Tell Your Story to Educommunicators
As we've stated from the start, Educommunicators is designed to be an online community where we can share information, establish dialogues, and learn from one another. That means we have to engage and collaborate.
Last week, I issued an open casting call for blog entries. That still remains. If there is a topic that you would like to discuss, discuss it (or recommend it to Educommunicators, and we'll discuss it for you). Now we're going to expand the call.
This week will be the time for self promotion. Send me your entries to one or many of the following options:
* What do I/does my organization do (related to education)
* What's my proudest project/client story
* What's my one recommendation for communicating on education issues
* Why did I choose education (instead of healthcare, tech, consumer, etc.)
Answers can be attributed or anonymous, your choice. This is also you chance to give us your elevator speech and explain your organization's relevance in the education space.
Also, if your organization is looking to hire, let me know and we can post it.
As I've noted, in the first week, more than 100 individuals have joined the Educommunicators community. We have geographic balance. We have senior and junior communicators. We have people from all corners of the education sector. We're going to start putting together resource guides and information for the membership. Anyone have interest in a membership directory? If you joined through Facebook or LinkedIn, you can see who is a member through those mediums, but not in total. Just let us know.
Send all your thoughts and information to info@educommunicators.com. We'll get it out to the group.
I was thrilled to be led to this blog by a colleague of mine from the "old days" of regional educational laboratories. Back in the '70s and '80s the communicators from the federally funded regional laboratories and university-based research centers, under the auspices of the Washington-based Council for Educational Development and Research (CEDaR), which I ran, supported the CEDaR Communicators Group. Members met annually and, before the internet, corresponded by mail and telephone. The members collaborated on producing a national magazine and generating congressional lobbying messages. Nothing quite like it exists today, but this effort comes close. I wish it all the best.
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