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2006 NMC Summer Conference Program
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The 2006 NMC Summer Conference provided attendees
an extensive range of sessions and activities from which
to choose, including keynote addresses from two outstanding
speakers, Brenda Laurel, Sun Microsystems Laboratories
and Merlin Donald, Case Western Reserve University;
the annual Center of Excellence Awards; Five Minutes of Fame;
and more than 80 informative sessions highlighting the innovative
work of colleagues from around the world.
Follow the links below for more detailed information
on the conference schedule, sessions, speakers and special
activities.
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Digital Storytelling Institute: From the multimedia novice to the professional,
this special three-day institute is a great introduction to
working with digital imaging and digital video software while
learning the essential elements of effective storytelling
at the same time. The institute, which ran from Monday,
June 5 through Wednesday June 7, 2006, included hands-on
instruction in Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Premiere Elements,
and in script and storyboard development. Center for Digital
Storytelling Staff provided each attendee with specific
assistance on their projects, including design, scripting,
and other issues regarding the use of the digital storytelling.
Click here to learn more about the
Digital Storytelling Institute.
Digital Storytelling Train the Trainer: Center
for Digital Storytelling founder and director Joe Lambert
led a special day and half workshop to explore the
issues of facilitating work in Digital Storytelling. The
workshop included an in depth self-assessment of skills
needed to facilitate the process, close examination of the
elements of storytelling, using creative writing prompts
to assist with workshops, group and individual story feedback,
and issues of managing production within different contexts.
The workshop will conclude with an extended consulting session
on your digital storytelling projects.
Prerequisites:
Participants registering for the Train the Trainer Institute
must have attended a digital storytelling workshop or have
equivalent experience as an educator working with introductory
digital video production. Please send an email describing
your experience to nancy@nmc.org if you haven’t participated
in the workshop. Applicants will be reviewed prior to
final registration, and contacted by email.
Click here to learn more about the
Digital Storytelling Train the Trainer.
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Creating Games for Education:
A Three-Day Institute |
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In the four decades that have elapsed since Ralph Baer built the
first prototype of Pong, video games have gone from depicting a
dot bouncing between two lines to providing rich and immersive
worlds, capable of sustaining complex narratives. As outlined in
the 2006 Horizon Report, educational gaming shows great promise
to transform the educational landscape in the coming years. This
workshop is designed to provide programmers and nonprogrammers
alike with a chance to get their hands dirty creating video games
for education. The methodology employed is based upon agile development
principles, and is designed to be both scalable and sustainable,
so that the knowledge gained can be put to use immediately in the
institution of origin.
Click Here to learn more about
Creating Games for Education. |
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| Preconference Workshops |
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These extended-length workshops provide attendees the chance to explore a topic in depth
or participate in hands-on training in a variety of new software programs. Preconference Workshops require advance
registration and payment of a special fee in addition to the normal Summer Conference registration fees.
All preconference sessions were held on Wednesday, June 7, 2006.
Click Here to learn more about the 2006 Preconference Workshops. |
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Five Minutes of Fame
Center of Excellence
Awards |
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This year the Five Minutes of Fame and the Center of Excellence
Awards sessions will be held within the same plenary session,
on Friday, June 8, 2006. The session began by celebrating
the achievements of NMC member campuses in the fast-paced
Five Minutes of Fame. In this trademark NMC event, presenters
have only five minutes to tell their remarkable stories -- and
if they run out of time -- a gong will signal that their
"Five Minutes of Fame" are up! This unusual session is fast,
fun, and a great overview of some fantastic work taking
place on a dozen or so campuses! Then the session continued
by recognizing the extraordinary contributions of NMC member
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