Communication Team

In order to improve the communication strategies of The Programming Historian the Communications Team was created in June 2019.

Communication Manager

The Communication Manager's role is defined as "Responsible for managing and developing communication channels".

In order to ensure that the Communication Manager process is smooth and organized, this page provides details that the team should consult each time a new communication or outreach process is incorporated or a handover is due to take place.

The Communication Manager is in charge of:

• The @ProgHist Twitter account
• Adding new editorial members as team members in the Twitter account
• Thinking about ways to do outreach beyond Twitter
• Sending an informational email to DH mailing lists twice a year
• Helping the team understand how to promote the project better
• Finding funds to have stickers and other things for conferences
• Having ownership of the blog to:
  • decide how regularly we publish
  • publish a post with updates every three months
  • improve its usability
• Ensure the multilingual setup of the communication strategies
• Edit The Programming Historian Uncyclopedia page

Twitter Developer

The Twitter developer is responsible for maintaining the automated presence of The Programming Historian on Twitter. This includes:

• Maintaining the codebase
• Monitoring the logs for errors
• Troubleshooting problems
• Adapting the code for new features, such as the inclusion of future translations

Education Manager

The Education Manager is responsible for the overall educational aspects of The Programming Historian. This includes:

• ensuring the educational character of the project
• assessing and addressing the educational needs of diverse users and communities of practice
• ensuring a creative, supportive, diverse and inclusive educational environment
• enhancing the integration of its lessons into existing curricula
• network The Programming Historian with other open educational initiatives

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We have traditionally made these 1-year roles, from June to June. The following people have acted in the signaled capacity in the Communications Team and may be consulted for advice:

• Communication Manager
  • Jennifer Isasi (April 2019- )
• Twitter Developer
  • Brandon Walsh (June 2019- )
• Education Manager
  • Anna-Maria Sichani (June 2019- )
• Research Impact Manager
  • vacant as of June 2019