planning

After giving the matter some thought, I think we should switch our project tag from “whitman20” to “ww20” on the proposition that shorter is better for services such as twitter.  So, please update your previously tagged items on social bookmarking services such as twitter and social photo services such as flickr, and please use “ww20” from this point forward.

Whitman’s oeuvre may argue against the thought that shorter is better, but I think that we do have to make some allowances for modern technology!

Please stay tuned for an overhaul of this website, which we will unveil before the start of the Fall 2009 semester.  The new design will bring a new look to the site and will tie together many different aspects of its navigation.

The development team behind the project has already finished the heavy coding work required to create the sitewide gray navigation bar at the top of this page.  Wherever you are on the site, you should be able to see this bar.  Using it will allow you to travel to most other sections of the site.

I’m very pleased to welcome Claire Fontaine to the project, as well.  Claire will be acting as the Director of Project Support; she will be coordinating the technical support team at every campus and will be working to ensure that we provide helpful and timely assistance to students just getting started on WordPress, our site platform.

Thanks for your patience and stay tuned for the redesign!

Hi Everyone,

Photos from the second day of our Camden Planning meetings are now up on flickr. Here is the complete set of our Camden Planning Session photos, and here is a link to our entire photostream.

Here are a few of my favorites:

PROJECT TAG: whitman20

1. One blog post per week that includes at least one photo and one video.

2. Add feeds to your blog

3. Create accounts on del.icio.us, flickr, and YouTube

4. Identify areas for additional tech training

5. Begin to finalize syllabi

6. Confirm research trips/tours

7. Add tags as we wish but Jim and Matt will figure out feeds to main site.

8. Post questions on Tech support group forum for #4.

Looking for Whitman
June 2009 Planning Meetings
Rutgers University at Camden
June 17-18, 2009

Directions to Campus

Hotel Information: Crowne Plaza Hotel

Itinerary:

Wednesday, June 17
Location: Rutgers Camden
Business and Science Building 107 (changed)
Map

11am — Meet in Computer Lab (room number?)
11am-1pm — Technology Workshop
1pm-2pm — Lunch
2pm-5pm — Technology Workshop and Curriculum Planning
6-8pm — Dinner

Thursday, June 18
9am-9:30am — Welcome/Breakfast
9:30-10:30am — Technology Training
10:30-12:30pm — Curriculum Planning
12:30-1:30 — Lunch
1:30-2:30 Whitman Gravesite Tour
2:30-4 Tour of Walt Whitman House
4-5 Regroup and Final Planning Meeting/Closing Ceremonies

Looking for Whitman
March 2009 Planning Meetings
New York City College of Technology, CUNY
March 6-8, 2009

Itinerary:
Friday, March 6
Participants arrive at NuHotel, Brooklyn, check in. Call Matt with any problems

~ 7pm — Optional gathering for dinner/drinks in Brooklyn. Call Matt if interested in attending.

Saturday, March 7
Location: City Tech, Namm Building Room 601B

9am-9:30am — Welcome/Opening Remarks/Introductions

9:30am-12pm — Presentation/Technology Workshop
Jim Groom, Instructional Technologist, University of Mary Washington

12pm -1pm — Lunch — Brooklyn pizza delivered from Fascati’s Pizza

1pm-2pm — Course Content/Planning Discussion

2pm-4pm — Lecture/Discussion: “Walt Whitman, One of the B’hoys: Leaves of Grass and Manhattan Street Culture.” David Reynolds, Distinguished Professor of English and American Studies at Baruch College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.
Location: City Tech, Atrium Building Room 632

4pm-5pm— Course Content/Planning Discussion

~7pm— Optional dinner/drinks

Sunday, March 8
Location: City Tech, Namm Building Room 601B

9am-10am— Technology and Pedagogy Discussion/Workshop; Future Meetings Discussions

10am-11am — Resource Planning Discussion

11am-1pm — “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” walking tour led by Jesse Merandy, Ph.D. Candidate in English, CUNY Graduate Center. Please visit http://micklestreet.rutgers.edu/CBF/walking%20tour/index.html and download the audio files to a mobile music device if you have one

1pm-1:30pm— Closing Ceremonies