| Real Collaboration: A Journey Into the Unknown
By Tom Rieland, WOSU General Manager  Although certainly not an expert on building successful collaborations, I’ve been asked recently to talk about this topic to groups of non-profit leaders and students interested in a career in the non-profit world.
Real collaboration is always a journey without a known destination. Collaborations take an enormous commitment of time to build and develop and they often fail. You have to trust the effort will be worthwhile, with the potential of serving your mission well beyond what is possible without the partnership. Our team at WOSU does an excellent job building appropriate alliances big and small. In order to move forward together, some partnerships have taken literally years to develop an understanding of each others mission, goals, values,
and culture.
Here are a few on our honor roll:
COSI: The building of the WOSU@COSI studios is considered one of the most innovative non-profit partnerships in the public broadcast world. Now, we’re ready to extend our relationship to new goals, including local science programming, expansion of our exhibit area, and building media resources for classroom use.
Columbus Metropolitan Club: We broadcast virtually all CMC forums on our digital Ohio Channel and partner on major projects such as last year’s mayoral debate. CMC’s mission of connecting people and ideas through community conversation continues to complement our vision for WOSU Public Media.
ITSCO: If you’re a K-12 teacher, you know all about ITSCO, which provides training on the latest technology tools to advance learning. ITSCO and WOSU recently agreed to develop new workshops for our Ross mediaLab at COSI. Summer courses for families include podcasting, geocaching, and digital scrapbooking.
I could cite several other successful long term alliances, but want to publicly thank these three fine organizations and their leaders—David Chesebrough, Jane Scott, and Amy Palermo—for helping WOSU go beyond its own capabilities to enrich lives and improve our community. As traveling partners go, these three are the best!
Each of our individual journeys, I believe, have been enhanced by our collaboration.
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Learning About New Technology at the Ross mediaLab
By Rebecca DePalma, WOSU Intern and Scott Gowans, WOSU Web Manager  The end results remain the same, but the tools to get there are different.
Treasure hunts are now geocaching. GPS is the new ‘map.’ Music is still music, but where it used to come in vinyl and on CDs, it now comes as MP3s. Scissors and glue still work for scrapbooking, but digital photography and editing programs allows users more options to create digital scrapbooks. The best reasons to use new technologies: they allow users more control and more ways to use and share media. What’s difficult is that they are still relatively new, and may seem intimidating to the uninitiated. While growing up in a world of advanced technology is helping to make children of each generation more technologically efficient, many adults find these new developments to be a brand new concept. In order to encourage increased technological knowledge of both children and adults, WOSU Public Media is now offering a variety of classes at the Ross mediaLab to help the Columbus community expand its knowledge of new media. Some exciting new classes being offered at the mediaLab include use of a GPS device in the new treasure hunt craze geocaching, digital scrapbooking, and podcasts with iTunes and iPods. Classes are for parents and their children (9- 18 years old) who are interested in learning about content technology in a fun and safe environment, and are taught by Instructional Technology Services of Central Ohio (ITSCO), the leading technology trainer and resource for teachers throughout central Ohio. Classes take place from 10am to 12:30pm at WOSU@COSI (333 West Broad Street in Columbus). In November of 2007, WOSU Public Media partnered with Instructional Technology Services of Central Ohio (ITSCO) to open the Andy and Sandy Ross mediaLab at WOSU@COSI. This lab was originally available to administrators and Ohio K-12 teachers for professional development, to assist them in becoming more familiar with different types of new media. The Ross mediaLab courses were designed to familiarize users about new technology in order for them to become more effective at their jobs, as well as to teach their students about technology and the media. People rarely question the media they are constantly exposed to and are unaware of the effects it has on them. It is important for individuals of all ages to have the ability to critically assess media in all forms including television, movies, video games, iPods, blogs, cell phones, web sites, and more. Technology plays a huge role in our society. iPods, GPS devices, and cell phones that play movies—these new media developments are taking over and replacing other more familiar forms of media. Now, more than ever, people need to understand this new technology and all it has to offer. “WOSU has created a wonderful opportunity to bring technology to individuals and families in an approachable and fun environment,” said Amy Palermo, Executive Director of ITSCO.
The mediaLab has been a great success, and WOSU Public Media builds on that success by offering courses to the Columbus community. Founders of the mediaLab, Andy and Sandy Ross, look forward to seeing the effect this change has on the community. “Opening the mediaLab to the public gives people who otherwise might not have access to such a facility a chance to learn,” Andy Ross said. “We are optimistic that this will benefit the participants as well as the community.”
To register for any of the available classes, call the WOSU Public Media business office at (614) 688-3777. Seating is limited so families can get the most of their experience together. Registration fees are the same for both parent/child and adult classes. Admission to WOSU@COSI is free but there is a small parking fee. For more information or to register online visit: www.wosu.org/medialab Classes offered at the Ross mediaLab include: iPods and Podcasting
July 5, 2008 for parents and children
July 19, 2008 for adults
Registration fee of $210
This class will help participants learn to search for and subscribe to great podcasts from the overwhelming amount available. Participants are given a 4GB nano iPod to keep!
Geocaching: A Lifelong Adventure
June 7, 2008 for parents and children
Registration fee of $185
This class will teach participants what geocaching is and how it can become a lifelong activity, how to use a GPS receiver, find hidden geocaches, and receive additional sources. Participants are given a GPS device to keep!
Digital Scrapbooking
May 3, 2008 for parents and children
May 24, 2008 for adults
June 21, 2008 for children
Registration fee of $60 per registrant or $145 with
software purchase
This class will introduce participants to digital scrapbooking using Photoshop Elements (PSE). Skills covered include navigating the PSE work area, inserting and manipulating images, and photo restoration. PSE software is included for participants to keep! TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Arts Abound This Month on ArtZine
 This month on ArtZine, Charlene Brown goes on a secret assignment to buy all that she can at the Columbus Arts Festival for under $300. Find out the best buys from our ArtZine spy! FYI: The Arts Festival will be moving to the Discovery District this year. Visit http://gcac.org/fest/ for location details.
Also, every year the Franklin Park Conservatory hosts “Hat Day”—an annual fashion show and fundraiser that benefits FPC’s community garden program. Everyone wears and enjoys hats of all sorts, makes, and styles from the elegant to the outrageous.
Think opera is too stuffy for you? Then check out the last Friday of every month at the North Market where the talent from Opera Columbus sing to the masses. Find out why opera is the new rage in the Short North!
Also on ArtZine this month, the musicians from the Jazz Arts Group have been teaching the elements of jazz to Columbus Public School children for decades. We follow leader Jim Masters as he demystifies the genre and teaches them how to Charleston and scat sing. And, find out from MadLab Theatre Director Andy Batt why the Theater Roulette is the longest running shorts festival in Ohio.
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Meet David Dunham, WOSU's New Director of Advancement
 WOSU Public Media has welcomed David Dunham as Director of Advancement.
Dunham has worked for the last six years as a financial planner and has over 14 years of fundraising experience. He has worked for WVIZ TV 25 in Cleveland, in higher education, and served as a consultant to many community and religious organizations throughout his career.
Dunham has also served on boards for community theatre in Chicago and Ohio, two social service boards, and a county mental health board. He is currently serving on the Ohio Humanities Council Board.
As Director of Advancement at WOSU, Dunham will work to build on the success of the WOSU@COSI campaign and continue to sustain the ongoing growth of major and planned gifts.
Dunham is a graduate of Baldwin Wallace College in Berea, Ohio with a B.A. degree in Political Science and Psychology with a minor in Vocal Music.
“I am excited to return to my roots both in central Ohio and with public media. WOSU’s important community service mission is close to my heart. The opportunity to participate in and help forward that mission is both an honor and gratifying for me personally.”
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The Digital Scoop
 Your TV is changing and WOSU is
here to help!
You might have already heard the buzz about digital TV. If you’re scratching your head wondering what it means to you and your TV, WOSU Public Media is here to help. Over the next year, WOSU is sharing important information about how the transition from analog to digital may affect the way you watch TV.
The most important thing you need to know is that you don’t have to buy a new TV or subscribe to cable or satellite. However, you do need to buy a converter box that costs between $50-70. There are coupons available right now to help offset the cost; but you should act now—see the information below! Go to mydtv2009.gov to register or call 1-888-388-2009.
This transition is going to be easier for some than others. Around 100,000 people in central Ohio get their TV over-the-air, meaning they will lose their signal unless they buy a converter box or subscribe to cable. For many, it’s not an easy financial choice.
Our seniors and economically disadvantage are at risk and you can help. Send your unneeded digital TV conversion box coupons to WOSU. We’re partnering with agencies that serve people in need to buy and install boxes for seniors unable to afford or install a box by themselves. Help WOSU by sharing your coupons to offset cost and talk to your neighbors about the switch. Call WOSU at 614.292.9678 for more information.
WOSU would like to thank our partners with this community outreach program:
- Columbus Metropolitan Library
- Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging
 How do I request a coupon?
Between January 1, 2008 and March 31, 2009, you can request a coupon while supplies last in one of four ways:
- Apply online at: https://www.dtv2009.gov/ApplyCoupon.aspx
- Call the Coupon Program 24-hour hotline: 1-888-DTV-2009 (1-888-388-2009)
- Mail a coupon application to: PO BOX 2000, Portland, OR 97208-2000. (Download a coupon application online)
- Fax a coupon application to 1-877-DTV-4ME2 (1-877-388-4632)
- Deaf or hard-of-hearing callers may dial 1-877-530-2634 (English/TTY)
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