The beginning of the end

Well as we wind down this Summer semester I want to thank you for your involvement on behalf of both Jinder and myself. We truly enjoyed teaching this class together and we hope that you enjoyed it as well. You have a few more things to do but for the most part freedom is close at hand. You've done well especially those of you who have been actively engaged in the classroom and with one another on Twitter.



The Twitter assignment was very one dimensional and I am glad to see that many of you realize that. Twitter is more about interaction and that's what I'd like to see you doing more if you plan to continue to use Twitter. Reach out to people you want to meet. Offer assistance to others and share valuable information. Twitter is what you make of it. That means if you tweet about your cat and how slow the bus you won't see the value of the tool. If you want more information on anything we've discussed in class don't hesitate to contact me or Jinder depending on what your question is about.

The FOUR things you are responsible for are:

• 4 more Tweets with #MDIA4010
• Two blog posts (DUE AUG. 23)
• Your assignments must be: published to a blog, be at least 500 words each, include a minimum of 5 references to relevant source materials & email a link to the assignment post to jinderc@telus.net
  
  
• 4 - 5 page research paper PRINTED and handed in by AUG. 30
• 10 minute presentation

Have fun with your work in the future and know that no one gets to their dream job first. There are always a few stepping stones in between that we must step on to make it to where we want to be. Set your expectations realistically, work hard, network and donate your skills and time to other organizations and you will be successful.

Halfway There!

Good Afternoon Trendsetters,

Fact Sheet: The Copyright Act [PDF]
Today's class is a real treat! We are having TWO guest speakers:

Martha Rans has been a lawyer since 1995 and has acted for artists in all disciplines including painting, photography, architecture, sculpture, textile, film and video, new media, animation, website and graphic design, theatre and dance. She advises arts and other not-for-profit organizations on a wide variety of legal issues ranging from intellectual property to labour law and privacy.
 She is also a project lead for Creative Commons in Vancouver.

NOTES:
Why Copyright?

• authors get paid
• to protect ideas
• property - value
• theft
• control your own work
• Copyright criminals - PBS documentary

Copyright is evolving (dynamic). It Lives. Bill C-32. All rights reserved V. Some rights reserved OR CreativeCommons.org - Copyright is 'automatic'
License your work for specific use/purpose for a particular length of time
Check out the Canadian Intellectual Property Office - CIPO

What is commercial? A blog w/ads?
How long does copyright last?

• Your lifetime + 50 years - Canada
• Your lifetime + 70 years - USA

Some more points:

• Shepard Fairey - Obama poster case
• Choose your license (creativecommons.org)
• If in doubt... contact the artist
• Molotov man - Check it out.
• Public domain - look it up.
• archive.org - Great stuff!
• Remix Manifesto! -American Copyright Law
• Martha's site: http://www.artistlegaloutreach.ca/

Tod Maffin is a Digital Strategist and all kinds of awesome and has done more talks than I have Facebook friends. Maffin is COO and senior strategist at tMedia Strategies, one of the country’s go-to commentators on the impact of accelerated technological change and innovation on the business and economic environment and can speak to every aspect of technology and resulting implications for the world in which we live. Maffin is recognized as a thought-leader in business innovation and strategy to trend-spotting and technological advancements.

• Read “The Making of a Pundit” (BC Business Magazine)

Kemp's IP Example:

Social Media for Beginner's: Personal Branding and Marketing

View more from Kemp Edmonds.

Social Media Basic Guide

View more from Ali Hadi.

We are halfway through this class now. We haven't received final project topic proposals from all groups yet. Please send us your topics ASAP.  Please email your final project topic to jinderc@telus.net - kempedmonds@gmail.com

Be sure to get started on your assignments remember you need to do two of the three written assignments from the Course Outline.

Your assignments must be:

• published to a blog
• email a link to the assignment post to jinderc@telus.net 
• be at least 500 words each
• include a minimum of 5 references to relevant source materials

Still looking for an internship/practicum? 

Email Kemp to see if there is something that will work for you.

See you soon and Good Luck on all your projects!

Assignment structure and major project

New assignment structure - 30%
For the 3 assignments each worth 10% of your mark - outside of the 20% Twitter assignment which is ongoing - you can now choose to do 2 of the 3 options. Each of the two assignments you do will be worth 15% of your grade. All assignments will be due by August 23rd. Email your assignments to jinderc@telus.net (include MDIA4010 in the subject).

Choose 2 of these 3 assignments:

• Research a SaaS (Software as a service) and publish your findings to a blog. Email blog info
• Research a case about privacy, copyright of intellectual privacy and publish your findings to a blog. Email blog info
• Research and create an overview of a Personal Learning Network for yourself and publish on your blog. Email blog info.

MDIA 4010 course outline

View more from Kemp Edmonds.

Major project assignment - 30%
Your assignment consists of writing a four to five page research paper with proper sourcing--Google MLA citation guide you will also be presenting your findings to the class in a 10 minute presentation.

The paper must be about a current trend in new media or web development and include:

• At least five sources ("MLA Citation Guide")
• submit your topic to instructor by August 9th for approval
• description
• strengths
• weaknesses
• viability and sustainability
• conclusion

You will also be required to present this in-class as a group for 10 minutes. Feel free to present with PowerPoint or Prezi or a Video of YOUR Creation.

Great work on the tweets this week. Keep it up next and let's get #MDIA4010 trending!

Trendsetters - Semantic Web & SaaS on Prezi

Welcome Summer 2010 Class!

This course is about the what's happening now and what's going to happen in the future. It's about a room full of people sharing and learning together. This class is about learning to seek out answers for yourself. And like so much in life you will get out of it - knowledge and skills - what you put in - attention and effort. This is not a passive class. Please follow the class.

Lab #1:

1. Go to Twitter.com and create an account or use one you already have (if you want). Send the account address (http://twitter.com/kempedmomds) or username to kemp_edmonds@bcit.ca

Do you know what a URL shortener is? Did you know that it will track the number of people who click it, what country they clicked it from and sometimes detailed information on what they were using when they clicked it.

2. Go to j.mp and either create an account or get familiar with the program. We will discuss it sooner rather than later if you have any questions about it during lab please ask the instructor at the front of the room.

3. Each week you will be required to Tweet at least 4 items. You can do as much or as little tweeting outside of these required messages as you like but these tweets will represent a total of 20% of your final grade. These tweets are about research more than homework so have fun with it and find things that you think would interest the rest of the class.

NOTE - Tweets must contain:

• A title or comment on the article included as a short link
• A shortened link to articles of interest to you and related to current or future trends
• #MDIA4010 @BCIT

This is going to be a fun and interesting class for all of us and with your help this will be the best class any of us have ever been a part of. Please view the video below and utilize some of the techniques explained:

Kemp made this video last year and wants to make sure you hear what Jon says at the end of this video.


Congratulations your almost done, one term left and welcome to Trendsetters Summer 2010.