Weekly Faculty Showcase Spotlight: Elba Cleland
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Posted by TASC, March 18, 2008
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About the Faculty Showcase: This year’s Showcase is an opportunity to learn about the role technology is playing in teaching, learning, and research across the College. A series of posters will be on display to highlight innovative work being done by over fifteen Simmons College faculty members.
This Week: Elba Cleland
DEPARTMENT: SW/CAS
POSTER TITLE: Digital Narrative and Student Self-Identity in MCC 101
Digital narratives provide students with a rich visual medium for exploring the past, present and future. The process and product combined give students the chance to store images, to recall pieces of their history, and to share their experience with a larger network of family members. One of the things I try to emphasize to students is that the digital narrative is a beginning process for them and for their families—it’s a first step in building their family history and legacy. A year from now they can revisit the narrative, revise it, and add to it. What they are creating is a digital memory that they can take with them throughout their life.
On April 23rd, from 3:00-5:00 in the Kotzen room, Simmons faculty and staff are invited to attend a Faculty Showcase and reception. As part of the lead-up to the Faculty Showcase we are spending some time each week to spotlight the innovative work that will be shown at this year’s Showcase.
