1-Pagers and Contributing
In the course of conceptualizing our modular Hacktivity Kits, we decided to create simple, visual 1-pagers for activities. Here are some prototypes (that are crappily… Read More »1-Pagers and Contributing
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My Year in Review
Seems like I should follow suit and do a “Year in Review” post. I do so like to comply. I was moving around quite a… Read More »My Year in Review
Hackjam Parking Lot
This past week, we ran a Hackasaurus/P2PU hackjam to implement functional changes to the P2PU platform and create challenges curriculum for Hackasaurus. It was a… Read More »Hackjam Parking Lot
Failure = Lesson Learned
Today I was finishing up a one page summary called “10 Things that Make a Good Challenge”, a distilled version of Chloe Varelidi’s excellent post,… Read More »Failure = Lesson Learned
How the Web was Won
It’s 2020, my flying car is charging outside, and I’m typing this post using my Arco Telekinetic Knowledge Transcription Helmet. After the decades of intellectual… Read More »How the Web was Won
What if Google is Just the Scribe of Time?
Strangely, when I read this article, I didn’t see the monolithic corporation vying for all our attention. I read between the lines a little and… Read More »What if Google is Just the Scribe of Time?
Give us the Easy Ask!
Today I want to focus on the easy ask. What can you ask your users to contribute that is easy? It seems obvious, doesn’t it?… Read More »Give us the Easy Ask!
Friendly Tips for Keeping your Contributors
One thing that I constantly hear colleagues in the Open Web community talking about is the lack of participation on the part of the user.… Read More »Friendly Tips for Keeping your Contributors
Newsle Pitch
The 2 Minute Pitch The Problem Newsle addresses the problem that people aren’t very curious about what’s going on in the world. They’re curious about… Read More »Newsle Pitch
Feedback Session
Last night I had a Feedback session with my fellow MozNewsLabbers. It was fantastic. They pointed out both the problems that I was already aware… Read More »Feedback Session