On February 7th, Nick Rosencrans, a senior usability specialist from U Minn, came to talk to the STC Steering Committee, and folks from the Humanities Department. Nick is a usability consultant for the office of Information Technology at the University of Minnesota. He primarily works with web developers and software purchasers to conduct task-based usability evaluations. During his visit with the department, Nick discussed the best educational practices with our new Morae usability software. He conducted a workshop that demonstrated usability scenarios and provided guidance and materials for those incorporating usability into their class projects.
Aunting: Cultural Practices that Sustain Family and Community Life by Laura Ellingson and Humanities faculty member Dr. Patricia Sotirin (2010) was awarded the honor of “Outstanding Academic Title” by Choice magazine on New Year’s Day. Aunting was selected from among more than 7,000 other academic books reviewed by Choice this past year. To read more about Aunting and the Outstanding Academic Award Title, please visit the Baylor University Press website.
The Eighth Annual Northern Lights Film Festival will be held November 1-3 at the McArdle Theatre on the Michigan Technological University campus. This year’s festival features the award-winning Beasts of the Southern Wild, with its special effects director, filmmaker Ray Tintori, on Friday, November 2. For a full list of festival films and events, visit the festival website. For more information, contact Erin Smith at smitherin@mtu.edu or (906) 487-3263. Admission is free.