{"id":5249,"date":"2009-04-20T02:27:41","date_gmt":"2009-04-20T02:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=5249"},"modified":"2009-04-20T02:32:22","modified_gmt":"2009-04-20T02:32:22","slug":"first-ever-jetaa-ny-blog-workshop-a-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2009\/04\/20\/first-ever-jetaa-ny-blog-workshop-a-success\/","title":{"rendered":"First-ever JETAA NY Blog Workshop a Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/leesean.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/jetaany.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"82\" \/>This past Saturday we held the first-ever <strong>JET Alumni Blog Workshop<\/strong> where we invited JET alums to gather and learn how to set up, use and take advantage of blogs.\u00a0 This was my first activity in my new JETAA NY role as Professional Outreach &amp; Development Chair and it turned out to be both productive and a lot of fun.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <strong>The goal<\/strong> was to help JET alums develop skills that will be beneficial in furthering their careers, whether they want to be independent writers, promote their services and abilities or perhaps just be one of the few people in their company who knows how to use blogs effectively (or at all).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location: <\/strong> JETAA NY webmaster <a href=\"http:\/\/leesean.net\" target=\"_blank\">Lee-Sean Huang<\/a>&#8216;s apartment building in the Financial District in Lower Manhattan, which has wi-fi in its library.\u00a0 Two JET alums joined:\u00a0 Randall, who had never used a blog before, and Anton, who is familiar with blogs but was seeking structure for his writing energies and was interested in learning some of the techniques for effectively using a blog and increasing traffic.\u00a0 Rather than a formal class-style lecture, we just sat around with our laptops (3 laptops for 4 people), demonstrated the basics of blogs and then looked over Randall&#8217;s shoulder as he set up his first-ever blog.\u00a0 With Anton we discussed using RSS feeds to follow other blogs as well as possible writing topics <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/juliegomoll.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2007\/05\/26\/blogging101.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"172\" \/>and ways to contribute to JetWit.com.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Next JET Alumni Blog Workshop<\/strong>:\u00a0 Probably on a weeknight in the near future, most likely in midtown at a cafe or other space that has wi-fi.\u00a0 Stay tuned for more information.\u00a0 If you&#8217;re interested and you have not already been in touch, just send an e-mail to <a href=\"mailto:professional@jetaany.org\"><strong>professional at jetaany dot org<\/strong><\/a> and I&#8217;ll add you to the list.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Lastly, I encourage other JETAA chapters to try setting up blog workshops as well.\u00a0 In addition to helping JET alums learn new skills, it was also nice to get together, learn about what each of us was doing and exchange info in a constructive way.\u00a0 In the current economy it&#8217;s more important than ever for JET alums to help each other out, and this is just one small way among many to do that.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This past Saturday we held the first-ever JET Alumni Blog Workshop where we invited JET alums to gather and learn how to set up, use and take advantage of blogs.\u00a0 This was my first activity in my new JETAA NY role as Professional Outreach &amp; 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