just thoughts

as for the bulletin board...it's ready to use
http://www.cpcs.umb.edu/cmt/work/forums/index.php

to use the system you have to create an account
http://www.cpcs.umb.edu/cmt/work/forums/register.php

I have created a new forum called media policy 101 - let us start our discussion there

as for training...we probably aren't all going to be together at the same time so my suggestion would be too break it up. Make an appointment with Shannon, make an appointment with me...I'm generally on-campus and available Monday Wednesday and Friday mornings between 10-2ish

as for speakers...David Isenberg - isen @ isen . com
http://www.isen.com/

David Weinberger - although he strangely reminds me of Jason in 15 years with short hair. - he may not be great for this event but certainly for future events that have anything to do with knowledge management and the implications of Internet on society
http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/

for our week long session, I spoke to David, who may be interested in doing some presenting but he is only available the first week in November. so this puts us at a little challenge...Fred needs to OK the final decision so...?

in thinking about our outward facing presents to the world...take a look at this - this may be much larger then we are actually talking about, but maybe CPCS could think about this.
http://moodle.org/

I went to interesting event yesterday about logs in week he's in the business world. Some of it was kinda lame...in fact this dude from MIT (CEO of .LRN http://dotlrn.org/) was super lame...puts what it was quite interesting.especially how to actually use aboard as a knowledge management system and the communication tool. definitely change the way that I'm thinking about blob(g)s

Danielle, you might be interested in something called the Center for 21st-century skills based in Connecticut...

if you like there was more but I have to go...have a great weekend everyone!

cmt work action items for October 5

1. All group members should brainstorm list of potential speakers for Nov 19th telecom panel and bring to next meeting REALLY!

2. All group members should research 1 film to screen

3. Everyone read Media Policy 101 from freepress.net for discussion next week

CMT Working Group Meeting 5

Wednesday, September 28, 2005

Attendees:

Shannon McCue-Vista, Video Production

Danielle Martin-VISTA, Multimedia & Curriculum

Jason Pramas- Mass Global Action, http://massglobalaction.org

Adam Frederick- Video Production, promotion

Sequoia Stenlund-Media Production

Digital Media Workshop:

- New date for workshop: Nov. 7^th- 10^th

- Photoshop will replace intro to web design (Danielle volunteered to teach this workshop).

*Updated Draft Schedule:

Day	Staff	Suggested Instuctors	Students	Suggested Instuctors
Mon	Taylor Center Introduction	David Reider, Saul Baizman, Shannon	Advanced Video Camera Production	Bruce, Matt
Tues	Basic Video Production	Matt, Shannon, Celeste	Advanced Lighting	Bruce
Wed	Basic Video Post Production (iMovie)	Shannon, Celeste	Advanced Video Post Production	Matt
Thurs	Intro to Photoshop	Danielle	Intro to Flash(mac lab) / Sound Prod. (another location)	Cisco, Matt, Nettrice

Podcasting: Sequoia recorded the audio from our meeting onto his laptop. He said he would send it out to the list within the next couple of days.

Video Training Session:

*First training session will held on Tuesday October, 4^th @ 2pm.

*If you miss the first training session there will be a second on Tuesday October 11^th @ 2pm.

Film Screenings:

• Suggested films: “The Corporation”, “Video Blogging” (Steve Garfield, possible guest speaker).
• Ideas for films: Everyone should come up with one movie title about Media Activism/Telecom policy for the next meeting.

Group Name:

• Changing the name of group to Tactical Media Group? (Fred)

Reading:

• Everyone should read “Media Policies 101” located at this link : http://www.freepress.net/action/tools/ . Download the pdf and we will discuss this at the next meeting.

Next Meeting:

October 5^th @ 5:30pm

Chair: Matt

Notes: Jason

bulletin board

PunBB is online and operational for the CMTwork group

http://www.cpcs.umb.edu/cmt/work/forums

CMT work group notes - 9-21

CMT Working Group

Meeting 4

Notes

Wednesday, September 21 2005

Attendees:

Shannon McCue-Vista, Video Production

Danielle Martin- VISTA, Multimedia & Curriculum Development

Jason Pramas- Mass Global Action, /http://www.massglobalaction.org/home/

Matt Landry- Student Senate & Media Club

Sequoia Stenlund- Media Production

New Mission Statement:

The Community Media and Technology Working Group has been formed to promote awareness and understanding of media and technology policy in the Boston area and beyond. We will engage area communities through educational initiatives in that arena with an eye towards fostering social activism and using media and technology to help bridge the digital divide.

UPDATES:

Media Club:

- In process for Senate activation

- Jason will work on using Media Club to reserve room for Nov 19^th event

Globalization / Privatization Conference with Mass Global Action (Nov 19^th):

Media Club will assemble panel for Telecom track and help recruit attendees.

To Do:

1. Panel – need 2-3 panelists

· for example Fred Johnson, guy from Brooklyn, Mainstreets WiFi, CCtv

· (need to get LOCAL folks)

· AI: All group members should brainstorm list of potential speakers and bring to next meeting

· Need to send out invites in next two weeks

2. Attendees – activists, students:

· Send calls to listservs

· Research local organizations

Digital Media Workshop:

1. When: proposed week starting November 14^th, 2005

2. Who: The Clinic will be for students(afternoons) and faculty(mornings) who are interested in learning more about the Taylor Center and what resources are available to them.

- Targeted audience should start with CPCS students/faculty

- AI: Members should bring ideas of who to run workshops to next meeting

3. Where: Taylor Center, other spaces for Camera Production

Workshops requested: ()=ideas of who to lead

Introduction to Video Camera Production (Shannon, Bruce, Matt?)

Advanced Video Camera Production (Bruce, Celeste)

Advanced Lighting (Bruce)

Sound Production

Intro to Web Design (Jason, Danielle, Matt)

Intro to FLASH Animation (Matt, Cisco, Nettrice)

Basic Video Post Production [iMovie] (Shannon)

Advanced Video Post Production (Shannon/Matt)

Media/Tech Policy (Guest Speaker, Bruce)

Taylor Center Introduction (David Rider)

Draft Schedule:

Day	Staff	Students
Mon	Introduction to Video Camera Production	Advanced Video Camera Production
Tues	Basic Video Post Production	Advanced Lighting
Wed	Intro to Web Design	Intro to Flash
Thurs	Taylor Center Introduction	Advanced Video Post Production
Friday	(Are there staff here on Friday?)	Sound Production

CMT Working Group Video Training Sessions:

2 two hour sessions:

1. Training session using Sony PD-150 camera for group – Bruce

2. Possibly training on iMovie or Final Cut Pro. (Shannon/Matt).

AI: Group members should email listserv availability in the next two weeks for sessions.

Film Screenings:

All members of the group will research possible movies and presenters and bring to next meeting.

Collaborative Tools-

1. Listserv – send email to cmtwork@cpcs.umb.edu to post

2. Bulletin Board, Wiki – Matt to followup with Saul

3. Group website / VLOG? (Public face)

Resources:

1. book – “We the Media”

2. freeculture.org

3. freepress.org – Media Reform Action Guide

September 28, 2005 @ 5:30pm (Next meeting)

Chair: Jason

Minutes: Sequoia

*Note: Matt will be late; Danielle needs to leave at 6pm.

CMT work group notes - 9-14

CMT Working Group

Meeting 3

Notes

Wednesday, September 14 2005

Attendees:

Shannon McCue-Vista, Video Production

Danielle Martin- VISTA, Multimedia & Curriculum Development

Jason Pramas-Boston Social Forum/http://www.massglobalaction.org/home/

Matt Landry- Student Senate & Media Club

Bruce Lundeen- Video Production & Media/Tech Policy

Sequoia Stenlund- Media Production

Fred Johnson

Group Name:

We came to a consensus and decided that the new group name would be “CMT working group”.

Mission Statement:

Jason will tweak the mission statement and bring it in for review at the next meeting.

Journal:

Everyone in the group should start keeping a journal of thoughts, opinions, etc. to turn in to Fred as part of the competency for this class.

Media Club:

Deadline to sign up for Media club is September 20^th. Possibility of Media Club sponsoring film screening.

Film Screenings:

Matt mentioned that he might be able to get David Sheckter to screen one his films for our first screening. First screening should happen before the end of October.

Collaborative Tools-

1.Listserv (cmtwork) (Shannon)

2. Bulletin Board, Wiki (maybe), Group website (Public face) (Matt and Saul)

Digital Media Clinic:

1.When: End of October or Mid November.

2. Who: The Clinic will be for students(afternoons) and faculty(mornings) who are interested in learning more about the Taylor Center and what resources are available to them.

3. What: Workshops on Introduction to Video Production (Shannon, Bruce, Matt?), Web Design (Jason, Danielle, Matt), Advanced Video Production, and Media/Tech Policy (Guest Speaker, Bruce).

CMT Working Group Video Training Sessions:

1.Training session using Sony PD-150 camera for group. Possibly training on iMovie or Final Cut Pro. (Shannon and Bruce).

September 21, 2005 @ 5:30pm (Next meeting)

Chair: Danielle

Minutes: Matt

CMT work group notes - 9-8

Project Based Learning Unit

Meeting 2

Notes

Wednesday, September 07, 2005

Attendees:

Bruce Lundeen – Media/Tech Policy

Shannon McCue – VISTA, Video

Matt Landry – Student Senate & Media Club

Danielle Martin – VISTA, Youth Dev & Multimedia

Jason Pramas – Boston Social Forum/ http://www.massglobalaction.org/home/

Matie Fricker

Sequoia

Fred Johnson

Mission Statement:

Our goal is to promote understanding and awareness of media and technology policy and engage the community with the end object of activism. We intend to do this through education and initiatives, especially around using technology as a tool for activism and bridging the digital divide.

Projects:

1. Participation in relevant conferences
1. Mass Global Action Conference on Globalization/Privation in Boston on Nov 19^th

i. Goal of creating a new activist network on globalization issues

ii. Attendees will include academics, community activists, and researches on business & government

iii. Includes keynote speakers, workshops, and final group meeting

iv. We could prepare a workshop/panel on telecom policy issues

2. Screenings of our own work
3. Screenings of visiting scholars, etc
4. week long Digital Media Institute (late October/early Nov)
5. Media Club (Matt)
6. Develop learning plan for group

Tools:

1. Listserv for students
2. 1-2 video trainings by Shannon
3. WIKI
1. Discussion thread, file uploads, links page, images in posts
4. PUBLIC FACE of the group: Blog or website?

Resources:

Benton Foundation, http://www.benton.org/ - daily digest emails

David Rieder – help with Computer Competencies

Telecommunications Act of 1996

http://www.fcc.gov/telecom.html

http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/U/htmlU/uspolicyt/uspolicyt.htm

Media Bill of Rights: http://www.citizensmediarights.org

CMT work group notes - 9-1

Project Based Learning Unit

Meeting 1

Notes

Systems Infrastructure

1. Blast fax/email
2. Interactive on-line tool
3. Listserv

People

1. Colin-RhineSmith

2. Free press

3. National Acme

4. AFCN

Partners

1. Common Cause
2. Mass Media
3. Community Change
4. Regional Aome
5. Tech Centers
6. Access Centers

Competencies

1. Media and Community building

2. Media Analysis

3. Media Strategies

4. Video Production

5. Community Policy

6. Emerging Technology

7. Public Action

8. All Production

9. Debating Policy

10. Influencing Policy

Projects

1. Community Policy Network
2. 3-4 events between September-February / Meetings, Screenings, Seminars
3. More significant events
4. Orginize Activist Network that advocates
5. Letter writing campaigns
6. Media Club
7. Digital, Media, technology institute for campus (Digital Video Production Workshop)
8. Project website
9. Listserv
10. Discussion forum/ Blog

Events

1. Globalization conference
2. APA

CMT work group purpose

Media Policy Network

Group Objectives:

· Organize structure for policy network

· Define what we are talking about

· Promote understanding of media policy

· Engage the community into activism

· Expand access through education and initiative

· Community is:

o Students

o Faculty

o Global community

§ Learners

§ Activists

· Make sense of “policy,” infrastructure

o Broadcast

o Cable

o Telephony

· Rich/new media matrix and definition

Resources and Tasks:

· Wiki

· Discussion Forum

· Upload files and images

· Determine competencies that can be completed

· Keep a journal

· Free press, Benton, media channel, wpr, media tank, reclaim the media