Accessibility Support on the Java Platform
Willie Walker, Sun Microsystems
Mon Jan 29, 02-03:00pm, 1-190
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
In this talk, Willie Walker of Sun Microsystems will provide a background of the issues involving access to computers by people with physical and sensory impairments. Willie will then provide an overview of the support provided by the Java Accessibility API and how you can take advantage of the accessibility support built into the Swing GUI component set.
Contact: Kathy Cahill, 11-103, kcahill@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Systems
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BRL Web Application Workshop
Bruce Lewis
Fri Jan 26, 01-04:00pm, 1-115
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 19-Jan-2001
Limited to 23 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: HTML; beginner-level Scheme programming; some SQL helpful.
Explore the fun of embedding Scheme code into web pages with help from the author of BRL. No knowlege of Java, run-time compilers or JDBC is needed, although they are used behind the scenes.
Web: http://www.mit.edu/iap/brl
Contact: Bruce Lewis, W20-557, x3-7788, sipb-iap-brl@mit.edu
Sponsor: Student Information Processing Board
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Digital Video Editing: Make a Video Postcard
Katie Livingston Vale
Mon Jan 8, Tue Jan 16, Thu Jan 25, 12-01:30pm, 26-139
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 15 participants.
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
A quick look at the basics of working with digital video, from digitizing VHS tape to compression formats. Participants can make a short video postcard to send to a friend or put on a web page. Bring a ZIP disk (not a floppy).
Web: http://web.mit.edu/nmc/
Contact: Katie Livingston Vale, x3-6690, katiel@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Systems
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Dreamweaver Quick Start
Chris Sherril
Wed Jan 10, 12-01:00pm, N42 Demo Center
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Dreamweaver 3.0 is a powerful tool for creating and managing complex web sites. This Quick Start introduces users to the Dreamweaver interface and give a brief overview of web publishing practices at MIT.
Contact: Jeanne Cavanaugh, N42-290a, x3-0852, cavan@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Systems
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Motion Graphics: Director and After-Effects
Katie Livingston Vale
Fri Jan 12, Tue Jan 30, Thu Feb 1, 12pm-01:30am, 26-139
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 15 participants.
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Ever wondered how they do South Park or the crashing helmets on Monday Night Football? This class will introduce you to two consumer-level programs that could help unleash the multimedia genius within you. You should already have some experience with video or animation software for this class (such as the Fireworks class, also offered during IAP). Bring a ZIP disk (not a floppy).
Web: http://web.mit.edu/nmc/
Contact: Katie Livingston Vale, katiel@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Systems
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Real-time Help Software: Demo and Discussion!
Sarah G. Wenzel , Lisa R. Horowitz, Deborah Helman, Pat Flanagan
Thu Jan 25, 02-03:30pm, 3-133
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Curious about new technologies for "virtual" teaching, helpdesks, or libraries? Join us for a live demonstration of cutting-edge software for on-line real-time help such as The Libraries will soon offer -- share web pages, fill in web forms, and chat simultaneously.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/humanities/digref/
Contact: Sarah G. Wenzel, 14S-222, swenzel@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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Revisionist Photographic History: Adobe Photoshop Basics
Katie Livingston Vale
Tue Jan 9, Mon Jan 22, Fri Jan 26, 12-01:30pm, 26-139
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 15 participants.
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Remove your ex-boyfriend from your prom portrait. Put your Chem professor into a Wanted poster. Change the color of your mother-in-law's dress in your wedding photos. Or, just make the sky bluer or remove red eyes from your favorite photo. Adobe Photoshop lets you do all this and more. Bring a ZIP disk (not a floppy).
Web: http://web.mit.edu/nmc/
Contact: Katie Livingston Vale, katiel@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Systems
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Spice Up Your Web Page: Imagemaps, Rollovers, Animated GIFs
Katie Livingston Vale
Thu Jan 11, Tue Jan 23, Mon Jan 29, 12-01:30pm, 26-139
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 15 participants.
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Is your web page dull, listless, unmanageable? Spice it up! Learn how to use Macromedia Fireworks to make simple animations, "clickable maps," and JavaScript rollovers. Bring a ZIP disk (not a floppy).
Web: http://web.mit.edu/nmc/
Contact: Katie Livingston Vale, katiel@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Systems
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Stellar, Enabling On-line Education
Jeff Merriman
Mon Jan 22, 10-11:00am, 3-133
Wed Jan 24, 02-03:00pm, 3-133
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Stellar is being designed as a vehicle for on-line education at MIT. Stellar will allow:
-faculty members to easily post course content on the web,
-students to sign up for classes and access the content they need
-students, TAs, and faculty to interact on-line
-students to submit assignments
-Provide a grade book for professors and TAs
Stellar's flexible design will support multiple pedagogical approaches. The content of any given class can range from simply a syllabus, to streaming video of lectures and virtual environments.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/emcc/stellar/index.html
Contact: Jeff Merriman, merriman@MIT.EDU
Sponsor: Educational Media Creation Center
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Web Publishing Overview (formerly HTML Demo)
Kevin Cunningham
Mon Jan 8, 01:30-04:30pm, N42 Demo Center
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
This three-hour lecture/demonstration session gives an overview of the electronic publishing process as it works at MIT, focusing on:
1. how to code files using HTML tags (HTML is the HyperText Markup Language, the standard for publishing on the Web)
2.how to upload files to the Athena system for delivery through MIT’s primary Web server,web.mit.edu.
Special attention is paid to issues affecting websites at MIT (MITnet rules of use, Athena file conventions, special services available on web.mit.edu, etc.)
Contact: Sarah Hickok, x3-7685, hickok@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Systems
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What is DSpace?
Margret Branschofsky
Mon Jan 22, 01-03:00pm, 4-237
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
This is an opportunity to find out about a joint project between MIT Libraries and the Hewlett-Packard Company to build an electronic system that captures, preserves, and communicates the intellectual output of MIT's faculty and researchers. It's also an opportunity to give us your feedback about the proposed system and its features. Faculty input is especially welcome!
Web: http://web.mit.edu/dspace
Contact: Margret Branschofsky, 10-500, x3-1293, margretb@mit.edu (prefer email)
Sponsor: Libraries
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