The Dataseam Teacher Track at Western Kentucky University Mountain Workshops is a rare opportunity for educators to improve their ability to think and communicate visually – October 24-28, 2017 in Morehead, Kentucky. While this digital media workshop focuses on photo, video and recorded communication, it will give you the skills, vocabulary and tools to help…
MODERN MAKER – PROGRAMMABLE ELECTRONICS WORKSHOP. JULY 24-27. Electronics run the world and programming runs electronics. Each device, from the microwave in your house to the phone you hold in your hand, is a series of micro-electronics and sensors designed and programmed to perform tasks. This four-day workshop introduces basic electronic and programming concepts with…
A few weeks ago we worked with several classes from Clay, Lee and Owsley County schools exploring basics of photography to creatie pictures with a purpose. Students are working on various projects involving landscapes, portraits and stories about their communities.
Exercises are designed to get the student thinking about how they can help the viewer engage with the image and understand what the photographer is trying to communicate.
During the individual classes, we covered common techniques used by many professional photographers – Basics of Photography. Each student then created images demonstrating those techniques. In the tradition of any good project-based lesson, we shared our photos and spent time critiquing the work so we could all benefit from the examples of what worked and what didn’t. Mistakes make you better.
In the first 70 days of the calendar year, the DataseamGrid completed over 1,000 years of critical cancer research. Since January 1, 2017 researchers at the James Graham Brown Cancer Center have used this massive Kentucky cloud-based computing system to investigate tumor suppressor pathways, target specific genes and identify existing drugs that may be used to fight different cancers.
This unique computing system provides 40,000 Gigahertz of processing power from desktop computers sitting in 38 school systems across the state. It extracts the maximum amount of computing power from every system around the clock, not only during evenings and weekends, but also between classes and other low use periods.
(Morehead, KY) – We feature the DataseamGrid with thousands of computers working 24-hours a day to help researchers find new treatments for cancer. We talk about thousands of teachers benefiting from Dataseam workshops. We point with pride to Certified Technicians enhancing school technology. We highlight Dataseam Scholarships supporting college students. Sometimes it is nice to look…
Effective communication is a requirement. Your students’ professional successes in the 21st Century will depend largely on their ability to use collective communication outlets, a.k.a. MEDIA. They must master media both as a consumer and creator. Communication is not only sending and receiving a message. It is not defined by consuming a few broadcast news…
(Louisville, KY) – At the annual IDEAFESTIVAL, students not only witnessed adults engaging in life long learning, but were able to engage, explore, experience and challenge ideas, positions and assumed truths for themselves. They consumed knowledge on topics outside the classroom and awakened their child like curiosity in an adult, real-world setting. IDEAFESTIVAL is a…
We promise you will never forget it; and it will change the way you approach learning and your students – Dataseam Teacher Track of Western Kentucky Mountain Workshops. Dataseam offers a tremendous opportunity for teachers to attend a teacher-focused experience with the Western Kentucky University Mountain Workshops. This photojournalism workshop is a premier event with…
(Morehead, Ky) – Many times we talk about technology-based job opportunities for our students. The Kentucky Aerospace Industry is real. It is growing. It is an international leader. Read about the annual IF Aerospace Conference in Morehead. Session Videos are available as well. Representatives from Kentucky’s largest manufacturing export industry, Aerospace, gathered for the third annual…
