Upcoming Events - Creativity across the Curriculum: The Role of Technology

October 3 - 5, 2008 , 6:00 p.m. (F) - 12:00 p.m. (Su)
Willamette University

Brief Introduction

For faculty members at participating colleges--and their academic support partners--who are interested in exploring new approaches to creative expression that enable and encourage the crossing of traditional disciplinary boundaries. Participants will consider how best to take advantage of new possibilities fostered by digital technology and how best to meet the challenges they present. (7 program units. Registration deadline: Friday, August 15, 2008)

Level

Appropriate for all levels of experience

Description

Digital technology has opened up new means of creative expression and collaboration, facilitating interdisciplinary connections and expanding access to artistic processes. These new capabilities in turn offer opportunities and impetus for new curricula that are in tune with students' status as "digital natives." They also raise significant questions regarding the judgment of quality in art, the assessment of “new media”-based demonstrations of learning, and the potentially conflicting domains of creative thinking and digital appropriation.

Conference participants will engage a variety of related topics, including

cross-disciplinary collaborations in the context of digital art-making and the creativity of intersection;
the impact of technology on aesthetics, including the relationship between the “accessibility” of digital techniques and the quality of artistic output;
the role of text in a multimedia world;
the art of remix, including its implications for intellectual property and artistic integrity;
approaches to evaluating creative work that breaks traditional disciplinary boundaries; and
technology’s role in performance (behind–the-scenes or front-and–center?)

Conference participants will gain new familiarity with successful curricular uses of tools such as software applications employed to create art, music, and video. Participants will leave the conference prepared to lead fruitful discussions at home about the intersection of technology and creativity.

Current Agenda

A call for proposals (.pdf, 39.85 KB) has been issued. Proposals should be submitted electronically and are due by June 30, 2008.

N.B. All interested in participating in this program—including accepted presenters—must register to participate no later than August 15, 2008. Persons who are eager to participate are encouraged to register early rather than waiting for the outcomes of the proposal review process.

How to Participate

Interested faculty and staff from participating colleges: To register yourself or a colleague for this program, please send an e-mail with the program's title and registrant's name, job title, and e-mail address to participate <at> nitle <dot> org. NITLE will accept registrations on a first-come, first-served basis, and will invoice the registered participant (or an identified billing contact) for the participant's registration fee.

Deadline

Please register by Friday, August 15, 2008. Registration is currently open and is managed on a first-come, first-served basis.

Contact (program)

For more information about this conference's program/content, including the call for proposals (.pdf, 39.85 KB), please contact Jennifer Sader.

Contact (logistics)

For logistical questions, please contact Terri Coahran.

Call for Proposals: Creativity across the Curriculum