But the real learning comes happens by putting something learned (an idea, a method, a tip, or technique) into daily practice.    That is what guided the design of my “ Social Media Lab &# that continues the peer learning while getting past the challenge of transfer. Colorado Project. View more presentations from Beth Kanter.

Many community platforms, whether simple or complex, offer a large number of options for user interaction: user-generated content contributions, discussions, groups, wikis, blogs, real-time communication, Twitter-like updates, photo galleries, collaborative file management, etc. Iterate. Don't expect to get everything right upon first launch.

There’s a drupal/civicrm system in place and a community space that was a beta trial (that is closing down), plus knowledge/experience on the team of using tools like facebook, twitter and wiki platforms. Below you can find notes and ideas from today’s session – would love to hear your thoughts and feedback! Next steps.