Content Curation - search, make sense, share
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Summary
Content curation is the process of sorting through the vast amounts of content on the web and presenting it in a meaningful and organized way around a specific theme. The work involves sifting, sorting, arranging, and publishing information. Content curation is not about collecting links or being an information pack rat, it is more about putting them into a context with organization, annotation, and presentation. Content curators provide a customized, vetted selection of the best and most relevant resources on a very specific topic or theme. A content curator continually seeks, makes sense of, and shares the best and most relevant content on a particular topic online. Content curators have integrated this skill into their daily routine. People and organizations are now making and sharing media and content all over the social web. A content curator offers high value to anyone looking for quality content because finding that information (and making sense of it) requires more and more time, attention, and focus. In today’s world of content abundance, the skill of how to find, make sense, and share content that we need to be effective in our work is critical. Simply put, being a content curator is a method to help you stay informed about your field and be more effective at your job. Content curation is a three-part process: Seek, Sense, and Share. Putting content curation into practice is part art form, part science, but mostly about daily practice.
[adapted from: http://www.bethkanter.org/content-curation-101/]
Content curation is the process of sorting through the vast amounts of content on the web and presenting it in a meaningful and organized way around a specific theme. The work involves sifting, sorting, arranging, and publishing information. Content curation is not about collecting links or being an information pack rat, it is more about putting them into a context with organization, annotation, and presentation. Content curators provide a customized, vetted selection of the best and most relevant resources on a very specific topic or theme. A content curator continually seeks, makes sense of, and shares the best and most relevant content on a particular topic online. Content curators have integrated this skill into their daily routine. People and organizations are now making and sharing media and content all over the social web. A content curator offers high value to anyone looking for quality content because finding that information (and making sense of it) requires more and more time, attention, and focus. In today’s world of content abundance, the skill of how to find, make sense, and share content that we need to be effective in our work is critical. Simply put, being a content curator is a method to help you stay informed about your field and be more effective at your job. Content curation is a three-part process: Seek, Sense, and Share. Putting content curation into practice is part art form, part science, but mostly about daily practice.
[adapted from: http://www.bethkanter.org/content-curation-101/]
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Audience & Format
The workshop is targeted for both students and tutors interested in getting to know a bit more about content curation and how to use it to enhance their research.
Access to a personal computer and Internet are mandatory.
Organizers will give a brief introduction (approximately 30 minutes) about the concept of content curation, tools that can be used and some examples of good practices. Afterwards, the attendees, will be invited to explore some of the tools and to create a profile in one of them - hands-on approach.
Tutors
Ana Loureiro, Polytechnic Institute of Santarem - School of Education | http://accloureiro.com | [email protected]
Inês Messias, Polytechnic Institute of Santarem - School of Education | [email protected]
The workshop is targeted for both students and tutors interested in getting to know a bit more about content curation and how to use it to enhance their research.
Access to a personal computer and Internet are mandatory.
Organizers will give a brief introduction (approximately 30 minutes) about the concept of content curation, tools that can be used and some examples of good practices. Afterwards, the attendees, will be invited to explore some of the tools and to create a profile in one of them - hands-on approach.
Tutors
Ana Loureiro, Polytechnic Institute of Santarem - School of Education | http://accloureiro.com | [email protected]
Inês Messias, Polytechnic Institute of Santarem - School of Education | [email protected]