My name is Valerie Coleman, I am here at KOC as a Social Media Marketing Intern (so it stands to reason that I have picked up blog duty!). I am now 4 weeks new to this position and am really enjoying working here. If you have ever been to the centre then you would know that the staff here are the most amazing, positive and energetic people! I won't make this a terribly long post, but I'll let you know what I've been up to and what the plans are down the road.
So far I have been doing a lot of research on the concept of "Nature Deficit Disorder", which, sad to say, I hadn't heard of before. If you are like me then you will want to follow this link; Richard Louv ...go ahead take your time, I'll be hear when you get back... oh good your back... And that's just a start, when you aren't reading this anymore take a look at the Children & Nature Network. I could not believe that I had never heard of this before, although that being said my family and I engage with nature alot!
So, now the social media part comes into play. I am working on setting up, linking and updating several different social media sites to spread the word about KOC and how we are fighting back against NDD! So, you can find us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Blogger, e-Newsletter and coming soon YouTube. Please visit us everywhere and often to find out what is going on here at KOC and abroad.
I look forward to connecting KOC to even more people and creating great conversations! If you have any suggestions for content you would like to see more of, my door... well, internet window is always open!
Cheers,
Valerie
