Open Youth Networks

23. Mar, 2010 0 Comments

Open Youth Networks

Open Youth Networks is a program of the Department of Interactive Arts and Media at Columbia College. The program is designed to help bridge the digital participation gap by educating girls and urban youth to use emerging technologies, games and social media so they can make a better future for themselves and their communities.

Contact and Networking

Address:

916 S. Wabash Ave. Suite 101

Chicago, IL, 60605

URL:

http://www.openyouthnetworks.org

Email:

mfaber@colum.edu

Twitter:

IAMcolumbia

Facebook:

http://chicagoyouthvoices.org/openyouthnetworks

Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/user/youthlab2007

Getting involved:

Contact us by Facebook or email. We will tell you want programs are being planned for the year. We can’t wait to hear from you!

Key Staff Members

Staff person:

Mindy Faber, Director

About us

Populations:

Low-income, Latino, African-American, white, LGBTQ, disabled, urban, girls

Types of media:

Social media and web 2.0, video remix, online multimedia maps, interactive art, games, emergent web technologies

Literacy skills:

Digital literacy, media analysis, computer literacy, social media literacy, education for liberation, civic education

Other outcomes:

Civic engagement, college preparation, technology vocational preparation, public policy impact on media access and free speech

Primary accomplishments:

Peabody Prize for History Lessons, Brower Youth Award, DIY Video Summit in LA, Hispanic Magazine “Champions of Change”, Chicago Instructional Technology Foundation

Programs

Partners:

Little Village Environmental Justice Organization

Interactive Arts and Media Dept. Columbia College

Calumet High School of Technology

Inner City Muslim Action Network

Columbia Links

Kinds of programs:

Through IAM at Columbia College, Open Youth Networks does the following: * Matches students in web-development and digital service learning projects with youth and community groups; * Offers Saturday workshops for teachers/high school youth in pre-programming skills, new technologies and social media; * Conducts summits, symposia or conferences on topics such as girls in technology and serious games; * Partners with CPS schools to consult on curriculum alignment and college preparation for computer programming; * Serves as an incubator for innovations in games, apps and social utility tools used for non-profit, community and social justice use. Assists unserved broadband communities in training and access to web 2.0. Youthlab;workshops in new technologies and social media for youth centered projects 3G Summit: The Future of Girls, Gaming and Technology Green Games Institute: Designing facebook games and social media tools for environmental justice; Fair Use Remix Institute; copyright law, fair use, remix culture and free speech workshops

Programs:

Saturday and summer trainings and workshops

Consultations and customized programs (please inquire)