The Digital Media Commons in collaboration with the Center for Advising and Career Services, Alumni Relations, the Staff Advisory Team, Middlebury Library & Information Services (LIS), the Coleman Library, and the Networking club, cordially invite you to participate in our Spring 2011 Open House Week.

This semester we’ve planned another full week of activities to complement our regular Tuesday/Thursday workshop sessions including: lunchtime workshops (12:30-1:30/:45pm) and presentations on career development topics, as well as afternoon development and sandboxing sessions (2:00-3:45 and 4:00-5:00pm) to share innovative projects and emerging ideas.

The theme for the Spring 2011 Open House, “Cultivating Innovation,” was inspired by our work with this years TEDxMonterey event which will cap off our week of sharing, sandboxing, and learning on April 15th. In the spirit of this theme we’ve invited staff, faculty, students, and alumni to share projects, innovations, and emerging ideas that are shaping how we work, how we learn, and how we continue to develop and adapt our skills.

We invite you to check out our Program and to attend a session or two during the week to contribute to the conversation. Seating will be limited, and as an added incentive to attend, there will be a daily drawing for a book reflecting our Open House theme, and an end of week drawing for a Kindle eReader!

Review the Open House Program

Sessions staff and faculty might find of particular interest include:

Monday, April 11th

  • 12:30-1:45pm @ Upstairs Kade K20 “Middlebury’s Course Hub Project”
    Join Alex Chapin and Adam Franco from Middlebury College (Skype-in) for a new idea of online course hub. Moving away from Moodle and different course portals, this new course hub would bring parts of website infrastructure together for students and faculty.
  • 2:00-3:45pm @ Upstairs Kade in the DMC “Digital Storytelling” An interactive conversation with Eva Gudbergsdottir (MIIS Communications) on effective storytelling for the web with video, images and text.

Tuesday, April 12th

  • 12:30 – 1:45pm  @  Upstairs Kade in the DMC “Data as a Presentation Tool” A workshop with Dr. Moyara Ruehsen (Economist) and Dr. Phil Murphy (Network Analyst) on the power of data to analyze, tell new stories and engage your audience.
  • 4:00-5:00pm Concurrent Sandbox Session @ Upstairs Kade K20 “Tablets, eReaders & Mobile Devices for Learning & Research” A conversation with Ann Flower (Reference Librarian) about the future of research, reading, and text with mobile devices.

Wednesday, April 13

  • 12:30 – 1:45pm @ CF452 “Emotional Intelligence: Diving under the Iceberg” (**RSVP required** – Lunch Provided! by the Staff Advisory Team!) An exploratory workshop facilitated by Patricia Szasz (Intensive English Programs Director), Edy Rhodes (CACS) and Maggie Peters (CACS) on the significance of emotional intelligence in the workplace and in everyday life.

Thursday, April 14th

  • 4:00-5:00pm Concurrent Workshop @ Upstairs Kade in the DMC “Social Network Analysis” A workshop with Dr. Phil Murphy and YuFei Wang (MPA) highlighting cutting edge tools and techniques for mapping complex data.

Friday, April 15th

  • 10:00am-4:00pm Live @ Irvine Auditorium “TEDxMonterey” If you’re not attending, join the livestream online from the comfort of your office for a session!

We look forward to seeing you in the DMC!