showing that open collaboration over the Internet among reporters, editors and large groups of users can produce high-quality work that serves the public interest, holds up under scrutiny, and builds trust.

Music/Arts Education

  • Edutopia - The George Lucas Educational Foundation was created to celebrate and encourage innovation in schools.
  • American Music Conference - goal is to build credibility for music and music education, especially at an early age, and to expand that portion of the population that enjoys and makes its own music.
  • Artists House - a nonprofit music company dedicated to creating educational presentations in several areas, including instruction for instruments, master classes, careers in the arts, and legendary performers.
  • American Society of Young Musicians
  • Creating Music - a children's online creative music environment for children of all ages.
  • eSchool News - news and information necessary to help K-20 decision-makers successfully use technology and the Internet to transform North America's schools and colleges and achieve educational goals.
  • Music for All Foundation - committed to expanding the role of music and the arts in education, to heightening the public’s appreciation of the value of music and arts education, and to creating a positive environment for the arts through societal change.
  • Musicedge.com - inform music fans about rising music trends, up-and-coming bands as well as inspire visitors to participate in active music playing by creating a strong virtual community.
  • National Association for Music Education - advance music education by encouraging the study and making of music by all.
  • Sesame Workshop - develops innovative and engaging educational content for television, radio, books, magazines, interactive media and outreach.
  • Technology Institute for Music Educators - assist music educators in applying technology to improve teaching and learning in music.
  • Rock'n'Roll Camp for Girls - encourage, engage and showcase the musical, artistic and individual talents of girls and young women ages 8-18, and to empower them with tools for self-reliance as a means to enhance and affirm positive self-esteem.

Articles

Production resources and guidelines

Public broadcasting provides a great deal of inspiration.

Tools and software

  • Children's Music Workshop - products and services including custom designed band and orchestra method books, school site music instruction, instrument sales and rentals, music education advocacy and more.
  • Harmonic Vision - developer and publisher of music education software for the home, school and studio
  • Sibelius - software for writing, teaching and publishing music.
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