Interim Provost Melanie Stein invites us to celebrate the intellectual and creative accomplishments of our colleagues. Presenters, nominated and selected by their peers, will share innovations in teaching and scholarly/creative inquiry during the pandemic. Light refreshments will be served.
Tuesday, March 1st, 4:00-5:30pm
Klingenstein Lounge, Campus Center
Presenters:
Raza Rumi Ahmad
Title: The Park Center for Independent Media: Innovations Amid the Pandemic
Description: In response to the covid shutdown, Raza Rumi Ahmad completely shifted the Park Center for Independent Media, which he directs, to online Zoom events, bringing in more voices from the world of independent media and significantly expanding the audience to a more global range for Ithaca College.
Abby Juda and Ben Hogben
Title: The building is closed, but the library is open
Description: While Ithaca College was remote, library staff collaborated internally and with campus partners to provide services. We responded to the needs of faculty, staff, and students by providing research help and library materials virtually. We'll explore the strategies we used to deliver services, how we implemented them, and how we evaluated them.
Patricia Zimmermann
Title: FLEFF GOES VIRTUAL
Description: The Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival made a huge pivot to be 100% online, utilizing Zoom for roundtables and presentations, and the Eventive platform through Cinemapolis for films. It cut the number of events and films in half, tripled the time frame of the festival from one to three weeks, quadrupled the length of roundtables, panels, and makers talkbacks, and expanded audience engagement using only the Zoom Meeting format---and tripled the attendance with participants coming from over 40 countries. These innovations amplified and intensified FLEFF and IC's national and international visibility, increasing international partnerships from Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America.
Facilitation by Stephen Sweet, Dana Professor, Sociology
Organized and supported by the Center for Faculty Excellence