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DLC Academic Technology Working Sessions Scheduled

Aug 14

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The Digital Learning Commons is hosting a series of open technology learning and working sessions on managing online instructional materials in the MIIS iLearn platform (Moodle) and Sites dot MIIS the campus website and blogging network (WordPress) this week and next.  The Course Hub will also be briefly covered in each of these sessions.

iLearn (Moodle 2.4) Basics *
Review Moodle course set up basics, file uploading, discussion forum, assignment types, and general site management. Please be sure to bring electronic resources you plan to provide your students (e.g. course syllabus, files, E-reserve access details).

  • Friday, August 16 2:00-3:00pm
  • Tuesday, August 20 1:00-2:00pm
  • Wednesday, August 21, 10:00-11:00am

Sites dot MIIS WordPress Website Creation Basics *
Review website creation and site management basics (navigation, posts, pages, themes, adding users).

  • Friday, August 16 3:00-4:00pm
  • Tuesday, August 20, 2:00-3:00pm
  • Wednesday, August 21, 11:00am-12:00pm

Complete the RSVP form to attend a session on either or both topics.  If you cannot attend a session, please let us know so we can try to schedule an alternate time.

Sessions will be held in the the Design Space at the Digital Learning Commons; McGowan 001, 420 Calle Principal.

E-mail Bob Cole with questions: bcole at miis.edu

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DLC Workshop: “Voice, Audio, & Story,” with Barbara Ganley & Friends

Nov 9

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MIIS Radio Logo

WHEN: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 1:30 – 4:00pm (open to all MIIS community – no tech required!)

WHERE: Digital Learning Commons Design Space (MG 001 @ 420 Calle Principal)

WHAT: With an emphasis on understanding the deep complexity of the human voice and the soundscapes we live in, this hands-on workshop will explore what happens when we turn off the visual and turn up our attention to the voices and sounds around us.  The session is being offered in collaboration with Barbara Ganley, a former Middlebury writing professor, and DLC expert-in-residence on community development and digital storytelling.

Barbara Ganley

Students, faculty, and staff are invited to join the Digital Learning Commons team for our first ever live MIIS Radio broadcast.  Hear from an esteemed panel of experts including: Sarah Kramer, Emmy and Peabody award winning multimedia journalist from the New York Times and StoryCorps;

Andrea Olsen, Professor of Dance and the John C. Elder Professor of Environmental Studies at Middlebury College; Alan Levine, Open Education renegade and instructor of the DS106 “MOOC”, and Barbara Sawhill, Oberlin College Spanish language teacher extraordinaire.Join our live audience to participate in the conversation about the possibilities of human connection through digital audio, the neuroscience of storytelling, and innovative digital storytelling initiatives.

Sarah Kramer

Andrea Olsen

Alan Levine

Barbara Sawhill

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Participants will also learn about MIIS Radio, Blogs @ MIIS, Midd Media, and MiddLab@MIIS as platforms for documenting academic research and field experiences for academic and professional purposes.   Tools and practical implications for how digital audio can be used in field research, storytelling and documentary will also be discussed.

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DLC Workshop: “Voice, Audio, & Story.” A MIIS Radio Live Broadcast with Barbara Ganley and Friends

Nov 8

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WHEN: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 1:30 – 4:00pm (open to all MIIS community – no tech required!) WHERE: Digital Learning Commons Design Space (MG 001 @ 420 Calle Principal) WHAT: With an emphasis on understanding the deep complexity of the … Continue reading →

DLC Workshop: “Voice, Audio, & Story.” A MIIS Radio Live Broadcast with Barbara Ganley and Friends

Nov 8

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MIIS Radio Logo

WHEN: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 1:30 – 4:00pm (open to all MIIS community – no tech required!)

WHERE: Digital Learning Commons Design Space (MG 001 @ 420 Calle Principal)

Barbara Ganley

WHAT: With an emphasis on understanding the deep complexity of the human voice and the soundscapes we live in, this hands-on workshop will explore what happens when we turn off the visual and turn up our attention to the voices and sounds around us.  The session is being offered in collaboration with Barbara Ganley, a former Middlebury writing professor, and DLC expert-in-residence on community development and digital storytelling.

Sarah Kramer

Andrea Olsen

Alan Levine

Students, faculty, and staff are invited to join the Digital Learning Commons team for our first ever live MIIS Radio broadcast.  Hear from an esteemed panel of experts including: Sarah Kramer, Emmy and Peabody award winning multimedia journalist from the New York Times and StoryCorps;

Barbara Sawhill

Andrea Olsen, Professor of Dance and the John C. Elder Professor of Environmental Studies at Middlebury College; Alan Levine, Open Education renegade and instructor of the DS106 “MOOC”, and Barbara Sawhill, Oberlin College Spanish language teacher extraordinaire.

Join our live audience to participate in the conversation about the possibilities of human connection through digital audio, the neuroscience of storytelling, and innovative digital storytelling initiatives.

Participants will also learn about MIIS Radio, Blogs @ MIIS, Midd Media, and MiddLab@MIIS as platforms for documenting academic research and field experiences for academic and professional purposes.   Tools and practical implications for how digital audio can be used in field research, storytelling and documentary will also be discussed.

Tackling Wicked Problems by Design: DLC Brown Bag Lunch with Dr. Nancy Roberts

Oct 3

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Join us for an informal brown bag lunch with Naval Postgraduate School professor Dr. Nancy Roberts on Thursday November 1st, from 12:00pm to 1:30pm in the Design Space @ the Digital Learning Commons.

Nancy is looking forward to discussing her journey to the topic of “wicked problems,” why Design Thinking has promise in “wicked problem territory,” and what you need in any setting to get started as a Design Thinker and problem solver. For more information on Nancy, you can read her bio at the bottom of this post.

What are “wicked problems,” you ask?

If you’re a MIIS community member, chances are you’re already quite familiar with them:

Climate change. Health Care. International Drug Trafficking. Nuclear Nonproliferation. The Global Financial and Economic Crises. Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Human Trafficking. Poverty. HIV/AIDS. Small Arms. Public Education. Disaster Relief. Refugees. Dark Networks. Nuclear Energy. Pollution. Human Rights. Ecosystem Degradation.

“Wicked problems” occupy the messy spaces this world’s most important issues oft lead us; the spaces where past efforts have worsened the situation and stakeholders cannot agree on what, exactly, the problem is.

We look forward to seeing you!

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Nancy Roberts  is Professor of Defense Analysis in the Department of Defense Analysis, School of Operational and Information Sciences at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California.  She received a PhD from Stanford University, a MA and BA from the University of Illinois, and a Diplome Annuel, from the Cours de Civilization Francaise at the Sorbonne.  Her previous faculty appointments have been at the Graduate School of Business and Public Policy at the Naval Postgraduate School, the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota, and the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University as a visiting associate professor. Dr. Roberts has published extensively in the areas of public entrepreneurship and innovation, strategic management and planning, leadership, stakeholder collaboration, complex networks, dialogue and deliberation.  Her recent work, focusing on “wicked problems”such as the organizational challenges of peace operations and post-conflict reconstruction, won her the Freider Naschold Award for Best Paper at the International Public Management Network Conference in Sydney, Australia.  She is the co-author of Transforming Public Policy: Dynamics of Public Entrepreneurship and Innovation (1996) and editor of two books—The Transformative Power of Dialogue (2002) and Direct Citizen Participation (2007).  Dr. Roberts serves on the editorial boards of Public Management, The American Review of Public Administration, and the International Public Management Network Review.  Her current teaching assignments include courses on Planning and Organizing in Complex Networks and Coping with Wicked Problems. She also has served as a consultant for numerous public and private sector organizations and is Co-Director of the Institute for Whole Social Science in Carmel, California.

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Oct 10 Faculty Workshop: “Making Technology Fit”

Sep 28

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Technology fits when education is the right shape. Let’s play with shapes! *Bring your own laptop or tablet* to this minds-on workshop designed to model a possible next-gen learning environment using wet and dry tech. Using the Question Formulation Technique, Design Thinking … Continue reading →

Oct 10 Faculty Workshop: “Making Technology Fit”

Sep 28

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Technology fits when education is the right shape. Let’s play with shapes!
Making technology fit
*Bring your own laptop or tablet* to this minds-on workshop designed to model a possible next-gen learning environment using wet and dry tech. Using the Question Formulation Technique, Design Thinking Process, and various “web 2.0″ cloud collaboration tools, we will delve into the role of technology in learning and will co-create a record of our work together. Don’t just hear about the possibilities, experience them!
What: Minds-on workshop examining and experiencing the technology-learning-teaching relationship
When: Wednesday, October 10, 4-6:00 PM
Where: MIIS Digital Learning Commons, 420 Calle Principal, downtownMonterey (Next door to Montrio Bistro)
Session Facilitators: This free community workshop is a collaboration between education technologists Aaron Eden of Stevenson School, Kevin Brookhouser of York School, and Bob Cole of the Monterey Institute of International Studies.

Space is limited – Please RSVP Below

Digital Learning Commons hosting 2 Community Engagement & Storytelling Workshops with Special Guest Barbara Ganley

Sep 14

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The Digital Learning Commons is extremely excited to be hosting Barbara Ganley on Monday, September 26th for two unique workshops with a focus on techniques, strategies and tools (from the analog to the digital) for strengthening and developing community through storytelling.

Keep reading for more background on Barbara, workshop descriptions, and registration information.  Seating will be limited, so sign-up soon.

Barbara is Founder and Director of Community Expressions, LLC and is a former member of the writing faculty of Middlebury College, where she pioneered the integration of social media and digital storytelling in the liberal arts and service learning. In 2008, she left the College to found her consultancy dedicated to helping small communities bring traditional and new forms of storytelling to civic engagement efforts. Her expertise in using social media and storytelling to engage citizens and to foster belonging has brought her to work with small towns in the Northeast and the Rocky Mountain West as well as foundations, schools and nonprofits on local, national and international levels. Her research and artistic interests include the multimedia essay, slow-blogging and community-based storytelling. She gives talks and workshops around the world, and writes widely about storytelling, social media and lifelong learning.

Workshop #1 An Overview of Storytelling Techniques
10:00-11:30am Monday, September 26, 2011
Digital Learning Commons (2nd Floor of Kade)

Participants:  Anyone interested in using storytelling for community engagement

Description
In this short interactive introduction to storytelling techniques and tools for community engagement, we will cover storytelling approaches and their effective implementation in a range of community-building efforts, from classroom communities to inter-departmental communication.  We will explore and experience a range of storytelling approaches from the simplest, non media-needed story circle to the story interview to dispersed digital stories told through platforms such as WallWisher, Geostory and Storify.

Pre-Workshop Assignment:

  1. Send Barbara a brief email [bgblogging @ gmail dot com] stating what you hope to get out of this workshop and prior experience with community-building storytelling.
  2. Watch Community Expressions’ Storytelling for Community Planning Video (for Orton Family Foundation) http://vimeo.com/23910697

Register for this event at the bottom of this post.

Workshop #2 Strategies for Creating a Vibrant Online Community
4:00 – 5:30pm Monday, September 26, 2011
Digital Learning Commons (2nd Floor of Kade) 

Participants:  Anyone interested in the opportunities and challenges of community development

Description
In this hands-on workshop, we’ll discuss effective techniques for building online communities within the academic context: online classes, networks, and communities of practice.  We will look at the relationship of f2f interaction to online participation and play with some tools and exercises that lead to active participation, bonding and bridging within the online community and make possible a range of participation levels.

Equipment Needed: Bring your laptop if you can

Pre-Workshop Assignment: 

  1. Send Barbara a brief email [bgblogging @ gmail dot com] stating what you hope to get out of this workshop and your prior experience with online communities, including links to your own online work.

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Something for Everyone April 11-15: Digital Media Commons Spring 2011 Open House Week

Apr 8

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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!

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Fall 2010 DMC Open House Attracts a Crowd

Nov 19

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The Digital Media Commons located upstairs in the Kade building opened its doors the first week of November for a workshop filled week of project sandboxing sessions, interactive demos, and classes to integrate and inspire the community with all things digital media. Themed the “21st Century Professional,” the Fall 2010 Open House attracted upwards of 130 students, staff, faculty, and alumni over the course of 5 days, exploring the changing landscape of academic and professional development.

A big thanks to our staff, alumni, faculty, student, and professional friends who joined forces to conduct sessions and participate throughout the week! We couldn’t have done it without you!  And a special congratulations to Open House participant, Alyson Chun, who won the drawing for the iPod nano!

As it was a dynamic conversation all week, with a whole lot of networking, we thought we’d share some voices from the crowd.  Here’s a selection of participant feedback from the DMC Open House: the 21st Century Professional.

DAY 1: INTERACT = “Insight, inspiring, more resources, network, creative,”I learned – it should be a conversation through social networking,” “Wow, students are using social media as a focal tool to reach youth and create a business model”, “Helpful to see how students view Zocolo”, “we need a more systematic approach to informing about Zocolo.” “Wish there were more people, we should definitely do another session as well.”

DAY 2: COMMUNICATE = “Useful, connect, encouraged, understanding…””I took away from this a lot of knowledge I did not know, online applications– Excel and cloud computing”, “Now have a greater appreciation for how CACS can use Elluminate to pre-advise before students even arrive to MIIS,” “Kept the conversation alive for better and more innovative tools to better serve the students,” In the speaker-understander session, “wow, there are so many levels of understanding and how difficult it is to really listen.”

DAY 3: CONNECT = “Presentation, iMovie, informative, cool!, outside the box,” “Great career resources are zocolo, LinkedIn, MIIS alumni network, blogs,” “Get connected to MIIS alumni”, “Great effort! Very professional looking!”

Day 4: VISUALIZE = “Possibility, visualize, globalization, e-learning, transformational, thought-provoking,” “Lots of possible application to my work! Will it work for my programs? prep. time vs. class time…hmm, good to think about,” “Can now use web-conferencing!” “Web-conferencing is environmentally friendly, and alternative classroom for training and meetings.” “Thank you and loved the carbon footprint addition!” “Amazing exposure to new possibilities of training delivery.”

Day 5: CREATE = “Happy, Fun and inspiring!” “This was a great intro to digital music, copyright free, great for video podcasts and fun!” This was great to learn more resources online and ideas for professional growth.” “Got some great new ideas on LinkedIN, business cards, and networking skills, “Learned more connections and networks exist out there than I knew before,”I WON AN IPOD IN THE OPEN HOUSE PARTICIPANT RAFFLE!”

Continue to BE UNCOMMON, and of course, come visit us soon!

Remixed from a DMC blogpost by DMC staffer, Nelle Sacknoff

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