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Digital Union Fourth Anniversary and
Launch of the Learning Collaboration Studio
May 21, 2008
posted 2-20-2008
Mark your calendars now for the Digital Union's Fourth Anniversary and Showcase on May 21, 2008! This year's showcase features a special event: the official opening of the Learning Collaboration Studio.
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 10am–10:30am | Official opening of the Learning Collaboration Studio by President E. Gordon Gee |
| 10:30am–12pm | Digital Union 4th Anniversary Showcase |
The Digital Union's fourth anniversary showcase will include samplings of faculty and student work carried out in consultation with Digital Union staff and demonstrations of the latest emerging technologies. This year the anniversary showcase will include:
- tours of TELRport Island in Second Life
- blueprints and drawings of the Digital Union 2009 expansion
- multimedia journalism on charitable giving
- collaboratively authored student wikis
- Biology rock opera by Dr. Susan Fisher
- HD documentary about Columbus' topiary garden
- Microsoft Roundtable conferencing device
- Microsoft Zune Mp3 players
- SMART Board interactive displays
- Apple Air laptop, iPod Touch, and Apple TV
- Kindle, Bookeen and Sony eReaders
The Learning Collaboration Studio is a new joint venture by University Libraries and the Digital Union. It is a unique space designed with radical flexibility in mind. The goal of the room is to provide a highly interactive learning space and to familiarize librarians with the opportunities and challenges faculty face.
To learn more about the Learning Collaboration Studio, visit: http://digitalunion.osu.edu/lcstudio.
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