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Ok, final class and a lot to cover. My apologies for getting this up so late -- our server's still been messed up, and I've been living in meetings. I recognize that most of you won't have time to get things prepped for class, so don't worry too much about that. We have some people who need to do site visit presentations, so we'll start with that. Then, there are two main areas to cover. 1. One of the things that resonates with me from last class is the sense of how you'd communicate with your audience using online tools (and technology in general). You'll find a series of links below to explore that look at various online community efforts. Think about how you'd make use of something like those in your own process, what strengths, weaknesses, and possibilities are represented, etc. 2. Evaluation: look at how you'd evaluate your technology planning process -- how would you look at and measure, what worked, what didn't, what changes might need to be made, how to build on successes, etc. You'll find some links below to some evaluation possibilities, but please come ready to discuss your own criteria, based on what we've covered. Finally, you might want to take a look at something that's just been released, a position paper from the National Strategy for Nonprofit Technology called A Blueprint For Infusing Technology Into The Nonprofit Sector. Links: Online communities and audience development: trAce Online Writing Community This is an online writing community based at Nottingham Trent University in England. Take some time to explore this site, and look at the various ways that trAce seeks to involve members, have them interact, and provide information and resources for them. One of their intriguing projects, and a way of building community, is the Noon Quilt project. Think of how you might make use of such efforts in your own organization. The Benton Foundation's Open Studio project is a good example of building a multi-layered community resource, that incorporates discussion areas, resources, etc. Locally, the Information Technology Resource Center (ITRC) has a wonderful resource called NPO.Net which has all kinds of information about nonprofit resources, connections, etc. Included in this is the option to join in a mailing list area. The Nonprofit On-line Conference Center put together by TCFreeNet in Minneapolis is a nice example of an online conferencing system, which allows for ongoing discussion areas. The software used allows people to participate in a variety of ways. browsing through the guest area (which doesn't require registration) cangive you a sense of how this kind of resource works. (The same software is used in the Open Studio project and others.) The National Art and Disabilities Center is a nice example of a specific focus area that provides links and options, as well as a place for users to interact (the conference section.) This allows for ongoing discussion over long periods of time. (Note, as well, the icon on the bottom that says "Bobby approved." Bobby is a wonderful resource that helps you analyze web pages for their accessibility to people with disabilities as well as their compatibility with various browsers.) Two state initiatives also definitely bear looking at. The California Arts Council has recently launched the California CultureNet, an ambitious project that's trying to provide a network for arts and culture activity in California. Similarly, the Texas Arts Commission's TCANnet has been trying to do the same thing in Texas. Take some time to explore these -- they're intriguing models. Whew! Okay, on to links about evaluation... The North Central Regional Educational Laboratory has an article on Evaluation Design and Tools. This one's a bit verbose, but very good. Again, it's education oriented, but the underlying principles apply to all evaluation processes. The Center for Excellence in Education, in addition to a nice overview of technology planning in general, has a nice overview of the planning and revising process. Simple and straightforward. The Western School Board Technology Support Site also has a very nice and succinct look at Evaluating the Implementation of Your Technology Plan. This page supplies some questions you can ask yourself in looking at the process. Washington State's Library system has a process of certifying technology plans from Wahington's libraries, and they've put something online called Criteria for Evaluating Technology Plans. There's a lot that's very useful here, but take a look in particular at #5, which talks about why you need an evaluation component. That's enough, I think!! Here are criteria received from class members... (top) Yamilett Abejon
(top) Melinda Block
(top) Sybille Canthal
Krissy Davis (top) Seminar Assignment
Course: Rewiring the Arts Organization The School of the Arts Institute Anja Deller, February 8th, 1999
Geoffrey Fleming CRITERIA
(top) Criteria for Art ED Programming Sandra Jaggi Criteria for an Arts Education Curricula--Years K-8
Effective Arts Education Criteria Art Criteria for a Children’s Art Organization
(top) Joy Qi Le
Criteria for the Education Plan
Sarah Nemerovski
(top) Mary Anne Redding
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