Yale Bulletin and Calendar

September 30, 2005|Volume 34, Number 5

Conference to focus on new
educational technologies

Yale's Center for Media Initiatives (CMI) is hosting the 2005 New England Regional Conference of the New Media Consortium (NMC) on Wednesday-Friday, Oct. 5-7.

The conference, titled "New Challenges ... New Ideas," will focus on three primary themes: educational gaming, technology for supporting research, and best practices in educational media and technology.

An international consortium of nearly 200 leading colleges, universities, museums, corporations, and other learning-focused organizations the NMC is a catalyst for the development of new media and technology to support learning and creative expression, and a sponsor of programs and activities designed to stimulate innovation, encourage collaboration, and recognize excellence among its member institutions.

"The consortium is a key resource for educational technologists and media producers, and the CMI has become an increasingly active member in recent years," says Paul Lawrence, director of the CMI. "This will be a fantastic opportunity to share what we're doing at Yale, and to learn about new developments at our peer institutions."

Philip Long, chief information officer and director of Information Technology Services at Yale, will present a keynote lecture on Friday titled "Bit by Bit: Bringing the Digital Landscape into Focus." Two conference sessions will also be led by members of the Yale community. Chuck Powell, director of Academic Media & Technology, is heading a panel on "How Sakai Can Foster Innovation in Teaching and Learning." David Gewirtz, Jeffrey Barnett and Gretchen Gano of the University library will present a session titled "Testing the Benefits of Fedora as Common Information Infrastructure for COL."

The conference as a whole will include 21 sessions over the three-day span. The opening plenary session on Wednesday will feature a talk by consultant Marc Prensky, a Yale graduate and chief executive officer of Games2train, whose clients include IBM, Nokia, Pfizer and the U.S. Department of Defense.

Further details about the conference can be found on the NMC website: www.nmc.org/events/2005fallregional/index.shtml.

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