Presented by Jeremy Dunn, Director of Learning @ Chicago Public Library October 2013

1. Chicago

4. Research:
Mimi Ito
HOMAGO

5. HOMAGO

6. HOMAGO Design
Hanging Out

7. HOMAGO Design
Messing Around

8. HOMAGO Design
Geeking Out

9. Space Design:
Challenges
&
Lessons Learned

10. There is more than one
way to HOMAGO!

11. Meet Niq, Graphic Design Mentor
https://docs.google.com/a/digitalyouthnet
work.org/file/d/0BzD0EggJhhONMlBnZkh
BX3oybTA/edit?usp=sharing

12. Niq
https://docs.google.com/a/digitalyouthnet
work.org/file/d/0BzD0EggJhhONMlBnZkh
BX3oybTA/edit?usp=sharing

13. YOUmedia: Branches

14. YOUmedia: Branches

15. YOUmedia: Branches

16. YOUmedia: Branches

17. Teens at the Harold
Washington Library
Center

19. Penny Bender Sebring,
Eric R. Brown,
Kate M. Julian,
Stacy B. Ehrlich,
Susan E. Sporte,
Erin Bradley,
and Lisa Meyer

20. YOUmedia Users:
• 350-500 individual teens visit weekly.
• 39 percent reported attending weekly
for over a year.
• 40 percent are African-American males.
-- Penny Bender Sebring, et al. Teens, Digital Media, and the Chicago Public
Library

21. YOUmedia Users:
-- Penny Bender
Sebring, et al.
Teens, Digital
Media, and the
Chicago Public
Library

22. YOUmedia Users:
•
•
•
89 percent believe it's cool to be excited
about interests at YOUmedia.
57 percent report improving one or more
digital media skills because of YOUmedia.
Over half report YOUmedia helping to
improve school work, writing, and
relationships with adults.
-- Penny Bender Sebring, et al. Teens, Digital Media, and the
Chicago Public Library

23. YOUmedia Users:
• Nearly 75 percent report a greater
awareness of post-high school
opportunities because of YOUmedia.
• 65 percent report a connection with at
least one adult in YOUmedia.
-- Penny Bender Sebring, et al. Teens, Digital Media, and the
Chicago Public Library

24. New Research:
Connected Learning
"Connected Learning occurs when a young
person is able to follow a personal interest or
passion with the support of peers and caring
adults and can link this interest or learning to
academic achievement, career success, or
civic engagement." -- Penny Bender Sebring, et
al. Teens, Digital Media, and the Chicago Public
Library

26. YOUmedia
Programming

28. Harold Washington Library Center
Workshop Schedule

29. Challenges, Best Practices, Lessons
Learned:
Niq on program design

30. Case Study: Video Gaming

33. Let’s Blog!

37. Building a podcast
Use Google and Twitter to plan
Three seasons per year
Identify goals for each season

38. Program Structure
Roles for each podcast: Host, Producer and
Feature Producer
Content Options: Feature, Personal Choice,
Editorials, Reviews
Learning the Craft

46. Partnerships and
Collaborations

47. "Hive Chicago is a
network of civic and
cultural institutions
dedicated to transforming
the learning landscape by
creating opportunities for
youth to explore their
interests through
connected learning
experiences."
--www.hivechicago.org

49. CPL Maker Lab
IMLS Grant

54. Future Direction
YOUmedia as catalyst for institutional change
Development of Pathways (career, post-secondary,
vocational, etc.
Mentor models
Effective measurement and evaluation
Expand reach to unserved youth

55. Meet Matt, YOUmedia CyberNavigator

56. Youmedia.org

57. Youmedia.org

62. Resources:
• http://www.youmedia.org/toolkit
• http://dmlcentral.net/
• http://connectedlearning.tv/
• http://www.digitalyouthnetwork.org/
• http://ccsr.uchicago.edu/publications/teensdigital-media-and-chicago-public-library
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/youmediachicago
• http://libraryofgames.org/
• http://homeisforhomies.tumblr.com/