Transcript NextStepsDigitalMedia.pptx

Next Steps for Digital Media
Students
Presented by Chuck Elliott to Section 12, Fall 2011
December 6, 2011
Topics
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Improving display of information
Staying current/proficient
Work on artistic skills
Create a web presence
Display of information
• Edward R. Tufte is a highly
regarded authority, 3
important books +
1. The Visual Display of
Quantitative Information
2. Envisioning Information
3. Visual Explanations:
Images and Quantities,
Evidence and Narrative
Staying current/proficient
• Open Source software, free, use
it!
• Free podcasts
– The Audacity to Podcast
http://theaudacitytopodcast.com/
– Meet the GIMP
http://blog.meetthegimp.org/
Staying current/proficient (2)
• Free to GGC students: Lynda.com
– iMovie, Adobe Flash+, Web development
Staying current/proficient (3)
• Professional Networking
– AITP GGC Chapter http://www.aitp.org/
– Professional groups in Atlanta, too numerous to
mention
• Follow my Wiki and Web Site
– http://wiki.ggc.edu/wiki/User:Celliott
– http://www.charlesaelliott.com/
Work on artistic skills
• Free 6-part course on Core Art Skills
– http://vector.tutsplus.com/articles/theory/coreart-skills-part-1-welcome-to-the-course/
Create/Improve web presence
• Linked In:
– http://www.linkedin.com/
• Create a free web site/blog
– http://wordpress.com/
• Free Web Book
– http://www.the-webbook.com/index.php?a=getp
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Thank you!