2008 Summer Conference Media Archive
Here you will find audio and video archives recorded at or related to the 2008 NMC Summer Conference held at Princeton University.
2008 NMC Summer Conference Promo
Posted June 21st, 2007 by NMC
As the tradition goes the last act of the 2007 NMC Summer Conference was the premiere of a video as a promotion of next year's conference.
Using a popular television show's fast-paced theme, in this video, the Princeton University Conference Taskforce Unit engages in a series of activities that will unfold June 11-14, 2008 at Princeton.
Be there!
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Also available for download as Windows Media [15.8Mb].
NMC Conversations #8: Preview of the 2008 Summer Conference at Princeton University
Posted May 28th, 2008 by Alan LevineThe 2008 NMC Summer Conference, hosted at Princeton University, is coming up soon, so we thought it was a good time to have an NMC conversation with conference host, David Hopkins, Manager of the New Media Center at Princeton. In our conversation, David has shared what this experience means for Princeton and an overview of what the “Conference Task Force” has been up to. Nancy Reeves, Director of Member Services for NMC also joined our conversation. She let us know that registrations were on pace to set a record (this week we passed 500) and shared some details of the special events taking place at this year's conference. Larry Johnson described a special feature just added - a pre-conference workshop on digital SLR photography with Sports Illustrated photographer Bill Frakes and Don Henderson, our NMC Board member from Apple. Inc. And Larry also shared the news that the John Lennon Bus will be present for the entire conference- this is an amazing music and video studio on wheels. We are announcing two special opportunities for conference attendees to get some "time on the bus"- one is a drawing for 6 people to spend a day on the Lennon Bus recording music and the other is Rock Hall 2.0 - a chance for anyone to sign up for a 15 minute session to record any kind of audio loop, that will ultimately be shared as a free resource. And there are a lot of things happening at the conference celebrating the 15th year of the NMC - check out the NMC@15 photo collection (and add your own photos of "fifteen-ness" soon as we are making a commemorative video).
Technology and the Global Commons
Posted June 23rd, 2008 by Alan Levine
Opening Keynote, 2008 NMC Summer Conference, Princeton University
Diana Oblinger, EDUCAUSE
The days of walled-off learning, where students are separated into grades, disciplines and physical locations, are giving way to programs in which students are encouraged to look beyond lecture halls, labs, and textbooks. Technology offers opportunities to bring together people, tools, and data in a global commons . Creating a global commons requires more than removing barriers posed by subject matter, geography, economics, or age. It requires a new set of models that may challenge many of our historic assumptions about authority and education. This presentation explores principles and examples that hint at a future global commons .
Presentation available as:
- Sonic Foundry Mediasite video and slides (available through July 30, 2008)
- Mediasite archive on nmc web (Windows only)
- Quicktime video on nmc web (99.1 Mb, 45:23)
- MP3 audio on nmc web (41.6 Mb, 45:23)
- Presentation file (2.38 Mb PDF)
New Frontiers in Nanotechnology
Posted June 23rd, 2008 by Alan Levine
Noontime Plenary, 2008 NMC Summer Conference, Princeton University
Wole Soboyejo, Princeton University
This keynote presentation gives an overview of new frontiers in nanotechnology. Starting from the origins of modern nanotechnology about 50 years ago, nanotechnology is shown to have the potential to impact almost every aspect of our daily lives. These range from technologies for the early detection and treatment of cancer, to the next generation of solar cells, television screens, and filters for water purification. In each of these cases, the underlying scientific ideas are presented as well as some of the challenges that must be overcome prior to future applications in the developing and developed worlds. The presentation concludes by exploring ways in which nanotechnology can be used to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers in the developed and developing worlds.
Presentation available as:
- Sonic Foundry Mediasite video and slides (available through July 30, 2008)
- Mediasite archive on nmc web (Windows only)
- Quicktime video on nmc web (69.6 Mb, 31:43)
- MP3 audio on nmc web (29.0 Mb, 31:43)
UMBC 2008 NMC Center of Excellence Video
Posted June 23rd, 2008 by Alan Levine
The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) New Media Studio was recognized at the 2008 NMC Summer conference with a Center of Excellence Award. UMBC was recognized for their leadership in capturing and disseminating digital stories across their communities.
UMBC produced this video shown at the conference that demonstrates just some of the reasons they have earned this award.
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