Educators Program Forums

Monday, 13 August
8:30 - 10 am
Room 503
The Emerging Computer Graphics Discipline

Like the emergence of statistics as an academic discipline, many educators are asking if it is time for computer graphics programs to stand on their own. This discussion focuses on the emerging computer graphics discipline.

Gary R. Bertoline
Purdue University
Department of Computer Graphics Technology
1419 Knoy Hall, Room 363
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-1419 USA
grbertol@tech.purdue.edu

Tuesday, 14 August
8:30 - 10 am
Room 503
Games and Education

Dialogue with gaming professionals on how games affect students, and the potential of gaming in education and training.

Jacquelyn Ford Morie
USC Institute for Creative Technologies

Celia Pearce
University of Southern California

Wednesday, 15 August
2:30 - 4 pm
Room 503
Explorations in Visual Communications and Meaning

Panelists and attendees explore communications and meaning.

Susan Lupo
Schoolcraft College
18600 Haggerty Road
Livonia, Michigan 48152 USA
slupo@schoolcraft.cc.mi.us

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Xerox PARC

Thursday, 16 August
12:30-2:00pm
Room 503
The Teaching of Computer Graphics in an Art & Design Curriculum

As curriculums expand, so will the definition of the digital medium and how we embrace it in the arts. This forum on teaching computer graphics in an art and design curriculum confronts a critical question: Where do we position and how do we resolve computer graphics in the larger fine art context?

Dena Eber
Heather Elliot
Mark Marcin
Bowling Green State University
School of Art, Room 1000
Fine Arts Center
Bowling Green, Ohio 43403 USA

Thursday, 16 August
4:30 - 6 pm
Room 503
The Promise of the Web for Learning

Attendees and panelists explore the future of Web technologies and their promise for learning.

Colleen Case
Susan Lupo
Schoolcraft College
18600 Haggerty Road
Livonia, Michigan 48152 USA
ccase@schoolcraft.cc.mi.us

NASA Ames Research

Purdue University

IBM

Florida International University

The Royal Institute of Technology

Friday, 17 August
8:30 - 10 am
Room 505
Studio Views on Demo Tapes

Attendees and panelists discuss how to prepare for professional roles in digital production studios.

Glenn Campbell
Area 51

Art Durinski
Otis College of Art and Design

Tom Lesser
Rhythm & Hues
2456 Green Valley Road
Los Angeles, California 90046 USA

Brad Reinke
Cinesite

Friday, 17 August
1 - 2:30 pm
Room 503
The Teaching of Computer Graphics in a Computer Science Curriculum

A place for people to bring ideas and issues for discussion on teaching computer graphics in a computer science curriculum.

Steve Cunningham
California State University, Stanislaus

St. Bonaventure University

University of Houston-Clear Lake