imoviefest 2001: students promoting technology @ emory university david roemer jack mckinney

iMovieFest 2001: iMovieFest 2001: Students Promoting Students Promoting

TechnologyTechnology@ Emory University@ Emory University

David RoemerDavid Roemer

Jack Jack McKinneyMcKinney

http://imoviefest.cc.emory.edu/http://imoviefest.cc.emory.edu/

iMovieFest 2001: iMovieFest 2001: Students Promoting Students Promoting

TechnologyTechnology@ Emory University@ Emory University

David RoemerDavid Roemer

Jack Jack McKinneyMcKinney

http://imoviefest.cc.emory.edu/http://imoviefest.cc.emory.edu/

See movie at See movie at http://homehttp://homepage.page.macmac.com/.com/imoviefestimoviefest//iMovieTheateriMovieTheater.html.html

AgendaAgenda•The Way It Happened•No, This is the Way It Happened

•iMovieFest in the Future•Working with Students

The BenefitsThe BenefitsiMovieFest

•Excitement for new Excitement for new technologytechnology

•School publicity & School publicity & promotionpromotion

•Student learning & Student learning & leadershipleadership

•Innovation and Innovation and changechange

The FactsThe FactsiMovieFest

•Apple iMovieApple iMovie•Technology+movies+reTechnology+movies+res lifes life

•80% of students 80% of students participatedparticipated

•Use of technology Use of technology skyrocketedskyrocketed

•60,000 movie downloads60,000 movie downloads

Here’s How It Here’s How It HappenedHappened

““The youth gets together his The youth gets together his materials to build a bridge to materials to build a bridge to the moon, and, at length, the the moon, and, at length, the middle-aged man concludes middle-aged man concludes

to build a woodshed with to build a woodshed with them.”them.”

- Ralph Waldo Emerson- Ralph Waldo Emerson

How it StartedHow it StartedCreating a New Event

•Sticky note to Sticky note to proposalproposal

•Visit to Learning TechVisit to Learning Tech•Purchase of 20 iMacsPurchase of 20 iMacs•Wow, we have to do Wow, we have to do this!this!

Dog and Pony ShowDog and Pony ShowGaining Support

•Learning Learning TechnologiesTechnologies

•Student Student organizationsorganizations

•Offices of Student Offices of Student LifeLife

•Corporate sponsorsCorporate sponsors

Before We Knew ItBefore We Knew ItAll in a Couple Months

•We were getting no We were getting no sleepsleep

SleepSleep

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Before We Knew ItBefore We Knew ItAll in a Couple Months

•We were getting no We were getting no sleepsleep

•We had some We had some resourcesresources

Getting StrongerGetting Stronger

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Before We Knew ItBefore We Knew ItAll in a Couple Months

•We were getting no We were getting no sleepsleep

•We had some We had some resourcesresources

•We had 2000 We had 2000 donutsdonuts

DonutsDonuts

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The Week ArrivesThe Week ArrivesAll Under Control

•Getting students Getting students excitedexcited

Aggressive AdvertisingAggressive Advertising

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The Week ArrivesThe Week ArrivesAll Under Control

•Getting students Getting students excitedexcited

•iMovieNite at the iMovieNite at the churchchurch

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The Week ArrivesThe Week ArrivesAll Under Control

•Getting students Getting students excitedexcited

•iMovieNite at the iMovieNite at the churchchurch

•A couple minor A couple minor requestsrequests

The Week ArrivesThe Week ArrivesAll Under Control

•Getting students Getting students excitedexcited

•iMovieNite at the iMovieNite at the churchchurch

•A couple minor A couple minor requestsrequests

•The moment arrivesThe moment arrives

Pop WarsPop Wars

Movie available at http://imoviefest.cc.emory.edu/

Thinking About CollegeThinking About College

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Run Chintu, Run!Run Chintu, Run!

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No, Here’s How No, Here’s How ItIt

Really Really Happened…Happened…

The Guys Have An The Guys Have An IdeaIdeaYou Want to Do What?

•Didn’t know what Didn’t know what they wantedthey wanted

•Just a neat ideaJust a neat idea•Pitch it to the staff…Pitch it to the staff…•Blindly agreedBlindly agreed

How We HelpedHow We HelpedPaving the Road With Good Intentions

•EquipmentEquipment•PublicityPublicity•BudgetBudget•TimeTime

Lest Ye Be Judged…Lest Ye Be Judged…Everyone’s a Critic

•No Frame of No Frame of ReferenceReference

•Balance of Faculty Balance of Faculty and Studentsand Students

•32 Movies, 6 Judges, 32 Movies, 6 Judges, 5 days5 days

Oh, What A Night…Oh, What A Night…The show must go on

•Had concept for Had concept for production but little production but little focusfocus

•Lack of experienceLack of experience•Variety of potential Variety of potential problemsproblems

•The DragonThe Dragon

iMovieFestiMovieFestin the Futurein the Future

Working with ITDWorking with ITDMaking it Come Together

•Doors always openDoors always open•Flexible with Flexible with student requestsstudent requests

•Security & Security & responsibilityresponsibility

SecuritySecurity

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Working with ITDWorking with ITDMaking it Come Together

•Doors always openDoors always open•Flexible with Flexible with student requestsstudent requests

•Security/Security/responsibilityresponsibility

•StudentStudent project with project with university supportuniversity support

SupportSupport

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Making It WorkMaking It WorkUniversal Support

•Focus on solutions Focus on solutions •Communicate with Communicate with all officesall offices

•Give students some Give students some roomroom

•Provide guidanceProvide guidance

iMovieFest at Your iMovieFest at Your SchoolSchoolYour Own Spin

•Program can work Program can work anywhereanywhere

•Many benefits for allMany benefits for all•Learn from othersLearn from others•Let David and Dan Let David and Dan visitvisit

Working withWorking withStudentsStudents

Working with Working with StudentsStudentsMaking it Come Together

• Learning Technologies Learning Technologies consists of:consists of:

ResnetResnetLabsLabsMultimedia Multimedia

CenterCenterCable TVCable TVClassroom Classroom

SupportSupportStudent Student

TechnologyTechnology

Making It WorkMaking It WorkUniversal Support

•Continuum of Continuum of support support

•Fast introduction of Fast introduction of technologytechnology

•Tried and true plansTried and true plans

Where We Where We ContributedContributedFoster Creativity and Innovation

•Help when Help when experience mattersexperience matters

•Don’t take it over Don’t take it over •Be prepared for Be prepared for everything to change everything to change while you sleepwhile you sleep

After iMovieFestAfter iMovieFestOur Own Spin

•Course presentationsCourse presentations•Student organizationsStudent organizations•Provide information to Provide information to studentsstudents

•Promote your schoolPromote your school•Foster student Foster student creativitycreativity

Just One of Those DaysJust One of Those Days

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Coming AttractionsComing Attractions

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ExcellenceExcellence

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SummarySummaryFoster Creativity and Innovation

•Resources and Resources and experienceexperience

•Let the students do Let the students do their thingtheir thing

•Don’t try to keep up at Don’t try to keep up at 3am3am

•Explore and innovateExplore and innovate

Questions?

iMovieFest iMovieFest Promoting New TechnologyPromoting New Technology

Building a Bridge to the MoonBuilding a Bridge to the MoonTogetherTogether

Contact Us•David Roemer - droemer@emory.edu

• Jack McKinney - jmckin2@emory.edu

•Dan Costa - dcosta@mac.com

http://imoviefest.cc.emory.edu