HBCU Students Are You Ready for WordCamps
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Posted By: William Jackson on June 28, 2018 HBCU Students Are You Ready for WordCamps by William Jackson, M.Ed. #MyQuestToTeach WordCamp: Speaker, Organizer, Blogger, Sponsor, Advocate The growth in WordCamp conferences shows an increased need for HBCU students to learn the process of web development. The platform of WordPress covering over 30% of web page development globally and growing means that HBCU students should be following the trends and changes in web development, graphic design and even coding. These are growing careers for HBCU students. Branding themselves before graduation, Marketing their abilities as their skills grow, Perception is important so HBCU students must watch what is posted online about them and their associations. Entrepreneurship opens many doors if done right and strategically, Enterprise Learning where your knowledge is scalable with the industry as it grows you grow with it. Networking is vital because word of mouth (wom) still matters. Strategic Social Media Planning means you do not have to be on every platform and use every App. It means have a plan to place yourself in the right digital places at the right times. Using Social Media to be involved in your communities and actively engaged as an activist for positive and productive change. Digital Innovation means that your mind is an out of the box mind, that is continuously learning and growing. Needless to say since there are less than 3% of tech businesses that are minority run, minorities must want to know what other none minorities know to be successful. Speaking and attending at WordCamp conferences promotes your willingness to grow beyond where you currently are. The engagement of learning and collaboration can elevate you beyond beginning level entry jobs, allowing for opportunities to open that can elevate and enhance you. The potential to own a business is possible even for youth, teens and young adults because of the dynamic platform of WordPress. Digital media can start a HBCU student on the path of business ownership not just as a blogger, but involved in coding, graphic design, project management, vblogging, podcasting and even commerce and marketing. So important are WordCamp conferences that the corresponding Kids Camps are attended by youth as young as 7 that already have a mindset of owing a business in this digital world. HBCU students Are You Ready for WordCamp should be a resounding YES. As a past instructor with Edward Waters College teaching Educational Technology, Social Media and STEAM my curriculum embraced not just my education students, but those in business and the Arts. Each area has a contribution to be involved and engaged and share their voices on a platform that welcomes and encourages diversity. To enlighten young minds that even attending and HBCU students can own a business before they receive their degrees. As a sponsor of WordCamps in Nairobi, Nigeria, South Africa and other places, I’m helping create a legacy for African educators and those new to business that have a passion for tech to take them further than they could dream. The world is significantly smaller because technology when applied correctly, strategically, and realistically can create change in all communities. HBCU students have the greatest educational and learning resource that can elevate them towards their dreams even before they receive their degrees. To many times in the past HBCU students did not have the skill base to compete, now they have more than enough to begin the process for economic and generational growth and stability. HBCU Students Are You Ready for WordCamps WordCamp Central https://central.wordcamp.org/schedule/ 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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