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What a Content Curator Needs To Know: How, Tools, Issues and Strategy
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Curation Levels: Learner, Facilitator, Designer - Where Do You Stand?

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Kirsten Wilson analyzes three different levels of content curation presently in use and describes accurately the differences between these. 


"In regards to levels of curation it is much like Blooms. There is knowledge level curation- it is done for remembering and understanding (the “Learner Level”).


Another level is applying and analyzing- it is curated for use or been used and is a proven tool for using whether it be your tool or a tool you have discovered from your global connections via Social Media, blogs or simple internet searches (the “Facilitator Level”). 


Finally, there are curations that go to the level of evaluation and creation… these are the curations that become invaluable tools to others. It takes the most work, but the result is most thorough and the resource it provides to others can be invaluable (the “Designer Level”)."


He concludes by reminding all would-be curators the importance of attribution and the amount of effort that the "designer level" of curation requires: "In this world of immediate access and available content make every effort to honor the source of your curation, inspiration and/or springboard for design. 


Those that do curate at a “Designer” level and in many cases are the first in their field of expertise to find a new “method” put hours into the development and design."



Rightful. Instructional. 7/10


Full original article: http://teachkiwi.wordpress.com/2013/08/31/content-collaboration-and-curation-part-2/ 



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Ra's curator insight, September 8, 2013 6:17 PM

Explanation of levels of content curation - sets aspirational goal. Relevance to students as a pathway for their development. See Robin Good's great summary.

Alfredo Corell's curator insight, September 22, 2013 6:36 PM

Robin Good opinion:

Kirsten Wilson analyzes three different levels of content curation presently in use and describes accurately the differences between these. 

 

"In regards to levels of curation it is much like Blooms. There is knowledge level curation- it is done for remembering and understanding (the “Learner Level”).


Another level is applying and analyzing- it is curated for use or been used and is a proven tool for using whether it be your tool or a tool you have discovered from your global connections via Social Media, blogs or simple internet searches (the “Facilitator Level”). 


Finally, there are curations that go to the level of evaluation and creation… these are the curations that become invaluable tools to others. It takes the most work, but the result is most thorough and the resource it provides to others can be invaluable (the “Designer Level”)."

 

He concludes by reminding all would-be curators the importance of attribution and the amount of effort that the "designer level" of curation requires: "In this world of immediate access and available content make every effort to honor the source of your curation, inspiration and/or springboard for design. 


Those that do curate at a “Designer” level and in many cases are the first in their field of expertise to find a new “method” put hours into the development and design."

 

 

Rightful. Instructional. 7/10

 

Full original article: http://teachkiwi.wordpress.com/2013/08/31/content-collaboration-and-curation-part-2/ ;

 

 

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Zhang Meilan's curator insight, October 7, 2013 1:16 PM

Robin Good把内容策展分为三个层次:策展的学习者,策展的设计者,策展的促进者。

 

 

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The Most Important Skill for the 21st Century: To Vet

The Most Important Skill for the 21st Century: To Vet | Content Curation World | Scoop.it



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Thanks to Alan Berkson intelligent use of hashtags as he retweeted his own post dating back to December 2012, and to Trendspottr, who made it easy for me to discover it, I have just run into one of the most inspirational short posts about curation that I have read in some time.


The post is quite short, but it packs such an important truth, that I can't but bring it to you in its full integrity.


"Being able to properly vet might be the most important skill of the 21st Century.


Not curing sick animals.

Not retiring from military service.

I’m talking about “subjecting to thorough examination or evaluation.


We’ve been trained to rely on experts to do this for us.

If we go back 30 years or so, we would find experts in a limited number of places: academia, government and non-government organizations, and major corporations including media. As I wrote in The Age of Thought Leadership:


“…the Information Age is allowing experts to step out from behind the veil of a corporate (or academic) entity…”


This is a double-edged sword. As individuals we can develop and express thought leadership. However, also as individuals, we can no longer solely rely on third parties for pre-vetting our experts.


  • Learn how to do research.

  • Know the difference between a primary and a secondary source.

  • Become more discerning in your content consumption.

  • Develop a healthy level of skepticism."


Content curation, if intended as the art of helping other people discover, learn and make sense of things they are interested into, is all about cultivating your own ability to become an expert by honing the skills of research, vetting and contextualization.




This is it. Must read. Must share. 10/10


Original post by Alan Berkson: http://blog.intelligistgroup.com/that-third-kind-of-vet/





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The Spirit of the Archivist and Its Relevance for Content Curators

The Spirit of the Archivist and Its Relevance for Content Curators | Content Curation World | Scoop.it
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Here's an inspiring and insightful article by Sally Whiting on ContentsMagazine analyzing the role of the archivist and the traits and responsibilities that make his work so valuable to content producers.


She writes: "Applying archival principles to content strategy makes for solid content—I can demonstrate this, and I exercise it in my work."


As content curators will increasingly need to learn more about archiving, organizing and preserving what they curate, this article provides an inspiring set of considerations about the key value of context and provenance.


In addition she poses some important questions about what could actually be done by better curating our own content archives:


"Archives are accustomed to a passive role, asking reflectively what their patrons want to find.


As they work to help researchers tell their stories, it’s easy for archives to forget to keep shaping their own."



Inspiring. Rightful. 8/10


Full article: http://contentsmagazine.com/articles/digital-archives-the-content-strategist/ 


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Prof. Hankell's comment, August 28, 2013 10:33 AM
Thank you for sharing!
Nancy White's curator insight, August 29, 2013 8:48 AM

Excellent post - importance of context & provenance. 

digitalassetman's curator insight, August 30, 2013 8:15 AM

Since graduating from library school, I’ve fielded occasional questions about archiving “as a professional in the field.” Then comes the second question, “So, what kind of archive do you work in?” But I don’t. Although I was trained as an archivist and care deeply about archives, I’ve been an editor or a content strategist on most of my recent projects. And though I sympathize with archivists’ anxiety about their continuing relevance, I’m also excited for them, as I am for anyone who has content worth sharing

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What Difference Is There Between An Editor and a Content Curator? | Liz Wilson

What Difference Is There Between An Editor and a Content Curator? | Liz Wilson | Content Curation World | Scoop.it

Liz Wilson writes on the Paper.li community blog: "I had my first online argument recently.


I didn’t enjoy it, as I detest arguing in public (or even at all), but this seemed to matter. Not in the way that poverty or injustice or corruption matter.


But it was important to me because I felt my adversary was simplifying to the point of losing meaning, which seems to be almost a way of life where a new or complicated word is involved.


It was an argument about the term “content curator” and what it means. I had started an online discussion asking for examples of content curation in internal communications (because it’s one of my fields of interest).


The only response was more than I had bargained for.


My correspondent felt vehemently that “curator” was a lexical relic, exhumed from a dusty Victorian dictionary by software manufacturers hyping their wares. He strongly advised professional communicators not to confuse their clients by using this “jargon”. “Editor” would do fine.


I wasn’t convinced… but… did he have a point?"


Insightful. 8/10


Read the full story here: http://community.paper.li/2012/03/07/why-a-content-curator-is-not-an-editor/ 

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