ArTtV - MIT Cable Television art competition
Randy Winchester
Schedule: TBD
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
PowerPoint is the medium, and MIT Cable Television the gallery. Create your art works, email them to MIT Cable and view them on MIT Channel 9 during IAP. Anything that you can put into a 720x540 PowerPoint slide — drawings, paintings, graphics, photography, short video clips, animation, poetry, whatever — you can submit to the gallery. We welcome multiple submissions.
Members of the MIT community vote for their favorite works on the ArTtV web site, http://web.mit.edu/mitcable/www/ArTtV/. Prizes include recognition on MIT Cable Television, on the web site, and on the "MIT Cable Big Bag of TV Schwag!"
We encourage submission of entries prior to the start of IAP.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/mitcable/www/ArTtV/
Contact: Randy Winchester, 9-050, (617) 253-7431, randy@mit.edu
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MIT Cable Television Facilities Open House
Jonathan Ward, Randy Winchester
Wed Jan 12, 02-03:00pm, 9-058
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 8 participants.
Single session event
Ever wonder how a cable television system operates? The staff at MIT Cable Television are offering an inside look at the Technical Operations Center (TOC) of the campus television system. See the equipment we use to generate and broadcast cable channels and local programming on campus.
Go to URL to register.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/mitcable
Contact: Jonathan Ward, 9-058, (617) 253-9383, jward@MIT.EDU
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MIT Film & Video Retrospective: Then and Now
Craig Milanesi MIT Video Productions & Digital Technologies
Wed Jan 26, 01-04:00pm, Bush Room, Bldg 10, off Infinite Corridor
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Join us for a look at life at MIT through the decades with films and videos from the MIT Museum and MIT Video Productions archives.We'll start with an historical retrospective followed by several vintage documentaries. Meet the 1926 frat house gang of Phi Beta Epsilon. Revisit the 50s with the Social Beaver. See profiles of Doc Edgerton and Doc Draper, as well as the Academy Award winning short "Quicker than a Wink," featuring Doc Edgerton. Program also includes videos produced for the MIT News Office, MIT Museum and various academic departments. For a schedule and show times, go to:
Web: http://web.mit.edu/amps/spotlight/mvpdt-iap.html
Contact: Joanne Flood, 9-415, (617) 253-5475, jflood@mit.edu
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Making the Most of Your Website
Mark W. Brown , Manager of AMPS Web Development
Tue Jan 11, 12-01:00pm, 9-057
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Are you using the web to your full advantage? For many organizations, the website is a static, underutilized asset. Several MIT departments have created simple, cost-effective tools to make their websites the centerpiece of the organization, shifting work from paper and email to the web. This talk describes web tools built for organizations at MIT in the following models:
Self publishing, which simplifies the publication process by allowing experts in your organization to update content.
Community interaction, which builds connections in a community through a process of multipoint communication.
Information management, which centralizes storage of information from many sources and provides access to the community.
Contact: Mark W. Brown, 9-250, (617) 452-3490, mwbrown@mit.edu
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MythTV
Randy Winchester
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 45 participants.
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: A PC and TV tuner card are required to build a MythTV box.
MythTV is an open-source personal video recorder (PVR) that runs under Linux. The name MythTV comes from the concept of a mythical convergence box a networked set-top box that displays many types of multimedia assets on an ordinary television. If you are familiar with TiVo, you already know about basic PVR features. MythTV adds support for HDTV, DVD-RW drives, playback of music files and photo albums, and video editing.
Go to http://web.mit.edu/mitcable to register.
Contact: Randy Winchester, 9-050, (617) 253-7431, randy@mit.edu
MythTV demonstration
Randy Winchester
This session demonstrates the basic functions of MythTV — viewing live television, using the integrated program guide and database to schedule recordings, editing recordings, and using the integrated web server and remote client.
Go to http://web.mit.edu/mitcable to register.
Tue Jan 11, 02-03:00pm, 9-057
MythTV: Build your own personal video recorder
Randy Winchester
This session is a Q & A for those who are building or have built a MythTV box. We will share information and pointers on getting the system up and running and tweaking it for the best performance.
Go to http://web.mit.edu/mitcable to register.
Tue Jan 18, 02-03:00pm, 9-057
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Online Auctions: Participating and Buying
Robert Sikkema
Mon Jan 10, 10-11:30am, 9-057
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Joining an online auction site and taking advantage of its bargains requires revealing key information about yourself; and it requires adherence to a set of behaviors. Learn what you reveal and how to protect yourself when joining, plus how to use online tools to find and win the best bargains.
Contact: Robert Sikkema, 9-268, (617) 253-0901, rsikkema@mit.edu
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Online Auctions: Selling and Feedback Management
Robert Sikkema
Wed Jan 19, 10-11:30am, 9-057
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Accommodating the ethical disciplines and organizational challenges of becoming a seller in an online auction requires planning and self-discipline. Learn the elements of creating a good sales experience and building a feedback rating that enhances your future sales.
Contact: Robert Sikkema, 9-268, (617) 253-0901, rsikkema@mit.edu
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Sakai Project: One year in
Craig Counterman Chief Architect, Stellar Learning Environment
Thu Jan 6, 01-02:00pm, 9-057
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Four universities — MIT, Stanford, University of Michigan, and Indiana University — have joined forces to develop community source software for learning environments. The Open Knowledge Initiative and the uPortal consortium round out the founding Sakai community. UCBerkeley and Foothill-De Anza Community College District have joined as major contributors, along with more than 40 other partner institutions. In fall 2004, the Sakai Project released its first version of open-source collaboration and learning environment (CLE) software. This talk covers the lessons learned in the first year of this groundbreaking effort, the technologies used in the current and future releases, and what the project could mean for MIT.
Web: http://www.sakaiproject.org/index.html
Contact: Craig Counterman, 9-238, (617) 253-3295, ccount@mit.edu
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Stellar: Rx for Administrative Headaches
Rich Garcia , Project Manager, IS&T
Wed Jan 12, 01-02:00pm, 9-057
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Although not exactly a matter of "Create one Stellar site and call me next semester," Stellar does alleviate many of the chores and annoyances of class administration, such as:
Section sign-up
Collecting homework online
Archiving and reusing class materials
Library e-reserves
Copyright issues
Class email and access control lists
Preparing class materials for OpenCourseWare
Creating the class list
Class instructors, TAs, or course administrators — find out how Stellar can make your life easier.
For more information, contact stellar-training@mit.edu
Contact: Rich Garcia, N42-250F, (617) 452-2523, rlgarcia@mit.edu
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Using the Stellar Learning Environment
Rich Garcia
Thu Jan 20, 02-03:00pm, 9-057
Wed Jan 26, 12-01:00pm, 9-057
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
You have a Stellar class website, or maybe youre thinking about getting one. Now what? Learn about the capabilities and features of Stellar, including the following:
Customizing your class home page
Scheduling, posting, and e-mailing announcements
Using pre-registration lists
Managing sections
Homework submission, grading, and return
Library e-reserves
Although mainly directed toward the new user, experienced users who want to learn about newer features will also find value in this demonstration.
Contact: Rich Garcia, N42-250F, (617) 452-2523, rlgarcia@mit.edu
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