Collaborative Technology-Based Projects at Hamilton College
Hillgroup Collaboration Course Projects
Project Name: Aspen Magazine Project Discipline: Sophomore Seminar Project Type: Multimodal Course Participants:
Professor Franklin Sciacca,
students
Description:The project involved the production of a collection of multimedia Objects, inspired by the short-lived Aspen “The multimedia magazine in a box” (a total of only 10 issues sporadically published between 1965 and 1971). Th More...
Project Name: Campaign Commercials Discipline: Government Project Type: Video Course Participants:
Assistant Professor of Government Sharon Werning Rivera,
students
Description:For the duration of this course, students take part in a comparative politics simulation held in a fictitious European country called “West Europa.” Students are assigned to political parties and these parties compete wi More...
Project Name: Comparative Politics Campaign Logos Discipline: Government Project Type: Poster Course Participants:
Assistant Professor of Government Sharon Werning Rivera,
students
Description:Students in the role of Press Secretaries, create a graphic identity as one component of a semester-long simulation exercise designed to introduce students to the world of campaigning, elections, and government formation More...
Project Name: e-Black Studies Multimedia Website Discipline: African Studies Project Type: Web Course Participants:
Professor Angel D. Nieves,
students
Description:Students will survey and use a variety of technologies to collect and analyze the relationship between technology, culture and ethnicity. Students will create an archive of content and media using the wiki tool in Blackb More...
Project Name: Edward Root as Teacher Electronic Media Gallery Tour Discipline: Sophomore Seminar Project Type: Multimodal Course Participants:
Gallery Curator Susanna White,
Professor William Salzillo,
students
Description: Students will create a website and enhanced podcasts as their final project for the Spring 2007 Sophmore Seminar entitled "Art and Interpretation: The Genesis of an Exhibition."
Project Name: Pursuit of Higher Conciousness Discipline: Religious Studies Project Type: Web Course Participants:
Professor Richard Seager,
students
Description:This project was intended to serve as a repository for the students' research and findings. Students explored a wide variety of religions, from early Christianity to the Huichol Indians, and compiled their findings into More...
Project Name: Social Justice Postcard Project Discipline: African Studies Project Type: Graphics Course Participants:
Professor Angel D. Nieves,
students
Description:Each student was asked to create a postcard answering the question, “Does race still matter in the U.S.?” The front of the postcard must be illustrated with artwork and contain the term “race.” The back of the postcard More...
