Welcome to CSTW

Ohio State is huge, and it's hard to know what is happening across campus.

On February 19 and 20, 2009, the Digital Media in a Social World (DMSW) Conference answered President Gee's call for One University. With 45 sessions on instructional or administrative technologies, social media, or innovative philosophies of technology use, OSU staff, faculty, and students learned new ways to make their work easier, more interactive, or more creative. Best of all, there was no charge to attend!

Sponsored by The Center for the Study and Teaching of Writing, Harvey Goldberg Program for Excellence in Teaching, the OSU Libraries, and The Digital Union.

View our final program [PDF] and check out our Facebook page.

Program Schedule

Wednesday, February 18, 7-8:30 pm
Thursday February 19, 9-11:30 am
Thursday, February 19, 5:30 pm
Friday, February 20, 8:30 am-3:30 pm Registration begins at 8:30 am in 1 Scott Lab

Welcome 8:45 am, 1 Scott Lab: David Barber, Director of Information Technology Programs at the Ohio Board of Regents; John Roberts, Dean, College of Humanities; a representative from the office of the Chief Information Officer; Richard Selfe, Director, Center for the Study and Teaching of Writing (CSTW); and Doug Dangler, Associate Director, CSTW, and conference organizer.

Conference Sessions, 9:30 am - 3:18 pm in Aviation Building and Science and Engineering Library 60

View select sessions:
Captioning Web Video and Video for iPod and iPhone
Ken Petri and Vinnie Young, Web Accessibility Center
We will cover the basics of captioning flash video for the web and MPEG4 video for iPod, iTouch, and iPhone, in order to improve usability for everyone. The demonstration will use free and low cost technologies for conversion of video and incorporation of caption text.

Build Your Own 21st Century Classroom
Chris Hill, American Language Program, School of Teaching and Learning, College of Education and Human Ecology; Matt Bernhardt, Knowlton School of Architecture
Cutting-edge teaching technologies can be built with a minimal budget and a little ingenuity. This approach can offer the builder a better understanding of the technology. DIY versions of clickers and interactive whiteboards will be demonstrated.

Ghosts of The Garden: Re-presenting Six-Day Bicycle Racing through New Media Ari de Wilde, School of Physical Activity & Educational Services
"Ghosts of the Garden" is a multimedia project that will be available on the eHistory website. It is about a six-day bicycle race in Madison Square Garden in 1908. The project is mainly a combination of a Quicktime QTVR and an interactive Flash image.

Faculty Panel on using Technology in the Classroom
Alan Kalish, Faculty and TA Development; D'Arcy Oaks and Fawn Winterwood, College of Education and Human Ecology
A group of Ohio State instructors will share their experiences in using digital technology to enhance their students' learning. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and share their own ideas.

In addition to free lunches for attendees courtesy of Microsoft and the OSU Libraries, the following people won prizes from our other corporate sponsors:

• Kathryn Corl and Phillip Mayo each won an Apple iPod Touch
• Yavonne McGarry and Anne Fields each won a Dell laser printer
• Kythrie Silva won a commemorative box and flash drive from the Bejing Olympics provided by Lenovo
• Laura Fathauer won a Coby 7-inch digital photo frame from WiredOut
• Alan Kalish won an office chair from Office Max

Thank you to all of our sponsors.