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APLIC 2014 - Beth Kantor on Content Curation
The document discusses content curation for nonprofits, emphasizing the importance of organizing, filtering, and sharing quality information to support their missions. It outlines a framework called 'Seek, Sense, Share,' which involves defining objectives, selecting, annotating, and sharing content effectively. Additionally, it highlights the necessity of managing attention during the curation process to avoid distractions and maintain focus.
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- 1. Photo by MJK23 UsingContent Curation for Professional Learning: Seek, Sense, Share Beth Kanter, Trainer, Author, Blogger APLIC Conference April 2014
- 2. Beth Kanter: MasterTrainer, Author, and ChangeMaker
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- 4. My nonprofit techwork begins ….
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- 7. Are you acontent curator? Flickr Photo: An untrained eye Scale 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10 Just 2 Words
- 8. What is yourburning question about content curation? What do you already know about content curation? Share Pairs
- 9. Content curation isthe organizing, filtering and “making sense of” information on the web and sharing the very best with your network.
- 10. The Content Curatoris a Sommelier . . .
- 14. • Transdisciplinarity • Sense-making •Social intelligence • Cognitive load management • New media literacy
- 15. “Learning is thework, work is learning” – Jane Hart and Harold Jarche
- 23. Tweets links relatedto organization’s mission and work as a bipartisan advocacy organization dedicated to making children and families a priority in federal policy and budget decisions.
- 24. SEEK SENSE SHARE Identifiedkey blogs and Twitter users in each issue area Scans and reads every morning and picks out best Summarizes article in a tweet Writes for Huffington Post Helps him do his work Feeds a network with quality content Engages with aligned partners Tweets best of best
- 26. Great Content Curation:Practice, Skills, Tools Framework: Harold Jarche Networked Learning Is Working Smarter Seek Sense Share
- 27. Seek • Define objective,audience, and topics • Vets • Trusted Sources • Scouts • Filters – experts and network • Use discovery tools
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- 30. Sense • Product: Blogpost, report, memo, presentation • Selects • Annotate, Archive, Apply • Add value • Optimize headlines • Edits • Excerpts • Links • Classifies
- 31. Share • Share atthe right moment • A steady diet of good stuff • Comments • Credits • Recommend other curators • Crowdsources • Transparent
- 32. Small Group Exercise Framework:Harold Jarche Networked Learning Is Working Smarter Seek Sense Share
- 33. Share Pairs • Whathave you thought about or already do as content curation in your practice?
- 34. Curating Efficiently: HowTo Avoid Getting Content Fried
- 36. 1. When youstart curating information, does it make you feel anxious? 2. When you are seeking information to curate, have you ever forgotten what it was in the first place you wanted to accomplish? 3. Do you add links to your Scoop.It or other collections without reading and thinking and annotating the article? 4. Do you experience frustration at the amount of information you need to process daily? 5. Do you sit at your computer for longer than 30 minutes at a time without getting up to take a break? 6. Do you constantly check (even in the bathroom on your mobile phone) your email, Twitter, Scoop.It or other online service? 7. Is the only time you're off line is when you are sleeping? 8. Do you feel that you often cannot concentrate? 9. Do you get anxious if you are offline for more than a few hours? 10.Do you find yourself easily distracted by online resources that allow you to avoid other, pending work? Self-Knowledge Is The First Step A few quick assessment questions Add up your score: # of YES answers
- 37. 0…1…2…3…4…5…6…7…8…9…10 Source: Lulumonathletica Mindful Online………………………………………………………..NeedHelp Now What’s Your Attention Focusing Score?
- 38. • Understand yourgoals and priorities and ask yourself at regular intervals whether your current activity serves your higher priority. • Notice when your attention has wandered, and then gently bringing it back to focus on your highest priority • Sometimes in order to learn or deepen relationships -- exploring from link to link is permissible – and important. Don’t make attention training so rigid that it destroys flow. Source: Howard Rheingold NetSmart What does it mean to manage your attention while your curate?
- 40. Manage Your Attention,Not Just Your Time Visualize on Paper Establish Rituals Reflection Manage Electronic Distractions Manage Physical Space Just Say No A Few Tips
- 41. Flickr Photo byJohn K One Minute of Silence: What is one idea that you can put into practice next week? Write down on an index card Raffle!
- 42. Thank You! • Blog:bethkanter.org • Order Book: amzn.to/measure-networknp • Twitter: @kanter • Facebook: facebook.com/beth.kanter.blog • Subscribe to my public updates: facebook.com/beth.kanter • Scoop.It: scoop.it/u/beth-kanter • Pinterest: pinterest.com/kanter • SLIDES and Resources: http://bit.ly/GMM-content-curation