Digital Technology and Culture
A blog for students and friends of Washington State University Vancouver's Digital Technology and Culture Program
Name: Dr. Dene Grigar
This blog is maintained by Dr. Dene Grigar, WSUVancouver. Contact me at grigar@vancouver.wsu.edu
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Job Title: Web Designer
Company: The Daily News
Department: Online
Job Summary: To direct the services of our Online department working closely with the IT Manager. The Web Designer is responsible for developing and maintaining online work closely with both the Advertising and Editorial departments to coordinate delivery of content for readers and advertising vehicles for customers. The person is this position must be visionary and able to look to the future to access needs and opportunities for revenue and user growth.
Technological Skills Needed: Proficient in standard design software (Illustrator, Photoshop, Flash, Quark). Familiar with html, streaming audio/video, PHP, CSS, and Java Script. Excellent layout/graphic design and problem-solving skills. Practices efficient production and optimization habits. Self-motivated and a good communicator. Comfortable following direction. Balances great design skills with meeting short deadlines. Ability to work on multiple projects. Works independently as well as collaboratively.
Students interested in this position should contact Dene Grigar at WSUV for contact information, x69487 or grigar@vancouver.wsu.edu.
DTC Student Professionalizing Workshop
Friday, December 1, 2006
Description
This workshop, taught by DTC Faculty, aims at professionalizing students through assisting them with developing effective presentations, portfolios, resumes, and job interviewing techniques. While its target audience focuses on seniors readying for graduation, it is open to all DTC students. Students will be able to sign up for individual modules or for the full day’s workshop. Non-DTC majors are welcome if space allows.
Modules
Module 1 Improving upon Your Resume
Module 2 Interviewing Techniques
Module 3 Creating a Portfolio for Work or Graduate School
Module 4 Working Effectively with Power Point
Module 5 Giving a Multimedia Presentation
Schedule
9 am-10 am Module 1
10:10am-11:00 am Module 2
11:00 am-12:00 pm Module 3
Lunch Break
2 pm-3 pm Module 4
3:10 pm- 4 pm Module 5
Location
Modules 1 & 2 VMMC 115A
Module 3 VMMC 102Q
Modules 4-5 VMMC 115
What to Bring
Module 1 Current copy of resume on hard copy and on CD; laptops are encouraged
Module 2 N/A
Module 3 Samples of work to be included in portfolio in appropriate medium
Module 4 Images, sound files, and videos
Module 5 Sample of work in hard copy and electronic that can be used for presentation
Contact
Write Dr. Dene Grigar directly at grigar@vancouver.wsu.edu to reserve a space at the various modules or for the full day
if you missed the regular advising session, you may find that when you try to register you may have an institutional "hold." To have your hold removed, you must contact Dr. Dene Grigar for an advising appointment at x69487.
Just a reminder that the DTC Speaker Series continues tomorrow, Thursday, November 16, with Dene Grigar, Director of the DTC, giving a talk entitled "Emergent Technologies and Narrative Performances." VMMC 1 at noon.
She draws upon the work she has produced that uses motion tracking and webcam technologies and will talk about her most recent project, a collaboration with OMSI to develop a live interactive game exhibit.
Who: All interested DTC students
What: Student Art Exhibition Planning Meeting
Where: VMMC Building, Room 211A
When: November 15, 2006; 11:00 a.m. to noon
Come and help plan a student are exhibition.
Students, please register as soon as you can. Many of our classes are filling up:
Course Students
DTC 355 7 (enrollment is capped at 24)
DTC 336 21 (enrollment is capped at 24)
DTC 356 6 (enrollment is capped at 24)
DTC 375 6 (enrollment is capped at 30)
DTC 475 21 (enrollment is capped at 30)
DTC 476 13 (enrollment is capped at 24)
FA 332 15 (Full)
FA 363 15 (Full)
FA 380 13 (2 spots left)
This means we have 83 seats left in our courses. Some of them, like 475, are taken by non-DTC majors.
If you had planned to take one of the FA courses and have not yet registered, you will have to shift to one of the DTC courses. We will not be able to open up other sections of any FA courses this semester.
If you cannot get the courses you need this spring, do not panic. Most courses are offered every semester. And we are offering a summer schedule:
Summer I DTC 338 Special Topics: Video Production
(Counts as for Multimedia Authoring
*and* Culture and technology Concentration)
DTC 300 Computers in English (1 hour course)
Summer II DTC 355 Multimedia Authoring
DTC 375 Language, Texts and Technology
DTC 476 Digital Literacies: Emphasis on Electronic Literature
And the fall 2007 will be an exciting one.
Tomorrow the new DTC website goes live. Here is the URL of the test site. I would love to hear your comments:
www.nouspace.net/dene/dtc/index2.html
Jeannette Altman kindly gave us the design. John Barber and I wrote the copy. If you see any typos, grammar errors and the like, write me.
--D
On Thursday at noon, Harrison Higgs talks about his work with digital photography, print works, and mixed media in a presentation entitled “Air Awareness and Ice Feel.” He will show examples from his current project, which explores the intersection between personal mark-making, macro photography, and customized automobile graphics.
All of you know Harrison, but you may not have ever had the chance to read about his background. Here is a short bio for you:
"Harrison Higgs has been teaching Fine Arts at Washington State University Vancouver for 10 years. His artwork explores the overlap between photography,printmaking, and digital imaging, which he has practiced since 1985. His work has been exhibited nationally in Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, Nashville, and Minneapolis as part of various group shows and print biennials. Internationally he has exhibited in Sofia, Bulgaria (Lessedra Print Annual 2005); Toronto(Wegway Fourth International Juried Art Exhibition 2005); and in Melbourne,Brisbane, and Tasmania as part of the International Digital Art Awards Exhibition 2004. In addition to digital pigment prints, he works with collage,photo-intaglio, monoprints, and other hybrid print techniques."
The talk is held in VMMC 1. Bring a lunch. Get to know Harrison's work better. And expand your understanding of digital technology.
How many of you in the DTC are interested in attending workshops on the following topics?
Effective Power Point Presentations
Creating a Portfolio for Careers or Grad Programs
Interview Techniques
I am also wondering if you would consider attending a College Night next semester. I would arrange for universities in the area with programs in digital media/technology/multimedia/electronic communications to visit our campus and talk to our DTC students about grad school.
I would open both the workshops and College Night to any DTC student or alum.
I am looking at hosting one or all of the workshops this semester and the College Night next semeester in January.
Please write me at grigar@vancouver.wsu.edu if you are interested. And please if you read this message, pass it on to others you think may be interested.
--Dene
