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Types of Clubs

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Laura Hilliger edited this page Jan 5, 2015 · 2 revisions

So far, we've identified four types of Web Literacy clubs. If you’re not affiliated with an organization, then yours is probably a ‘Community Club’.

Webmaker Clubs

###GLAM clubs

GLAM stands for “Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums”. These institutions generally have a bit of budget to run long-tail programming in an informal educational environment. The makeup of these programs depend on the institution, but generally audiences are first-come, first-serve and may include a large percentage of new learners at each session.

###After School clubs After School clubs are optional extended learning programming that take place directly after a school day. Formal educators prepare interest-based additional programming that students choose to participate in at the beginning of an academic year or semester. These programs likely attract the same group of learners over and over, so the club lead can prepare content that builds off the previous sessions learning objectives.

###Community clubs A community club attracts audiences who are likely to be as interested in social aspects of the club dynamic as the learning objectives. These types of clubs attract a base of members sprinkled with regular new participants, so programming often needs to split the difference between repeat learners and new members. Mozillians might see this type of club as a regular community meetup that focuses on learning in addition to community organizing.

###University clubs This kind of club tends to aim it’s programming to helping participants gain real world experience to extend the theoretical learning the university provides. Often these clubs are like After School clubs in that participants stick around for an academic year or semester. However this club can also provide the social aspect of a community club, so the type of programming determines the culture of the club.

Choosing a club type will help you identify general resources for your type. Resources about getting permission, funding, space tips, etc. are organized by club type.

Have thoughts on this? Join our community forum! (you may find the discussion threads in the Clubs section of most use.

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