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Digital Storytelling (also affectionately known as ds106) is an open, online course that happens at various times throughout the year at the University of Mary Washington… but you can join in whenever you like and leave whenever you need. This course is free to anyone who wants to take it, and the only requirements are a real computer, a hardy internet connection, preferably a domain of your own and some commodity web hosting, and all the creativity you can muster. In August-December 2013, we ran an experimental open version of ds106 where… THERE WAS NO TEACHER! What? How is that possible? Learn more about the idea for Headless ds106 and how it planned out including an unexpected group collaboration for the story of GIFACHROME.

"The ability to use social media to get people's attention, build an engaged audience and express your personality is becoming an essential digital skillset in the 21st-century knowledge-based economy. Whether you want to find a new job or create your own as an entrepreneur or freelancer, your personal website and social media presence give prospective employers and clients a window into your personality, skills, and interests. If you want to improve your social media skills or start building a new career in social media and inbound marketing then these free social media courses will help you get started and learn the ropes. Did you know? Over 80% of jobs are now found in the informal job marketing (meaning they are not advertised) so having a personal website, an active social media presence and a professional networking (online and offline) that you can rely on for recommendations is more important than ever. If you want to set yourself apart from the crowd and gain a competitive edge in your field you need a personal website (here's my guide to how to create a website in less than an hour) and the knowledge of how to use social media to build an online audience."

1. Enable discussion 2. Imperative of the link economy: Make yourself part of the discussion 3. APIs: Journalism needs to be where the users are 4. Use multimedia forms of storytelling and enable users' creativity 5. Do what you do best and link to the rest 6. Think Multimedia 7. Make use of crowdsourcing 8. Think hyperlokal 9. Embrace the idea of citizen funding 10. Embrace new technology