The Art of Social Media starts Jan. 17 at Emily Carr University | Social Signal

Heads up, Vancouverites: next week, my workshop The Art of Social Media begins its six-week run Monday evenings at Emily Carr University of Art and Design:

An introduction to social media for people who want to use social media as a platform for creative expression, as a communications and marketing tool, or just to stay in touch with family and friends. Learn the basics of blogs, Flickr, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and more. Find out how to stay safe, be productive and have fun online.

It runs Monday evenings, 7:00 to 10:00 pm on Granville Island. (That's right: you can go straight from class to one of the most happening places on the whole damn west coast of North America, right at the peak time for happeningness!)

And it's just one of six, count 'em, six courses happening this term as part of Emily Carr's new and growing social media continuing studies offering. They include:

• Finding Your Social Medium: Feb 21 - Apr 4
• The Art of Blogging: an Intro: Jan 27 - Feb 24
• Photography for Social Change: Feb 9 - Mar 9
• Advanced Art of Blogging: Mar 10 -  Apr 7
• Video for the Social Web: Jan 25 - Mar 1