Chicago

Research:Mimi Ito

HOMAGO

HOMAGO

HOMAGO DesignHanging Out

HOMAGO Design

Messing Around

HOMAGO DesignGeeking Out

Space Design:Challenges

& Lessons Learned

There is more than one way to HOMAGO!

Meet Niq, Graphic Design Mentor

https://docs.google.com/a/digitalyouthnetwork.org/file/d/0BzD0EggJhhONMlBnZkhBX3oybTA/edit?usp=sharing

Niq

https://docs.google.com/a/digitalyouthnetwork.org/file/d/0BzD0EggJhhONMlBnZkhBX3oybTA/edit?usp=sharing

YOUmedia: Branches

YOUmedia: Branches

YOUmedia: Branches

YOUmedia: Branches

Teens at the Harold Washington Library

Center

Penny Bender Sebring,

Eric R. Brown,

Kate M. Julian,

Stacy B. Ehrlich,

Susan E. Sporte,

Erin Bradley,

and Lisa Meyer

YOUmedia Users:• 350-500 individual teens visit

weekly.

• 39 percent reported attending weekly for over a year.

• 40 percent are African-American males.

-- Penny Bender Sebring, et al. Teens, Digital Media, and the Chicago Public Library

YOUmedia Users:-- Penny Bender Sebring, et al. Teens, Digital Media, and the Chicago Public Library

YOUmedia Users:• 89 percent believe it's cool to be

excited about interests at YOUmedia.

• 57 percent report improving one or more digital media skills because of YOUmedia.

• Over half report YOUmedia helping to improve school work, writing, and relationships with adults.

-- Penny Bender Sebring, et al. Teens, Digital Media, and the Chicago Public Library

YOUmedia Users:• Nearly 75 percent report a greater

awareness of post-high school opportunities because of YOUmedia.

• 65 percent report a connection with at least one adult in YOUmedia.-- Penny Bender Sebring, et al. Teens, Digital

Media, and the Chicago Public Library

New Research: Connected Learning"Connected Learning occurs when a young person is able to follow a personal interest or passion with the support of peers and caring adults and can link this interest or learning to academic achievement, career success, or civic engagement." -- Penny Bender Sebring, et al. Teens, Digital Media, and the Chicago Public Library

YOUmediaProgrammin

g

 

Harold Washington Library

Center Workshop Schedule

Challenges, Best Practices,

Lessons Learned: Niq on program design

Case Study: Video Gaming

Let’s Blog!

Building a podcast

Use Google and Twitter to plan

Three seasons per year

Identify goals for each season

Program Structure

Roles for each podcast: Host, Producer and Feature Producer

Content Options: Feature, Personal Choice, Editorials, Reviews

Learning the Craft

Partnerships and Collaborations

"Hive Chicago is a network of civic and cultural institutions dedicated to transforming the learning landscape by creating opportunities for youth to explore their interests through connected learning experiences."

--www.hivechicago.org

CPL Maker Lab

IMLS Grant

Future Direction

Development of Pathways (career, post-secondary, vocational, etc.

Expand reach to unserved youth

YOUmedia as catalyst for institutional change

Effective measurement and evaluation

Mentor models

Meet Matt, YOUmedia CyberNavigator

Youmedia.org

Youmedia.org

Resources: • http://www.youmedia.org/toolkit • http://dmlcentral.net/ • http://connectedlearning.tv/ • http://www.digitalyouthnetwork.org/• http://ccsr.uchicago.edu/publications/

teens-digital-media-and-chicago-public-library• http://www.flickr.com/photos/

youmediachicago• http://libraryofgames.org/• http://homeisforhomies.tumblr.com/