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Slides used by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at a meeting on "Web 2.0: How Should IT Services and the Library Respond?" held at the University of Nottingham, on 16 November 2006.
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Slides from presentation made at the League for Innovation CIT 2006. Forgive the title-this is the first attempt at presenting this material. Feel free to leave constructive comments and/or suggestions
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See <http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2006/talks/scott/>.
Web 2.0: How Should IT Services and the Library Respond?lisbk
Slides used by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at a meeting on "Web 2.0: How Should IT Services and the Library Respond?" held at the University of Nottingham, on 16 November 2006.
The Community Engagement projects (currently known as e-Learning Creative Community Partnerships) have moved from using discussion forums, to trialling a range of social software tools. We've been invited by the Social Software Research project, to be a case study, and share the progress so far.
Slides from presentation made at the League for Innovation CIT 2006. Forgive the title-this is the first attempt at presenting this material. Feel free to leave constructive comments and/or suggestions
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See <http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2006/talks/scott/>.
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Slides from a talk by Scott Wilson in the "Web 2.0: Behind The Hype" panel session given at the Institutional Web Management Workshop 2006 on 15 June 2006.
See <http: />
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Slides for a peer-reviewed paper on "Implementing A Holistic Approach To E-Learning Accessibility"presented by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the ALT-C 2005 conference in June 2005.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/alt-c-2005/
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“In what ways can a Web 2.0 themed VLE help enable students, from social and economically excluded backgrounds, to engage in collaborative learning experience? “
With the emphasis on promoting collaboration and knowledge sharing this study seeks to leverage effectively the Web 2.0 tools available to engage students within a social VLE.
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This was a presentation at an annual meeting for environmental health community outreach and education programs. The presentation was an overview of how we can incorporate new technology into our programs.
Slides from a talk by Scott Wilson in the "Web 2.0: Behind The Hype" panel session given at the Institutional Web Management Workshop 2006 on 15 June 2006.
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Slides for a peer-reviewed paper on "Implementing A Holistic Approach To E-Learning Accessibility"presented by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the ALT-C 2005 conference in June 2005.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/alt-c-2005/
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Talk on "Community Led Activities" given at JISC Emerge online event on 7 June 2007.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/online/emerge-2007-06/
Slides from a workshop about the Third Sector and Social Media I delivered on the Isle of Wight on 1 December 2009. Not fully annotated - will do that soon
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This presentation provides Educators a glimpse of the free technology tools available to incorporate into the educational outreach and program delivery. This presentation was shared with Tri-County Family Living Extension Educators and staff as well as a few from other program areas in December of 2009.
Web 2.0 infomral online learning professional development program conducted as a trial at TNQIT - this presentation nwas made to the Ve-Mentoring netywork of TAFE Qld Australia
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Networks come in all shapes and sizes. However, if you want to be a system shifting network you will need to put in place scaffolding so that transformation can emerge easily and quickly. In nature, billions of soil organisms and mycorrhizal fungal mats work together to form this type of scaffolding to distribute resources and support the growth of plants and trees as they create a forest. There are 6 basic structures that work together to create an environment for rapid change. Some, such as innovation funds, have been prototyped by many different networks. Others, such as communications systems and governance systems, are still in their infancy. Join June Holley and Yasmin Yonis from Network Weaver for a discussion about the necessary scaffolding for truly transformational networks.
Recorded on November 12, 2013 - This webinar in the Family Law Education for Women (FLEW) series takes a look at the Family Court process, and reviews which court to go to depending on your family law issue, some common court terms, the steps leading up to trial, and how to work with your lawyer outside and inside the courtroom. METRAC’s Legal Director is joined by practicing family law lawyer, Jenna Beaton, from the law firm Martha McCarthy & Company.
October 2013 - Public legal education (PLE) is increasingly delivered online. This webinar will look at how to leverage a number of free or low-cost online tools (including Google Analytics and iPerceptions surveys) to acquire data to measure your impact and align with your key performance indicators or KPIs.
Other tools that will be discussed include online user testing tools and what metrics matter when it comes social media evaluation.
Recorded on September 26, 2013 - This webinar, presented by the ODSP Action Coalition, describes recent updates and changes to the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP). It is a follow-up to the Coalition's first webinar ODSP: Know Your Benefits. It is recommended that you watch ODSP: Know Your Benefits first.
Watch this webinar at:
http://yourlegalrights.on.ca/webinar/odsp-know-your-benefits-rights-and-responsibilities
Recorded on September 26, 2013 - This webinar, intended for community workers, gives information on maximizing income and benefits for Ontario Disability Support Plan (ODSP) recipients approaching 65. Topics covered include ODSP after 65, senior's pensions and rent subsidies, Canada Pension Plan (CPP) early retirement benefits, income fluctuations, and Old Age Security (OAS) .
Watch at:
http://yourlegalrights.on.ca/webinar/odsp-and-aging
Recorded on September 24, 2013 - This webinar in the Family Law Education for Women (FLEW) series is the second of two discussions about the Children's Aid Society geared toward the rights of young women.
In this discussion, lawyer Seema Jain, of Jain Family Law and Mediation, discusses what teenage mothers should know if the CAS has concerns about the safety of their child(ren), in conversation with METRAC’s Legal Director, Tamar Witelson.
Watch the webinar at:
http://yourlegalrights.on.ca/webinar/teenage-mothers-and-childrens-aid-society-what-young-mothers-should-know-about-child-protect
September 23, 2013 at 12:00 E.S.T. - This webinar in the Family Law Education for Women (FLEW) series is the first of two discussions about the Children's Aid Society geared toward the rights of young women. This webinar looks at the child protection process, focussing on youth rights and realities when they are the person that the CAS is concerned may be in need of protection.
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Watch this webinar at:
http://yourlegalrights.on.ca/webinar/when-childrens-aid-society-gets-involved-what-can-childyouth-expect
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Watch this webinar at:
http://yourlegalrights.on.ca/webinar/threats-convention-refugee-and-permanent-resident-status
Recorded on June 27, 2013 - Under changes to the refugee and immigration system, a Humanitarian and Compassionate application (H&C) and a refugee claim cannot be made at the same time. In fact, if your refugee claim fails, in most cases you are barred from making an H&C application for one year. This webinar, intended for community workers, will provide legal information to highlight some of the factors to be considered when this important strategic decision is made, and offers hypothetical scenarios for discussion.
For more information or to watch an archived recording of this webinar visit:http://yourlegalrights.on.ca/webinar/refugee-claim-or-hc
Recorded on June 13, 2013. - This webinar, intended for community workers, presents options for workers who have been fired or laid off. It looks at when an employer can fire an employee, what a worker can do if they are wrongfully dismissed, and what the Courts or the Ministry of Labour look for when dealing with dismissal cases.
Watch an archived recording of this webinar and download copies of presentation materials at
http://yourlegalrights.on.ca/webinar/wrongful-dismissal
Recorded on May 30, 2013 - This webinar, intended for community workers, gives an overview of workers' rights under the Employment Standards Act, including overtime pay, illegal deductions, termination pay, severance pay, and public holiday pay. It covers steps a worker can take if the employer violates these standards.
Watch an archived recording of this webinar and download copies of presentation materials at
http://yourlegalrights.on.ca/webinar/employment-standards-ontario-workers
Recorded on March 28, 2013 - In the wake of recent changes to the refugee determination process, this webinar in the Family Law Education for Women (FLEW) series looks at the first step in making a refugee claim, the new Basis of Claim (BOC) form, introduced in December 2012. METRAC’s Legal Director Tamar Witelson is joined by lawyer and former Immigration and Refugee Board adjudicator Sudabeh Mashkuri, to talk about how an adjudicator will consider information in the BOC form, and some issues relevant to women exposed to violence who are making a refugee claim.
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Watch an archived recording of this webinar and download copies of presentation materials at:
http://yourlegalrights.on.ca/webinar/new-basis-claim-form-boc-refugee-claims
Recorded on March 6, 2013 - This webinar in the Family Law Education for Women (FLEW) series looks at the Ontario rules for division of family property, for married and co-habiting couples following relationship breakdown. Topics include the equalization payment, the matrimonial home, and issues for surviving spouses. Presenters are Tamar Witelson, Legal Director at The Metropolitan Action Committee on Violence Against Women and Children (METRAC) and Robert Halpern, partner and head of the Family Law Group at the law firm Torkin Manes.
This webinar is produced by METRAC as part of the Family Law Education for Women (FLEW) series in partnership with CLEO.
Watch an archived recording of this webinar and download copies of presentation materials at:
http://yourlegalrights.on.ca/webinar/property-rights-and-obligations-married-and-co-habiting-partners-updated-march-2013
Recorded on February 28, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. EST - This webinar in the Family Law Education for Women (FLEW) series is the second of two discussions about the Children's Aid Society. This webinar looks at the child protection process from the point of view of parents who are dealing with the CAS. In this discussion, lawyer Seema Jain of Jain Family Law and Mediation discusses what parents should know before, during, and after a child protection hearing, in conversation with METRAC's Legal Director, Tamar Witelson.
Watch an archived recording of this webinar and download copies of presentation materials at:
http://yourlegalrights.on.ca/webinar/dealing-childrens-aid-society-what-parents-should-know
Recorded on February 21, 2013 - In this webinar in the series on Family Law Education for Women (FLEW), the V/WAP program to support victims and witnesses going through the criminal court process is discussed. Looking at how women complainants of sexual assault and domestic violence may receive support as the victim or witness in the trial process, Carol Nicholson, a Victim/Witness Support Worker from Peel Region joins Tamar Witelson, Legal Director of the Metropolitan Action Committee on Violence Against Women and Children (METRAC).
This webinar is produced by METRAC as part of the Family Law Education for Women (FLEW) series in partnership with CLEO.
An archived version of this webinar along with copies of presentation materials are available at:
http://yourlegalrights.on.ca/webinar/victimwitness-assistance-program-support-women-victims-violent-crime
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Please note before viewing this webinar that after it was recorded, The Ministry of Community and Social Services made changes to ODSP and OW, effective September 1, 2013. The presentation materials below under related files reflect these changes.
To watch this webinar visit:
http://yourlegalrights.on.ca/webinar/ontario-disability-support-program-odsp-know-your-benefits
Recorded on January 23, 2013 - This webinar in the Family Law Education for Women (FLEW) series covers the basics of how the Children's Aid Society (CAS) system works, to give service providers and families an understanding of how they may take part in the process. For this discussion, METRAC's Legal Director, Tamar Witelson, is joined by Vicky Lowrey, a Senior Service Manager at the Children's Aid Society of Peel Region.
Watch the webinar at:
http://yourlegalrights.on.ca/webinar/understanding-childrens-aid-society-process-inside
Recorded on December 19, 2012 - This webinar, presented in partnership by the Human Rights Legal Support Centre and Hamilton Community Legal Clinic, provides an overview of the Human Rights Code, highlighting the grounds and social areas which the Code applies to, exceptions to the Code, and remedies available under the Code. It acquaints listeners with the Human Rights System in Ontario and describes the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario's process.
Watch this webinar at:
http://yourlegalrights.on.ca/webinar/discrimination-against-law-primer-human-rights-law-ontario
Re-recorded on December 20, 2012 - This webinar in the Family Law Education for Women (FLEW) series is about the new immigration program called Conditional Permanent Residence, which went into effect on October 25, 2012. We will talk about the program from the perspective of the potentially negative impact it will have on women who come to Canada as sponsored spouses or partners. METRAC's Legal Director, Tamar Witelson, discusses the issues with Raoul Boulakia, a certified Immigration and Refugee Law specialist.
Watch the webinar at:
http://yourlegalrights.on.ca/webinar/Conditional-Permanent-Residence-What-a-Sponsored-Spouse-Needs-to-Know
Recorded on November 22, 2012 - This webinar in the Family Law Education for Women (FLEW) series looks at a variety of ways to settle issues about children, property, and support, when a woman ends the relationship with her partner. What are the pros and cons of mediation, arbitration, and court, especially when there is or was abuse in the family? METRAC's Legal Director, Tamar Witelson, discusses the issues with Victoria Starr, a specialist in family law practice, and founder of Starr Family Law. Watch the webinar at:
http://yourlegalrights.on.ca/webinar/Conflict-Court-or-Another-Way-Different-Ways-of-Resolving-a-Family-Dispute
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1. Using Internet Technology for Learning Fiona MacCool, CLEONet Project Manager www.cleonet.ca Presentation forClinic New Caseworkers Brainstorming Session Law Society of Upper Canada Friday November 27, 2009
2. What I plan to cover… Strategic Questions Online courses Webinars Collaborative web publishing Social Networking Q & A
3. Visioning Start by thinking of the three main things any online project can do: Provide information - What information/knowledge do we want to provide and how can we best provide it? (in-person &/or online) Gather information - What information could our organization(s) get from “learners”, from each other, that would help in our work? Work together online - For what purpose? With whom? What will NOT translate well online?
6. Who will be involved in the work of developing and maintaining the learning materials and how can this be shared?
7. What are the unique characteristics of the intended audience? (technical, work-flow, learning styles)
8. What resources are already out there that we can link to or work with? (hint …CLEONet)
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10. Example 1: Online Courses Self-directed – Usually involves a series of facilitated modules and can end in a certificate of completion. Instructor(s) may offer “office hours” at various times and peers may help one another as well. Although there may be integrated live chat technology, generally the learning is asynchronous (not “live”) and can be accessed over an extended period of time to registered subscribers.
11. Specific Examples Settlement.org - Family Violence against Immigrant & Refugee Women: Community Development Strategies – Using Moodle, this training is intended for immigrant service and other community-based organizations that are in a unique capacity to reach vulnerable and/or isolated immigrant women and their communities. It addresses the need to enhance domestic violence prevention strategies to reach immigrant and refugee women, including women without legal immigration status, trafficked women and women from racialized low-income communities. There are 4 modules, quizzes, a discussion forum and an evaluation survey.
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13. More about Moodle What is Moodle? (taken from Moodle.org) Moodle is an Open Source Course Management System (CMS), also known as a Learning Management System (LMS) or a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). It has become very popular among educators around the world as a tool for creating online dynamic web sites for their students. To work, it needs to be installed on a web server somewhere, either on one of your own computers or one at a web hosting company. Many institutions use it as their platform to conduct fully online courses, while some use it simply to augment face-to-face courses (known as blended learning). It allows for a range of activity modules (such as Forums, Wikis, Databases and so on) to build richly collaborative communities of learning around their subject matter. Others prefer to use Moodle as a way to deliver content to students and assess learning using assignments or quizzes. Visit the Demonstration site (Teacher - username teacher, password demo)
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15. Other Online Course Examples Springtide Resources & York University - E-Learning for Working with Women Leaving Abusive Relationships This series of courses is designed to introduce participants to the most critical family, immigration and refugee law issues for women leaving abusive relationships. They will provide participants with current, relevant and accessible legal information so that they can assist their clients in navigating the legal system. This professional development package will be invaluable to those who provide services to women who may disclose abuse. FORMAT: Each module is comprised of a video lecture with accompanying power-point presentation. Additionally, resources and information, including relevant legislation, will be provided to supplement the learning of each module. Successful completion of the course will require participation in a weekly online discussion forum for the duration of the course as directed by the course instructor. For more information see: http://springtideresources.net/events/news_show.cfm?id=78
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17. Example 2: Webinars “Live” events that use the Internet to place people in a meeting together using the web, live chat, streamed video, desktop sharing and in some cases the telephone. Can be tied to an in-person live event such as a conference. Webinars can also be recorded and archived and made available as Podcasts or DVDs.
18. Webcasting In October 2008 CLEO partnered with the Centre for the Legal Profession, University of Toronto Faculty of Law to host the Learn, Grow, Connect Conference. Participants shared information, learned from experts, and took steps towards building a practice of community legal education. A number of sessions were recorded as webcasts. http://www.cleonet.ca/conference/
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20. CLEONet Legal Information Webinars CLEONet is partnering with community organizations to deliver workshops about legal issues online. They are delivered through a telephone conference call integrated with a web meeting that lets participants hear the presentation, look at Power Point slides, browse web sites together, and ask questions using live chat. We also record these webinars so that they can be accessed on CLEONet on an ongoing basis. See: www.cleonet.ca/legal_education_webinars
21. What you need to participate As a presenter A presentation that you have developed that you would like to adapt to a webinar Presentation slides (Power Point) that can be inserted into web meeting so that participants can have visuals An audience to invite A willingness to test, experiment and learn as you go As a participant A phone (toll free number is provided) An Internet-connected computer with a sound card and speakers and/or headphones An e-mail account to receive invitations and log in instructions
22. Webinar Features Sharing Power Point slides Live Chat Integrated Telephone conference call Letting users “see” your desktop Granting control of your desktop Great tool for online meetings/training or interactive Q&A Low-cost tool for producing video-based information in other languages Can be produced as a Podcasts, Uploaded to YouTube, or embedded in social networking sites Some webinar tools feature video conferencing via webcams and computer microphones. Others allow for VoIP integration (Skype)
27. Best Practices to Consider Gear material toward the intended audience Length – Our attention span online and on a conference call is shorter than for in-person event Visuals – Audiences need to follow along as they listen What supports will people need to join in? Online facilitation can be challenging – Like hosting a dinner party in the dark Remember to pause – Try to draw out the audience with questions Have a co-presenter help you take questions from users, provide you with the feedback for follow-up Provide opportunities for evaluation afterward
28. Example 3: Collaborative Web Publishing Use of content management system (CMS) tools such as blogs or Wikis to allow people to collaboratively publish and maintain a web site of information that is subject to continuous change. This would be worth considering if we were to create a learning web site for the clinic system.
29. Content Management Systems A content management system (CMS) is a system used to manage the content of a Web site. Content management systems are deployed primarily for interactive use by a potentially large number of contributors. For example, the software for the website Wikipedia is based on a wiki, which is a particular type of content management system. The OPICCO site uses Drupal. ISAC uses Wordpress for the Social Assistance Review site. The SAGE site uses Sharepoint.
30. Specific Examples: Blogs Blog is short for weblog. A weblog is a journal (or newsletter) that is frequently updated. A number of terrific free blog tools are available and can be used to produce an entire web site that is easy to use and update. Blogs can also be entirely password-protected allowing them to be used for online learning in closed environments. They also integrate well with RSS and Web 2.0 “Widgets”. An example of a social justice web site that uses a WordPress CMS is 25-in-5: Network for Poverty Reduction a multi-sectoral network comprised of more than 100 provincial and Toronto-based organizations and individuals working on eliminating poverty at: http://25in5.ca. A research blog with a focus on public legal education is CLEONet Expansion http://consult.cleonet.ca - created to support CLEO’s research into the development of a centralized legal information web site for Ontario. This blog is created using Wordpress. The Provincial Learning Community on Knowledge Management and Transfer (KMT) has created a project web site using Drupal to help them develop ways to identify, share, and encourage the creation of knowledge within and among community legal clinics, Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) and other collaborators. http://kmt.agentic.ca/
31. Specific Examples: Wikis What is Legal Services Toronto? This Wiki is a referral guide to the various types of legal services in Toronto, designed for the use of service providers. It was created by the Toronto Legal Clinics Management Group to enhance the quality and efficiency of client services, and to increase collaboration and co-ordination between various kinds of legal services. Our purpose is to provide an integrated database of information about a comprehensive range of public and private legal services, covering the spectrum from full representation through to summary advice and self-help materials. It is organized with the idea that while each service provider represents a different entry point to the legal aid system, the Wiki gives us all access to a common source of up-to-date information to use in serving our clients and promoting social justice. http://legalservicestoronto.wikidot.com/
34. Example 4: Social Media Social Media is people using tools (like blogs & video) and sites (like Facebook & Twitter) to share content and have conversations online. How can the clinic system use social media tools to create simple peer-to-peer and org-to-org opportunities to share relevant research, news, PLE, CD initiatives etc?
36. Why should clinics work with Social Media? Because the statistics on its usage are staggering and growing Because it is cheap and easy (even for non-techies) Because it is designed to be transparent and user-centered and it encourages dialogue and action Because it allows information to move so quickly Because it gives us other places to be heard but also new places to listen
37. Getting Started with Social Media Join and participate in existing social networks (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn) – It’s more than just a way to waste time… 8>) Experiment with free tools that help you manage all of this new information (Tweetdeck, Twitter lists, iGoogle Homepage) Figure out what content you have to contribute and find a tool/way to get it online easily (Start a blog, set up your web site so you can publish more easily or just use Twitter/Facebook) Promote your message/information on social networking sites and allow users to share your content through their networks Create campaigns and integrate your messages across traditional outreach and social media
38. CLEONet’s Approach Created Facebook “Page” for CLEONet, created a Twitter feed and a CLEONet Group on LinkedIN in September. These free “widgets” show what is happening on these sites and let people “join” more easily. We have seen a 60% increase in traffic in 2 months.
39. Integrating the Tools “AddThis” makes it easy for CLEONet visitors to add our content to their pages We have RSS feeds across our site that allow people to add our new content to their web sites, their iGoogle Home page or get an e-mail of the latest CLEONet postings When we schedule a webinar we promote it on Facebook and Twitter and we post the PowerPoint slides to SlideShare to help spread the word When we have a new piece of content – we add it to CLEONet and then post it to Facebook. The Facebook CLEONet Group automatically updates the CLEONet Twitter Feed and (through RSS) our page on LinkedIn – 3 Networks from 1 posting - Less work for us! A Consultation blog I created for CLEONet is automatically updated in my LinkedIn profile (www.consult.cleonet.ca) and features the CLEONet RSS Feed and the CLEONet Twitter feed
40. Integrating the “Fans” Each new “Fan” of CLEONet on Facebook will now be posting information, news and opinions to their profiles we were otherwise unaware of . Some of it will be personal and silly – but lots of it will be relevant – especially when all of YOU start doing it. Our “followers” on Twitter are making us aware of tons of new articles, organizations and networks. If we click through to see who they are following, the network starts to expand even faster and with a click of a button (often on a phone), the information is spread very quickly. Imagine if we knew what one another were reading, attending, organizing? When people on SlideShare select our webinars as their “Favorites” or embed them in various web sites it makes us aware of who is interested in our work but also others out there doing similar presentations on related topics All of this can mean new audiences but more importantly new sources of content, opening up new networks of people to involve in future events, campaigns, surveys, new projects, volunteer opportunities, job postings etc.
41. What some others are doing… Canadian Council for Refugees (Twitter feed, Facebook groups, YouTube videos) http://twitter.com/ccrweb Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (Blog, RSS, Facebook, Twitter) www.policyalternatives.ca ISAC Social Assistance Review (Blog, rss-to-email alerts) http://sareview.ca Community Advocacy & Legal Centre in Belleville (Employment blog, Twitter feed, Webinars) www.communitylegalcentre.ca/