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Social Media for Social Change

Summary

This minicourse teaches participants to use social media as a tool for community organizing. Participants will use the internet and social networks as easily integrated spaces designed to share information with peers and provide quick ways to organize communities and increase the reach of a group's voice. This minicourse covers the following topics: (1) Relationship building via Facebook & Twitter; (2) Facebook content for organizers; (3) Blogging hosts and content ideas; (4) Twitter content for organizers; (5) Use of video; (6) Mobile social networking; (7) Location-based social networks; (8) Online safety; (9) Discussions of: "safe" spaces online, online dialogue, and traditional organizing methods. Core competencies including critical thinking, social justice, and social equity are also examined and discussed in detail.

Instructor

face-to-face semester course (mini-course)

Sessions

  • 4/5/2019 9:00am to 5:00pm
  • 4/6/2019 9:00am to 5:00pm

CE Contact Hours

  • 2 ethics face-to-face
  • 12 regular face-to-face

Skill Level

All Levels

Location

Social Media for Social Change Shapiro Undergraduate Library MAC Classroom
919 S University Ave
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
Room: 2000

Fees

$265.00

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