The Collective 2015: Full Schedule

11:15am EST

Lunch Short: A Brief History of Mesh Networks

Lunch Short: A Brief History of Mesh Networks

Community Notes

Mesh networking is both a new and an old technology, one that has uses in disaster management and other situations where infrastructure is scarce, but is poorly understood. This session will detail the basic operations of mesh networking and possible applications.

Session Organizers

John Fink

Digital Scholarship Librarian, McMaster University

I like fish, bicycles, the north, copyright, fighting scarcity, virtualization, hardware, and you.

Thursday February 19, 2015 11:15am - 11:45am EST
Cherokee Ballroom

Hands-On Workshop Lightning Talks

Tags Mesh Networks

4:00pm EST

Failure Confessions

Community Notes (with permission of the presenters)

Let's celebrate our failures: Projects that failed spectacularly or went nowhere, and why, and lessons learned. Participants are encouraged to address their failure in four sections: hopes and dreams; the turning point; how it failed; takeaways. 10 minutes, 4 slides.

Moderators

Kris Bronstad

Modern Political Archivist and Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee

I am interested in archives, hidden collections, humanities, media, language, history, who tells the stories, how they do it, and what fer.

Thursday February 19, 2015 4:00pm - 5:00pm EST
Cherokee Ballroom

Lightning Talks

Tags Failure

1:00pm EST

Creation Nation: Apps for the Classroom

Creation Nation: Apps for the Classroom

Community Notes

Are you sick of PowerPoint? Looking for a way to spice up your training workshops? Come learn about free, web-based apps that will help you create professional, compelling and visually striking multimedia presentations.

Session Organizers

Marcella McGowan

Instructional Electronic Resource Librarian, Johnson C. Smith University

I have a strong passion for technology, research and cooking. I love all things connected with Librarianship!!!

Shelley Orr

Instructional Technology Coordinator, Johnson C. Smith Univeristy

I help faculty and students use technology in the classroom. I also like Swedish Fish.

Julie Reed

E-Learning Librarian, Central Piedmont Community College

I am the E-Learning Librarian at Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, N.C. I love to talk new technology and its applications in the classroom and library. I'm all about OER and if you're implementing a Z-degree at your institution, I want to hear about it! I also love... Read More →

Friday February 20, 2015 1:00pm - 1:45pm EST
Salon E