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=Digital City - Rhode Island | =Digital City - Rhode Island Education initiative= | ||
==Looking for notes from the Jan. 7 Digital City-RI design charrett? Go [http://www.mediagiraffe.org/wiki/index.php/Dc-ri-charrette HERE.]== | |||
=SHORT URL FOR THIS PAGE= | |||
http://tinyurl.com/dc-ri-gathering | |||
== | ==[http://digitalcityri.org Digital City-RI home page]== | ||
===AN INVITATION: Join Feb. 20 in setting three priorities for next six months; meet steering committee; hear release of final Digital City RI report: “Going Digital: Business and Education Strategies for a 21st Century Rhode Island.”=== | |||
<big><br> | |||
The public is invited to attend an important Digital City RI event on Thurs., Feb. 20 from 5 p.m.-7 p.m. at DC206, a new co-work space located at 131 Washington St., in the Mercantile Building, in Providence. <br> | |||
== | On Feb. 20 in Providence, we’ll: | ||
*Release publicly our final report, “Going Digital: Business and Education Strategies for a 21st-Century Rhode Island.” | |||
*Announce formation and membership of a Digital City Rhode Island steering committee. | |||
*Set plans for achieving within six months three opportunities we all identified at the Founders’ League. | |||
===THREE OPPORTUNITIES=== | |||
1. Visibility Project: Imagine the Digital Future | |||
**Concept 1.1: Create a promotional video that explains the power of digital media in the lives of all Rhode Islanders using a series of short 90-second video segments that feature existing programs initiatives in formal and informal learning | |||
2. Convenings/ Events | |||
**Concept 2.1: Develop a shared calendar to maximize synergy in what’s already happening in RI. | |||
**Concept 2.2 Host a series of monthly events to build awareness of community talents and create networking opportunities | |||
**Concept 2.3: Host an annual collaborative event where digital education initiatives in RI are showcased | |||
3. Collaboration Network | |||
**Concept 3.1: Develop a strategy for integrating membership database with updates on current projects. | |||
<br> | |||
How can you help with those three key initiatives – visibility, convening, collaborationyou’re your school, business, organization or colleagues can help, don’t wait until Feb. 20 to stick your hand up – please email or phone us right away so we can start organizing!</big> | |||
Renee Hobbs, Director<br> | |||
Harrington School of Communication & Media <br> | |||
University of Rhode Island <br> | |||
hobbs@uri.edu / 401-874-5918 <br> | |||
<br> | |||
Bill Densmore, Research Consultant<br> | |||
Harrington School of Communication & Media<br> | |||
wpdensmore@gmail.com / mobile: 617-448-6600 <br> | |||
Latest revision as of 17:32, 17 January 2014
Digital City - Rhode Island Education initiative
Looking for notes from the Jan. 7 Digital City-RI design charrett? Go HERE.
SHORT URL FOR THIS PAGE
http://tinyurl.com/dc-ri-gathering
Digital City-RI home page
AN INVITATION: Join Feb. 20 in setting three priorities for next six months; meet steering committee; hear release of final Digital City RI report: “Going Digital: Business and Education Strategies for a 21st Century Rhode Island.”
The public is invited to attend an important Digital City RI event on Thurs., Feb. 20 from 5 p.m.-7 p.m. at DC206, a new co-work space located at 131 Washington St., in the Mercantile Building, in Providence.
On Feb. 20 in Providence, we’ll:
- Release publicly our final report, “Going Digital: Business and Education Strategies for a 21st-Century Rhode Island.”
- Announce formation and membership of a Digital City Rhode Island steering committee.
- Set plans for achieving within six months three opportunities we all identified at the Founders’ League.
THREE OPPORTUNITIES
1. Visibility Project: Imagine the Digital Future
- Concept 1.1: Create a promotional video that explains the power of digital media in the lives of all Rhode Islanders using a series of short 90-second video segments that feature existing programs initiatives in formal and informal learning
2. Convenings/ Events
- Concept 2.1: Develop a shared calendar to maximize synergy in what’s already happening in RI.
- Concept 2.2 Host a series of monthly events to build awareness of community talents and create networking opportunities
- Concept 2.3: Host an annual collaborative event where digital education initiatives in RI are showcased
3. Collaboration Network
- Concept 3.1: Develop a strategy for integrating membership database with updates on current projects.
How can you help with those three key initiatives – visibility, convening, collaborationyou’re your school, business, organization or colleagues can help, don’t wait until Feb. 20 to stick your hand up – please email or phone us right away so we can start organizing!
Renee Hobbs, Director
Harrington School of Communication & Media
University of Rhode Island
hobbs@uri.edu / 401-874-5918
Bill Densmore, Research Consultant
Harrington School of Communication & Media
wpdensmore@gmail.com / mobile: 617-448-6600
