SPONSORED BY Economic Workforce Development and Career Technical Education,
California Community College Chancellor's Office and West Valley College




Mission Statement

The mission of Learningbytes is to promote the educational and professional opportunities available in California’s digital media/entertainment industry. We do this through collaborative ventures including the 8th Annual West Valley Film Festival, Learningbytes Digital Media Saturday Seminars – designed to attract students and parents, and learning websites where faculty and industry professionals work with and mentor students in conceiving, creating and posting digital media projects.

 

At the heart of this program is www.learningbytes.com, a website featuring information regarding the program and the digital media industry. The learning websites www.cool2film.com, www.cool2code.com, and www.cool2create.com are interactive learning sites for digital film, code and design.

 

Purposes of Learningbytes
  • 1.To advance the understanding of potential careers in California's digital media/entertainment industry.
  • 2. To explain career paths to high school students and parents regarding emerging digital media careers.
  • 3. To foster creative and digital media skills that can be a stepping-stone to advancing student educational goals in high school and higher education.
  • 4.To promote potential careers using video interviews of digital media professionals including but not limited to digital film/video makers, musicians, photographers, web designers and interactive media specialists.
  • 5.To encourage middle school students and their parents to explore multimedia and entertainment as viable educational and career paths.

 

About Learningbytes

Learningbytes is administered through the Department of Digital Media/Internet Services at West Valley College. Department faculty are developing relationships with Bay Area high schools, industry professionals, community organizations and are creating and disseminating information regarding career paths to students in order to foster awareness and action with regard to developing skills and strategies required for future placement in emerging fields and careers in the digital media/entertainment industry.

 

While learningbytes.com is the information center of the program, the suite of the cool2 websites attract students interested in creating, producing, and posting digital videos, developing web code and designing with various digital tools. All activities and seminars are designed to facilitate exploration and skill development, and provide exciting opportunities for middle and high school students to collaborate with industry professionals.

 

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Almaz Negash
Director, Marketing and Community Development.

Email: almaz@learningbytes.com
Tel: 408.981.5876


Kelly Carey
Project Director.

Email: kelly@learningbytes.com
Tel: 408.306.0330