Thank you for attending my session at the 2012 American Democracy Project conference in San Antonio, or for otherwise stumbling upon this resource page. Please feel free to contact me for more information/insight on this topic, or just to have a great conversation around Social Media and Social Change– I’d love to connect with you! Please find my contact information at the bottom of the page.
TED Talk: Clay Shirky: How social media can make history
this talk not only provides great foundational knowledge about the (R)evolution of mass media and communication, but further provides examples to set the stage for great conversation around social media and it’s changing role and potential both in the political realm, but in society as a whole as more and more we become “citizen journalists.”
TED Talk: Gordon Brown: Wiring a web for global good
Looking for more social media TED Talks? Find them here.
Related Books and Resources:
Books:
- Books on the Introduced Leadership Development Models
- The Dragonfly Effect
- We First
- Yes We Did: An Inside Look at How Social Media Built the Obama Brand
Resource Websites:
- Social Citizens.Org
- Generation Citizen
- American Democracy Project eCitizenship Website
- Berkman Center Website
Articles:
Twitter List
Influencers and Organizations that are great examples upholding the concepts behind Social Media and Social Change.
Class Concept
“Course in Progress” Centered around bringing the idea of Social Media and Social Change into practice.
Other Related Blog Posts on the Topic:
- Social Citizens (Case Foundation Initiative) Blog Post (forthcoming)
- American Democracy Project Post
- KONY 2012
- Online Advocacy
Assessment:
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Contact Information:
Email: bleduc1@kennesaw.edu
Twitter: @BrianFLeDuc
