HBCU Students can be Dynamic Content Creators
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Posted By: William Jackson on March 05, 2018 HBCU Students can be Dynamic Content Creators by William Jackson and Aida Correa @wmjackson @latinapheonix Speakers at WordCamp Miami March 2018 Attend WordCamps in 2018 HBCU – Historically Black Colleges and University students are growing as content creators and the need for training is increasing. WordCamp conferences meet the needs of Bloggers, Micro-bloggers, Podcasters and VBloggers. As speakers and participants of WordCamp conferences Aida and I provide a few hints for HBCU students before registering for WordCamp. HBCU students should already have expectations for learning. Having attended and spoken at several WordCamps in 2017 the benefits are lasting. The potential for continued collaborations are endless and possibly life changing starting careers in diverse areas of technology. The motivation is that less than 1% of tech companies are owned by people of color. There are different expectations for each person, there needs to be an established plan that fits individual needs based on the session or track that is available. As a past professor at the historic Edward Waters College I regularly took students that could attend with me to expose them to industry experts and leaders. Deciding what your goals are as a content creator and how you mesh or combine your plan to learn, integration of technology that can aid your business and personal growth, build a Brand and Market yourself. There is more to gaining readers, viewers and engagement than a flashy web site, dazzling coding and eye candy photos, it takes planning and engagement. How you're marketing your Brand and integrating content as an engaging and interactive developer makes a difference in achieving the goals you have set as an entrepreneur and future professional. Attending WordCamp assists in finding out what products, services and resources can benefit you and your customers. Security updates, SEO changes and coding tips and tricks and learning the language. Make sure you have plenty of business cards, your appearance matches your Brand, you have questions after or during sessions. Building a Brand creates future opportunities for investments and expansion outside of normal business lines. The benefits resulting from investing in attending WordCamp may lead to internships, new career options or second jobs. As a content creator you represent your business so consider the potential of building business relationships. Never judge a person by attire, color or culture, gain insights during conversations and interactions. Events like WordCamp provide opportunities to expose HBCU students to applying social skills and learning business skills that are important in commerce, finance and knowledge based careers. HBCU students are establishing businesses and building awareness for their contributions. Building relationships in business and the connections to future careers starts with networking. Intellectual design is key because knowledge based careers are expanding. Knowledge is power when applied strategically and effectively. Building self-confidence, self-awareness, self-determination and self-respect. WordCamps are in every state and have after conference Meetups that provide additional learning and networking. Technology contains and embraces diversity so students can gain opportunities. WordCamp venues contain great potential to be an awesome experience. To build life-long and generational intellectual learners. Access to wealth resources, intellectual design, community activism through digital community engagement. Building entrepreneurial vision that allows the embracing of adaptation, change and growth. WordCamp is unique, engaging, interactive and empowering. How To Be Dope On Social Media: William Jackson, graduate of South Carolina State University, Professor 2004 – 2017 Edward Waters College teaching Educational Technology, Social Media and STEAM WordPress TV - https://wordpress.tv/speakers/william-jack... Resources: WordCamp Jacksonville - https://2018.jacksonville.wordcamp.org WordCamp Atlanta - https://2018.atlanta.wordcamp.org WordCamp Greenville - https://2018.greenville.wordcamp.org WordCamp Miami - https://2018.miami.wordcamp.org/ WordCamp Central 2018 - https://central.wordcamp.org/schedule/ Your complete listing nationally and globally. If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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William Jackson
Educational Technology and Social Media Instructor, Edward Waters College South Carolina State University class of 1985 Member Since September 2008 |
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