Europe and Russia in the Media Center: A Workshop for K-12 Media and Technology Specialists
May 7-8, 2008
FedEx Global Education Center, Room 1005
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Co-Sponsors
UNC Libraries
UNC Center for European Studies
UNC Center for Slavic, Eurasian & East European Studies
The European Union Center of Excellence

 
Wednesday, May 7
Workshop Follow- up Materials
1:00

Welcome
Robert Jenkins, Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies
UNC at Chapel HIll

Ruth Mitchell-Pitts, Center for European Studies /EU Center of Excellence,
UNC at Chapel Hill

Robert Phay, World View

1:15
Europe and the European Union Overview
Chad Bryant, Dept. of History, UNC at Chapel Hill
2:15
Freedom of Information and Access to Media in Russia
Jacqueline M. Olich, Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies
UNC at Chapel HIll
3:15
Break
3:30
Emerging Technologies for the 21 st Century
Chad Haefele, UNC Libraries, UNC at Chapel Hill

Haefele's Powerpoint
Link to slides online

5:00
Adjourn for day
Thursday, May 8
8:00
Using Technology to Make Global Connections
Tom Cox, Information Technology Services, UNC at Chapel Hill
9:15
Geography, Mapping, and Images
Amanda Henly, UNC Libraries, UNC at Chapel Hill

Henley's handout
Henley's Powerpoint
Additional Resources from Henley

10:30
Break
10:45
Writing Successful Grants
Susan Gramling, GrantSource Library

Follow up from S. Gramling
Gramling's Powerpoint

11:30
Web Resources and Europa
Gali Beeri, Center for European Studies /EU Center of Excellence,
UNC at Chapel Hill
12:15
Lunch [4th Floor, GEC]
1:00
Creating Community: Europe and Russia in the Media Center
Brian Sturm, School of Information & Library Science, UNC at Chapel Hill
2:00
Wiki Workshop [Davis Library 247]
Chuck Olbert, Center for European Studies/EU Center of Excellence, UNC at Chapel Hill
3:30
Next Steps: Action Plan for Your Media Center and Discussions

Powerpoint

A Vision of K12 Students Today (YouTube video link)

4:30
Adjourn

Pre-Workshop Materials:
Click here for pdf version of schedule of events
Participant Memo and Directions and Parking
Reading: "Turning On the Lights" and Study Guide