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The Arab Spring and Beyond Social Media Training. Our Project. How to increase the capacity around use of social media For journalists For the business side Project team Bill Mitchell, Howard Finberg, Vanessa Goodrum, Susan Mernit, Tarek Atia and a host of trainers. Our Project.
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Our Project • How to increase the capacity around use of social media • For journalists • For the business side • Project team • Bill Mitchell, Howard Finberg, Vanessa Goodrum, Susan Mernit, Tarek Atia and a host of trainers
Our Project • We know this training works • Two weeks in Nov. 2012, April 2013
Our Project: On-site • Effective, but it is not sustainable • It does not scale
Our Innovation • Use what we learn from on-site training to build sustainable training • Use Poynter’s e-learning platform
Two Outcomes • 1. Self-directed training in English & Arabic
Two Outcomes • 1. Self-directed training in English & Arabic
Two Outcomes • 2. Online Group Seminar
Two Outcomes • 2. Online Group Seminar [final steps] • Localize into Arabic • Provide training for training organizations who want to use it
The URLs • Self-directed English: http://www.newsu.org/courses/social-media-strategies-and-tools • Self-directed Arabic: http://www.newsu.org/ar/node/359005 • Online Group Seminar: http://www.newsu.org/courses/creating-your-social-media-strategy
Thank You for the Support • To the funder, Google • To IPI • To the participants who helped us shape the training
Thank You for Listening Howard Finberg Director of Training Partnerships & Alliances1-727-821-9494hfinberg@poynter.orgTwitter: @hif