Innovative Teaching Showcase 2008-09 - Faculty Learning Communities

Colophon (2008-09)

Designers

The following staff of the Center for Instructional Innovation contributed to the design, graphic creation, video production, and coding involved in the Innovative Teaching Showcase:

Justina Brown, Jesse Hansen, Nick Henscheid: web design
Karen Casto: video production
Jesse Hansen and Jenny Trygg: animations for video introductions
Justina Brown, Karen Casto, and Andriy Semenyuk: video footage
Nick Henscheid: AJAX, scripting, and CSS coding
Justina Brown and Nick Henscheid: web development

Design Elements

Typefaces: Verdana (text), Myriad Pro (graphic headings), Candara (video screens)
Colors: Green (#336600), Red (#cc0000), Orange (#ff3300), Medium Blue (#2b587c), Dark Blue (#1d2e52), Page Background (#d9e7f0)

Software Used

Illustrator
PhotoShop
Fireworks
Flash
Dreamweaver
AfterEffects
Premiere

Coding

Embedded Videos - This Showcase utilizes YouTube to play movies on the "Multimedia" pages, which only require the Flash player. By embedding YouTube's proprietary code for each of our movies into the HTML of the player pages, the movies play seamlessly within the design of the website.
AJAX - pop-up windows
Javascript

Accessibility

Please review "How to Use this Website" for details.

Image Permissions

All of the graphical design elements for the Innovative Teaching Showcase are original creations generated via in-house photography and graphic design. Photos purchased from iStock are used in accordance with iStock's content license agreement; photos purchased from stockxpert are used in accordance with stockxpert's image license agreement; photos obtained from Stock.xchng are used in accordance with Stock.xchng's image license agreement. All other copyrighted material on the website is used with permission.

Home Page and Design Elements

Water Color paintings and vector art - Jesse Hansen, WWU student, 2009
Cogs - Joe Riehl, 2008, subject provided couresy of Arunas Oslapas, 2008

Showcasee Pages

Faculty GUR Group

Main Page
- Water Color paintings and vector art - Jesse Hansen, WWU student, 2009
Portfolio
- Pete Stelling, Kendra Douglas and Johann Neem accept an award - source, date
- Milton Cox and Kendra Douglas - source, date
- GUR members attend mini-courses - source, date
- Kendra Dougles and Pete Stelling - Justina Brown, 2009
Multimedia Showcase
- Interviews conducted and recorded by Justina Brown and Karen Casto
- Captioning by Alissa French, WWU student, 2009
- Intro Segment
  - Music - Mist by Digital Juice's Back Traxx
  - Animation by Jesse Hansen and Jenny Trygg, WWU students, 2009
- Movie 5:
  - Video of Milton Cox's class?
  - Kendra Douglas and Pete Stelling - Justina Brown, 2009
Profile
- Photos provided by individual instructors or Justina Brown, 2009

Multicultural Faculty Fellows

Main Page
- Water Color paintings and vector art - Jesse Hansen, WWU student, 2009
Portfolio
- The Center for Education, Equity, and Diversity - Justina Brown, 2009
- Linda Christensen, participant and Kristen French - source, date
- Lauren McClanahan and John Korsmo - source, date
- Linda Christensen - source, date
- Maori Spiral - iStock (by alabony, 2006)
- Next steps feet - © Aaron Chambers, 2008
Multimedia Showcase
- Interviews conducted and recorded by Justina Brown and Karen Casto
- Captioning by Alissa French, WWU student, 2009
- Intro Segment
  - Music: Gymnopedie - Satie by Digital Juice's Back Traxx
  - Animation by Jesse Hansen and Jenny Trygg, WWU students, 2009
- Movie 1:
- Movie 3:
  - Who isn't here at Western?
    - Four students - iStock (© Aldo Murillo, 2008)
    - Old Main - Wikimedia.org (Ben Cody, 2008)
- Movie 5:
  - Maori Spiral - iStock (by alabony, 2006)
  - - iStock (© Johnny Lye, 2006)
Profiles

Teacher Education Partnership

Main Page
- Water Color paintings and vector art - Jesse Hansen, WWU student, 2009
Portfolio
- Adrienne Somera, Bobbie Bush, Tom Leinart looking at 3D map - source, date
- Linda Consoliver and Dave Hassenflug wearing goggles - source, date
- Figure 1 Teacher Leaders: Content Knowledge Gained - source, date
- Figure 2 Creating Value Added - source, date
- Craig Harpel and Deborah Donovan with a pendulum - source, date
Multimedia Showcase
- Interviews conducted and recorded by Justina Brown and Karen Casto
- Captioning by Alissa French, WWU student, 2009
- Intro Segment
  - Music - Sippin' Tea by Digital Juice's Back Traxx
  - Animation by Jesse Hansen and Jenny Trygg, WWU students, 2009
- Movie 1:
  - SMATE Building - Wikimedia.org (by Evanseric15, 2008)
  - Faculty members around a computer*
  - Group of children in bright shirts - iStock (by JBryson, 2008)
  - Microscope - iStock (by nano, 2007)
  - NCOSP Regional Map*
- Movie 2:
  - Three faculty around computer*
  - Linda Consoliver and Dave Hassenflug wearing goggles*
  - Faculty around table*
  - Jon and ? *
  - Clapping*
  - Digestive system drawing*
  - Pair*
- Movie 4:
  - NCOSP 5th Grade Graph*
  - NCOSP 10th Grade Graph*
  - Faculty chatting - Justina Brown, 2009
  - Three faculty members at a table - Justina Brown, 2009
  - Flying like eagles - Justina Brown, 2009
- Movie 5:
  - Adrienne Somera, Bobbie Bush, Tom Leinart looking at 3D map - source, date
  - Three faculty around computer*
  - DSC00787.JPG - Justina Brown, 2009
  - ? pointing at white board - Justina Brown, 2009
  - Chris Carty pointing over shoulder - Justina Brown, 2009
  - Solar Energy display - Justina Brown, 2009
  - Group around eagle - Justina Brown, 2009
  - How people learn cover
    - *provided by NCOSP
Profiles
- Photos provided by NCOSP

Notes on Purchased Images

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