Please note: This series has been cancelled
VANCOUVER, Wash. – The creative media and digital culture program at Washington State University Vancouver is offering two Technology 101 Workshop series from 12 to 4 p.m. October 13 and 20 in the Multimedia Classroom building, room 111. The series also include two lectures from 6 to 7 p.m. October 16 and 23 at Nouspace Gallery & Media Lounge.
The sessions are $50 each or $85 for both. The lectures are available for $10 each to non-workshop participants. The series are open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information and to register, visit
Both series build on the 10 “commands” Douglas Rushkoff lays out in his book “Program or Be Programmed,” and funds generated from this event will go toward bringing Rushkoff to the campus in spring 2013 for a series of lectures and workshops.
Participants in the eight workshops and two lectures will gain an understanding of how to manage and control common applications and tools of the digital medium in order to improve their organization's online presence and the audience's experience. Participants are encouraged to read Rushkoff’s “Program or Be Programmed” in order to better understand the concepts covered.
Workshops will be taught by experienced creative media and digital culture faculty members and will provide hands-on experience in a multimedia lab. The schedule is as follows:
Series One
“Manage Your Social Media Time Effectively”
12 – 1 p.m. October 13
Instructor: Dene Grigar, director and associate professor
Looking to beef up the effectiveness of your social media site outreach? Participants in this workshop will produce a social media marketing strategy and calendar for implementing strategy. This workshop will be keyed to Rushkoff’s “Command: I. Time.”
“Connect Your Audience to Your Media with QR Codes”
1:15 – 1:45 p.m. October 13
Instructor: John Barber, clinical assistant professor
Learn how to bring the print and online world together. At the end of this session, participants will make QR codes for connecting their audiences with online media through print-based media. This workshop will be keyed to Rushkoff’s “Command: II. Place.”
“Control Your Privacy on the Web”
2 – 2:45 p.m. October 13
Instructor: Greg Shine, adjunct professor
Retain your privacy while connecting through social media. Participants in this workshop will learn how to handle privacy settings for Facebook and other online media sites. This workshop will be keyed to Rushkoff’s “Command: III. Choice.”
“Use Facebook to Scale Up Your Online Presence”
3 – 4 p.m. October 13
Instructor: Frank Mungeam, adjunct professor
Scale up your online presence and reach a broader audience. Through this workshop, participants will learn how to use Facebook for promoting an organization. This workshop will be keyed to Rushkoff’s “Command: V. Scale.”
Lecture: “Structure Information to Create a Better User Experience”
6 – 7 p.m. October 16
Lecturer: Nicholas Schiller, systems and instruction librarian
Capping off series one, this lecture will help audience members understand the way information is organized in order to create a user-friendly site. This lecture will be keyed to Rushkoff’s “Command: V. Complexity.”
Series Two
“Construct a Consistent and Positive Online Identity”
12 – 12:30 p.m. October 20
Instructor: Michael Rabby, lecturer
How do online users see you and your organization? Workshop participants will develop a plan outlining how they want others to perceive their online identity and how to achieve this goal. This workshop will be keyed to Rushkoff’s “Command: VI. Identity.”
“Be Social with Mobile Media”
12:45 – 1:15 p.m. October 20
Instructor: Brett Oppegaard, assistant professor
At the end of this session, participants will understand the rapidly increasing impact mobile social media sites such as FourSquare, Layar and Yelp can have on their organizations. Participants will discover how preparing for the impact of mobile social media sites will become imperative for future success. This workshop will be keyed to Rushkoff’s “Command: VII. Social.”
“Explore the Creative Commons for Sharable Media”
1:30 – 2 p.m. October 20
Instructor: Brenda Grell, adjunct professor
For those looking for a cost-efficient way to inject life into their sites’ visuals and audio, this workshop will enable participants to find images, videos, music and sounds that are usable and free for online sites. This workshop will be keyed to Rushkoff’s “Command: IX. Openness.”
“Make (and Program) Your Own WordPress Website”
2 – 4 p.m. October 20
Instructor: Will Luers, visiting professor
Participants in this workshop will learn how to make and program a WordPress website for their organization. This workshop will be keyed to Rushkoff’s “Command: X. Purpose.”
Lecture: “Improve Your Organization’s Ethos in Online Sites”
6 – 7 p.m. October 23
Lecturer: Michael Rabby
Through this lecture, audience members will gain a better understanding of how to project their organization’s ethics and principles on websites and social media. This lecture will be keyed to Rushkoff’s “Command: VIII. Fact.”
91ԹϺ is located at 14204 N.E. Salmon Creek Ave., east of the 134th Street exit from either I-5 or I-205 and is accessible via C-Tran bus service. Parking is free on Saturdays.
Nouspace Gallery & Media Lounge is located at 1005 Main St., inside the North Bank Artists Gallery in downtown Vancouver.
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MEDIA CONTACTS
Dene Grigar, Creative Media and Digital Culture, 360-546-9487, dgrigar@vancouver.wsu.edu
Brenda Alling, Office of Marketing and Communications, 360-546-9601, brenda_alling@vancouver.wsu.edu