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2002 John Seely Brown Symposium on Technology and Society

A leading authority on what is often called "multimedia literacy" was the featured speaker at the second John Seely Brown Symposium on Technology and Society, held at the University of Michigan on October 3 & 4, 2002. The Symposium is sponsored by the U-M School of Information and is supported by a generous gift from John Seely Brown, a U-M alum and former chief scientist for Xerox.

Public events
Speakers
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Public Events

The symposium featured three free public events:

John Seely Brown Lecture
3 - 5 pm, October 3, 2002
Michigan League Ballroom
Speaker: Elizabeth M. Daley, Dean, University of Southern California School of Cinema-Television and Executive Director, Annenberg Center for Communication, USC
Title: "Screen as Vernacular: An Expanding Concept of Literacy"
Reception followed.
QuickTime excerpts: [Excerpt 1] [Excerpt 2] [Excerpt 3] [Excerpt 4] [Excerpt 5]
Presidential panel discussion:
Implications of Expanding Concepts of Literacy for Higher Education
9 - 11 am, October 4, 2002
Michigan Leauge Vandenberg Room
Panelists:
- Robben Fleming, president emeritus, U-M
- James Duderstadt, president emeritus, U-M
- Mary Sue Coleman, president, U-M
- Homer Neal, interim president emeritus, U-M
Moderator: Daniel E. Atkins, dean emeritus, School of Information
Quantum Entanglement: A Role for Multimedia Literacy in Science Education
A special edition of Saturday Morning Physics
10:30 am, October 5, 2002
170 Dennison (map)
Speaker: Hideo Mabuchi, associate professor, Caltech
Dr. Mabuchi's talk detailed how he employed a multimedia approach in teaching college students the difficult topic of quantum entanglement.

Dr. Mabuchi's talk was a special edition of the Saturday Morning Physics series. The series is sponsored by the U-M Physics Department and features multimedia physics presentations for the nonexpert throughout the fall and spring.
QuickTime excerpts: [Excerpt 1] [Excerpt 2] [Excerpt 3] [Excerpt 4]

Sponsors

The events of the John Seely Brown Symposium, some public and some by invitation only, are sponsored by the School of Information with the generous support of John Seely Brown and the University of Michigan President's Information Revolution Commission.

We extend a special thanks to the U-M Physics Department for their partnership on the Saturday Morning Physics presentation as part of the 2002 Symposium.

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