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Upcoming Events - Web 2.0 Storytelling

August 14, 2008 , 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA

Brief Introduction

For faculty, technologists, and librarians from the University of Puget Sound and other participating colleges who are interested in effective writing for web 2.0 based narratives. (4 program units. Liaisons' deadline: Friday, July 11, 2008)

Technology Requirements

This workshop will take place in a computer lab equipped with PCs. Participants who wish to use a Mac may bring a laptop. Please contact Rebecca Davis in advance if you will be bringing your own computer.

Description

Digital technology makes it easy for people to create and share digital images, audio, and video, pushing the storyteller’s art in new directions. Web 2.0 takes that art further by moving digital storytelling into the realm of readily available web applications. This workshop will introduce participants to the emergent field of Web 2.0 storytelling. We will explore its many forms across media and platforms, including narrative by blog, wiki, podcast, web video, SlideShare, and microblogging. Other topics will include audience as coauthor, story microcontent, antecedents, multimodal forms, appropriate tools, and emergent trends. Grounded in a series of real-world examples, the workshop will mix presentation with discussion and focus on educational uses. Participants will leave this workshop with their own web 2.0 story, the ability to use this technique for more engaging teaching, and ideas to promote deeper learning in their students through alternate methods of communication.

Special thanks to Albion College and the University of Puget Sound for partnering with NITLE to pilot this workshop for our community of participating colleges. Other campuses or organizations interested in piloting this workshop should contact Rebecca Davis with their interest no later than fourteen (14) weeks prior to the desired workshop date. Read this workshop topic's full catalog listing here.

How to Participate

Interested faculty and staff from participating colleges: To participate in this program, please contact your liaison, who will let you know whether your institution has program units available to support your participation. If so, your liaison will contact NITLE to register you to participate. (Note that campus policies on the use of program units vary. Liaisons, please register participants by e-mailing participate@nitle.org.)

If no units are currently available, your liaison--following campus policy--may purchase them on your behalf or may recommend that you or your department purchase them. If you or your department chooses to purchase program units for your use, please make the purchase and register for this program by sending an e-mail message to participate@nitle.org, including the program title and your name, job title, and e-mail address. NITLE will send you an invoice and confirmation of your registration.

Deadline

Please register by Friday, July 11, 2008. Registration is currently open and is managed on a first-come, first-served basis.

Contact (program)

For more information about this workshop's program/content, please contact Bryan Alexander.

Contact (logistics)

For logistical questions, please send an e-mail message to logistics@nitle.org.

Other Information

Out of town participants who need overnight accommodations will find this list of hotels and motels with favorable rates for University of Puget Sound visitors useful in arranging their visit (courtesy of the University of Puget Sound).

When traveling to this event, please consult these Maps & Directions (courtesy of the University of Puget Sound). Tacoma is served by the Seattle/Tacoma Intl. Airport (approx. 24 miles away from campus).

For dining, our local sources recommend this list of restaurant choices (courtesy of the University of Puget Sound).

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