Library & Information Services » new media http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis We Bring Knowledge to You Fri, 17 May 2013 20:06:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 NMC Summer Conference Report http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2011/06/23/nmc-summer-conference-report/ http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2011/06/23/nmc-summer-conference-report/#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2011 19:08:51 +0000 Joseph Antonioli http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/?p=25916 Continue reading →]]> Last week, I attended the 2011 NMC Summer Conference at UW Madison. It is a beautiful campus, surrounded by a charming and accessible city. The Terrace, on the backside of the Memorial Union, made me think of the Waterfront in Burlington. The stores and restaurants on State St reminded me of the feel of Church St, although I do not believe I could have found Ashak here in Vermont, which was delicious.

Brainbow

Brainbow image of hippocampal neurons. Courtesy of Jeff Lichtman/Harvard University

Anha Skop, Asst. Professor of Genetics at UW Madison, delivered a stunning opening plenary “Too Creative for Science.” Her message on the relationship between art and science was punctuated by images of Brainbows, a cell division video, and the Tiny: Art from the Microscopes at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

A message from the editor

A message from the editor

Next we used ARIS to create a simple alternate reality experience, led by David Gagnon. The platform has an intuitive interface, and has been used to create a number of experiences, including Mentira in Spanish. Future versions of the platform will include image matching, currently it supports QR codes.

 

Kogneato
Kogneato

Francisca Yonekura and Barbara Truman presented offerings at UCF in Everybody Wins: DIY Open Gamification 4All. Kogneato is a self-service platform that allows faculty to create games for assessment. Activities include labeling and flash cards, as well as crosswords and hangman. They also shared their online resource for information literacy.

Maria Woolson and I presented the Middleverse de Español project, where we used Second Life to create a conversation space for language learning. Our session was well attended and received, with a number of questions about the students’ experience and the impact on their learning.

Madison middleverse 2nd life 2

Other Interesting Links from Conference

Games + Learning + Society – http//gameslearningsociety.org

IdeaLab at Carlton College, creative space for faculty, staff and students to show what can be done with technology - http://apps.carleton.edu/weitz/VirtualTour/IdeaLab/

Mystery at MIT - http://www.mit.edu/~puzzle/

Poll Everywhere - http://www.polleverywhere.com/

Head Magnet - http://headmagnet.com/

POPUP, Psychology project using Kogneato - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsuZ_FhxkGg&feature=share

Middlebury Links Related to Post

Science and Art
Student Symposium – http://www.middlebury.edu/academics/resources/uro/symposium
Middlab – http://sites.middlebury.edu/middlab/

Geo-located virtual information
Murmur – http://sites.middlebury.edu/seniorfellows/2011/05/17/murmur-hear-it-here/



]]> http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2011/06/23/nmc-summer-conference-report/feed/ 0 “The New Digital Storytelling: Creating Narratives with New Media.” – A Talk by Bryan Alexander http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2011/05/05/the-new-digital-storytelling-creating-narratives-with-new-media-a-talk-by-bryan-alexander/ http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2011/05/05/the-new-digital-storytelling-creating-narratives-with-new-media-a-talk-by-bryan-alexander/#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 19:00:16 +0000 Doreen Bernier http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/?p=25578 Continue reading →]]>

May 25, 2011
noon – 1 pm
Ilsley Public Library Community Meeting Room

People have been creating digital stories since before the Web began, but only recently have so many powerful mediums for sharing these stories become available to the general population. Digital storytelling uses new media tools and platforms to tell stories. Author Bryan Alexander explains the modern expression of the ancient art of storytelling, weaving images, text, audio, video, and music together. Bryan holds a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan and taught English and information technology studies as faculty at Centenary College of Louisiana.
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