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Contents 1 Getting Started 2 Location and Date 3 Introduction 3.1 Intended Audience 4 Location Details 4.1 Facilities 4.2 Travel Accomodations 4.2.1 Hotels 4.2.2 Restaurants 5 Overview of the Event 5.1 Tentative Schedule 5.1.1 Day 1: Friday, November 20th (optional) 5.1.2 Day 2: Saturday, November 21th 5.2 Themes 5.3 Session Details 5.3.1 Discussion NOTES 5.3.2 Discussion Groups 5.3.3 Lightning Talks 5.3.4 Student Panel 5.4 Back Channel/Social Networking 5.5 Volunteers 6 Registered Attendees 6.1 Driving Information 6.1.1 Carpooling 6.1.2 Directions 6.2 Talk Page

Getting Started

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Location and Date

Nov 9: The Digital Commons Tailgate has been postponed.  Please check back soon for further details.

The Digital Commons Tailgate will be held at Penn State Mont Alto, Saturday, November 21st (get directions)

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Introduction

The Digital Commons Tailgate is a community-built unconference aimed at exploring multiple aspects of digital media for teaching and learning, including pedagogy, digital literacy, and technology.

The purpose of this conference will be to collectively develop a series of best practices which will inform how we use digital media in the classroom, taking into account how today's students learn, and the tools and technologies they are immersed in.

This event is free for all Penn State faculty and staff

Intended Audience

Faculty, Instructional Designers, Instructional Technologists, Librarians, and anyone else interested in exploring new solutions to integration of digital media into teaching and learning.

Location Details

Facilities

• Penn State Mont Alto, Millstream Cafe - Heritage Room
  • Main room (accommodates 200+)
    • Room will be organized to facilitate ad hoc group discussions
    • Circular tables with chairs - everything can be moved and rearranged on-the-fly
  • 2 breakout rooms

Travel Accomodations

Hotels

• Visitor information can be found at http://www.visitmontalto.com/ until this page is updated

Restaurants

• Friday Dinner @ ?

Overview of the Event

Tentative Schedule

Day 1: Friday, November 20th (optional)

• 12-1:30: Lunch, Meet and Greet/Digital Commons service feedback session
• 1:30-4:30: Digital Literacy Workshop
• 4:30-6: Break
• 6-8: Dinner

Day 2: Saturday, November 21th

• 8:30-9:30: Breakfast Talks (optional)
• 9:30-10: Opening Remarks
• 10-10:20: Overview of the Event
• 10:20-11: Case Studies: Digital Media at Penn State
• 11-12: Lightning Talks
• 12-1:30: Lunch/Student Panel
• 1:30-2:15: Breakout Discussion #1
• 2:15-2:30: Break
• 2:30-3:15: Breakout Discussion #2
• 3:15-3:30: Wrap-Up

• All Day: Advanced Technology Tutorials & Demonstration

Themes

Each session throughout the day will be design to touch on one or more of the following overarching themes:

• Designing Effective Multimedia Activities
• Developing Student Digital Literacy Skills
• New Media Tools and Technologies

Themes will be supported by:

• Faculty/course case studies
• Recent research at Penn State and other institutions
• Results from technology explorations and pilots (see Kaltura)

Session Details

Discussion NOTES

• Notes will be added here throughout the event

Discussion Groups

Discussion sessions provide an opportunity for a small group to focus on a single topic for a set period of time. The objective will be to identify key issues and propose potential solutions and best practices. The group will document their best ideas, which will be revisited in the Synthesis Session.

We have 2 45-minute discussion sessions scheduled on Saturday, which we will decide on collectively.

Topic Suggestions

1. Researching for digital media projects
   • Traditional research skills and how they apply to video and podcasting projects
   • Using the University Libraries' media collections
2. Fair Use and What you CAN do.
   • Making copyright a positive discussion
3. Tools for Web-based Media Authoring
   • Kaltura, photoshop.com, aviary.com, and other
   • How these tools can impact the use of digital media in instruction
4. add your ideas here!

Lightning Talks

Lightning Talks are a series of 10 minute sessions to introduce topic, demo a new technology, or show off work that you or your students have done.

1. Kaltura
2. Sparky Awards
3. add your ideas here!

Student Panel

• A panel of students will field questions from the audience. This will be an opportunity to gain insight on student attitudes toward technology and learning.

Back Channel/Social Networking

A lot of the conversation at an unconference happens in the back channel a.k.a. the hallway conversations. There are several tools to facilitate the conference back channel, some of which are listed below. And remember, it's not just not rude to participate in the back channel during sessions, it's encouraged!

• Event Tag:' dctg09
• Microblogging via Twitter (write #dctg09 in your tweets)
• Photos via Flickr
• Social Bookmarks via del.icio.us
• Live Question Tool
• http://www.voicethread.com
• Tailgate Blog

Volunteers

If you would like to be part of the initial planning group, please add your name to the list below:

• DC Staff
  • Chris Millet, Tim Perry, Hannah Sloan, Ryan Wetzel, Justin Miller, Kim Winck
• Renee Borromeo (Faculty, Mont Alto)
• Dan Mroz (Staff, Mont Alto)

Registered Attendees

The Tailgate has been postponed. Please check back soon for more details on rescheduling. Registration is now open (and simple). Just click the [edit] button next to the header for this section and add your name below and you're registered. Start your listing with a pound sign (#).

Learn more about the DC Research Partner program and an opportunity to have your travel expenses paid for.

1. *Chris Millet, chrismillet@psu.edu, chrismillet on Twitter, cmillet on Del.icio.us, chrismillet on Flickr, Manager of Advanced Learning Projects, Manager of Digital Commons at ETS
2. *Justin Miller, jmm55@psu.eduJustin on twitter
3. *Tim Perry, tperry@psu.edu Project manager for podcasting @ Penn State
4. *Ryan Wetzel, rlw32@psu.edu, ryanwetzel on Twitter, Digital Commons University Park Consultant
5. *Hannah Inzko his105@psu.edu
6. *Dan Mroz dmroz@psu.edu, Scooter on Twitter, Mont Alto ITS, Director of Information Technology - Instructor of IST.
7. *Jean Barlup, jxb63@psu.edu, Mont Alto IDS
8. *Elizabeth J. Pyatt [1], ETS/Digital Commons, Instructional Designer (Friday only)
9. *Emily Rimland, rimland@psu.edugruenelf on twitter
10. *Kate Morgan, kjm19@psu.edu, Director of University Relations @ Penn State Lehigh Valley
11. *Mike Morgan, mam31@psu.edu, Manager of Information Technology @ Penn State Lehigh Valley
12. *Eileen Grodziak,emg15@psu.edu, Digital Commons Coordinator @ Penn State Lehigh Valley
13. *Renee Borromeo, [2], Instructor of Physical Therapy @ Penn State Mont Alto
14. *Jamie Oberdick, jco11@psu.edu, JamieOber on Twitter, Associate Editor, Publications, Teaching and Learning with Technology
15. *Mary Ann Mengel, mum25@psu.edu, Multimedia Specialist & Webmaster @ Penn State Berks
16. *Julie Meyer, jmm49@psu.edu, dancinjul on Twitter, Instructional Designer, Penn State Great Valley
17. *Vince Mitchell, vsm3@psu.edu, Senior Instruction Service Support @ PSU Schuylkill
18. Kira Hamman, kira@psu.edu, Instructor of Mathematics @ Penn State Mont Alto
19. *Stephanie Unger, ssp13@psu.edu, Instructor of Nursing @ Penn State Mont Alto
20. *Shawn Albright, sla161@psu.edu, System / Network Admin @ Penn State Mont Alto
21. *Anthony Ogburn, alo5032@psu.edu, IT Specialist @ Penn State Mont Alto

(*) arriving Friday

Driving Information

Carpooling

Save gas and money (and be green)! Check out the DC Tailgate Carpool to offer or join a carpool.

Directions

From Harrisburg and North: Follow Interstate 81 South to Scotland, Exit 20. Turn left onto Route 997 South. At the intersection of Routes 997 and 30 (traffic light), make a right and then an immediate left (traffic light) back onto Route 997 South. Proceed five miles to Mont Alto. At the Mont Alto square, turn left onto Route 233 North (Park Street). The campus is approximately one mile on the left.

From York and East: Take Route 30 West through Gettysburg approximately 17 miles to Route 997 South. Turn left at second light, proceed five miles to Mont Alto. At the Mont Alto square, turn left onto Route 233 North. The campus is approximately one mile on the left.

From Pittsburgh and West: Use Pennsylvania Turnpike Exit 201 (Blue Mountain). Take Route 997 South through Roxbury and Scotland. At the intersection of Routes 997 and 30 (traffic light), make a right and then an immediate left (traffic light) back onto Route 997 South. Proceed five miles to Mont Alto. At the Mont Alto square, turn left onto Route 233 North (Park Street). The campus is approximately one mile on the left.

From Philadelphia and East: Take the Pennsylvania Turnpike to Exit 226 (Carlisle). Follow signs to I-81 South (Chambersburg). Follow I-81 South to Scotland, Exit 20. Turn left onto Route 997 South. At the intersection of Routes 997 and 30 (traffic light), make a right and then an immediate left (traffic light) back onto Route 997 South. Proceed five miles to Mont Alto. At the Mont Alto square, turn left onto Route 233 North (Park Street). The campus is approximately one mile on the left.

Talk Page

To keep things from getting confusing, I've moved some of the planning discussion to the Digital Commons Tailgate Talk Page.