Dear Colleagues,
I am writing to invite you to participate in the HCMC's annual Humanities Project Showcase scheduled for March 16th, 2 - 5 pm.
First, I want to thank all of you who participated in last year's showcase. It was a success (by all standards!), eliciting praise from Dean Rippin and the many others who attended. This year, Dean Rippin has asked us to coordinate the showcase with the Western Dean's Conference so that he can feature the excellent work you are doing in your fields and in humanities computing.
I hope you can take time out of your busy schedules to participate. This is an excellent opportunity not only to display your research but also to network with colleagues doing exciting--if not similar--work. This event is important to the HCMC, too--our mandate instructs us to share knowledge and expertise, showcase our developments, and point faculty to future possibilities.
The showcase format is poster session. This year we have decided to mix it up during the second hour, and hold a presentation and panel on the pros and cons of Moodle and WebCT. Dr. Klaus Handl (University of Washington), our invited speaker, will discuss Moodle in the context of his own research involving foreign language acquisition and learning outcomes. His talk will segue into a panel discussion comparing features, modules and user issues in Moodle and WebCT.
As we did last year, we plan to make a staff member available to help you create posters, media, and other display items.
If you decide to participate, please send me a brief description / abstract by Friday, Feb. 9th. Your abstract will appear on the showcase web site. Announcements to the Faculty and other campus groups will go out later that week or early the next.
Schedule
Humanities Project Showcase
March 16th, 2 - 5
- 2:00 - 2:10 Welcome
- 2:10 - 3:00 Poster sessions
- 3:00 - 4:00 3 Presentation and panel discussion
- 4:00 - 5:00 Poster sessions
Feel free to contact me with your questions. I look forward to hearing from you!
Cheers,
Scott
