Comments on: 7 Cs of Social Media for Participation http://www.timdavies.org.uk/2008/04/04/7-cs-social-media-participation/ working for social change; thinking about the details Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:31:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tim http://www.timdavies.org.uk/2008/04/04/7-cs-social-media-participation/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Tim Thu, 15 May 2008 08:17:45 +0000 Hey Angela Seeing the media tools as just that, tools, for wider conversations, collaboration and change is most definitely key. I would see social media leading to change consisting in two things: #1: The use of tools leading to young people accessing content, making contacts, and finding opportunities for reflective learning that benefit them as individuals in the long term (personal change). #2: The use of tools for campaigning and lobbying for political change (from a local level such as changing <a href="http://www.frankleytalk.com/64/frankley-community-high/ritatheschoolcookpodcast/" rel="nofollow">the way school meals are provided for example</a>, through to large scale change such as <a href="http://www.votesat16.org.uk/" rel="nofollow">lowering the voting age</a>). Crucially - I would suggest it should be the transferable skills and the issues which impact on young people, and which in a well planned project should continue to do so over the long term - with media only as a medium within which those skills are acquired and those issues explored... Hey Angela

Seeing the media tools as just that, tools, for wider conversations, collaboration and change is most definitely key.

I would see social media leading to change consisting in two things:

#1: The use of tools leading to young people accessing content, making contacts, and finding opportunities for reflective learning that benefit them as individuals in the long term (personal change).

#2: The use of tools for campaigning and lobbying for political change (from a local level such as changing the way school meals are provided for example, through to large scale change such as lowering the voting age).

Crucially – I would suggest it should be the transferable skills and the issues which impact on young people, and which in a well planned project should continue to do so over the long term – with media only as a medium within which those skills are acquired and those issues explored…

]]> By: Angela Aristidou http://www.timdavies.org.uk/2008/04/04/7-cs-social-media-participation/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Angela Aristidou Wed, 14 May 2008 18:05:06 +0000 Thank you for sharing your reflections Tim. I was pleased to see the overview of all these elements put together. And the examples were very clear. I would certainly not take out any of the Cs but I would question the length of the effect of change on young people, once the media is removed as an influence. Thank you for sharing your reflections Tim. I was pleased to see the overview of all these elements put together. And the examples were very clear. I would certainly not take out any of the Cs but I would question the length of the effect of change on young people, once the media is removed as an influence.

]]> By: Michele Martin http://www.timdavies.org.uk/2008/04/04/7-cs-social-media-participation/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Michele Martin Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:26:17 +0000 Great post, Tim! I'm in the middle of a project with 4 teams of 11 students, all high school dropouts. They've been recording video interviews with other young people who have left school in preparation for a policy forum we're planning next month. This project has completely engaged these kids and set them on fire. Last week they came in from 5:30 to 8:45 p.m. to share their videos and discuss the issues that they see evolving. They are now fired up to create a "stay in school" video and program to implement at the local high schools and are doing more research into why some of their communities don't have the right resources. This would never have happened without the video aspect of the project. Great post, Tim! I’m in the middle of a project with 4 teams of 11 students, all high school dropouts. They’ve been recording video interviews with other young people who have left school in preparation for a policy forum we’re planning next month. This project has completely engaged these kids and set them on fire. Last week they came in from 5:30 to 8:45 p.m. to share their videos and discuss the issues that they see evolving. They are now fired up to create a “stay in school” video and program to implement at the local high schools and are doing more research into why some of their communities don’t have the right resources. This would never have happened without the video aspect of the project.

]]> By: Tim http://www.timdavies.org.uk/2008/04/04/7-cs-social-media-participation/comment-page-1/#comment-61 Tim Sun, 06 Apr 2008 07:33:47 +0000 Hey Amy Many thanks for the reflections :) You're definitely right that the interaction between these is where the real magic lies. It was quite tricky to separate them out to put together this list (In my ideal world everything would be made up of diagrams full of connecting lines and scribbles... but I forced myself to simplify)... but I will reflect more on how to both separate out these elements and draw the connections... I wonder if it can be said that some are more connected than others... I might play around with painting a couple of scenarios or case studies and seeing which part of the mix they use... Tim Hey Amy

Many thanks for the reflections :)

You’re definitely right that the interaction between these is where the real magic lies.

It was quite tricky to separate them out to put together this list (In my ideal world everything would be made up of diagrams full of connecting lines and scribbles… but I forced myself to simplify)… but I will reflect more on how to both separate out these elements and draw the connections…

I wonder if it can be said that some are more connected than others…

I might play around with painting a couple of scenarios or case studies and seeing which part of the mix they use…

Tim

]]> By: Amy Sample Ward http://www.timdavies.org.uk/2008/04/04/7-cs-social-media-participation/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Amy Sample Ward Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:40:38 +0000 Terrific post; thank you for sharing! I love the Cs and especially your examples under each one. I wouldn't add any more or take any away. What I would like to see is the way you think each C interactions/requires/enables/benefits the other Cs. One of the most important and most incredible aspects of social media is the way that people can have real connections with others. This is true also of the 7Cs you identified. Collaboration directly feeds into successful campaigning; campaigning without features for collaboration will be much less successful; creative expression can function on its own, but creative expression WITH conversation with the community means that the expressed idea or emotion can continue to grow and take new shape based on the input of others, the challenges/questions of others, and the support of the community; etc. Thanks for the terrific thoughts! Terrific post; thank you for sharing!

I love the Cs and especially your examples under each one. I wouldn’t add any more or take any away. What I would like to see is the way you think each C interactions/requires/enables/benefits the other Cs.

One of the most important and most incredible aspects of social media is the way that people can have real connections with others. This is true also of the 7Cs you identified.

Collaboration directly feeds into successful campaigning; campaigning without features for collaboration will be much less successful; creative expression can function on its own, but creative expression WITH conversation with the community means that the expressed idea or emotion can continue to grow and take new shape based on the input of others, the challenges/questions of others, and the support of the community; etc.

Thanks for the terrific thoughts!

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