Recent projects Downtown Greeneville

When beginning a new integrated project, the first step is to summarize the scope and sequence of events which will impact the project. This project will work in conjunction with our College and the Downtown Greenville revitalization. It is set to be a multi year project integrating Service requirements for our graduates, primary source research for English classes and History classes and integration of technology in the form of electronic research, publication and geographic information systems. My role as instructional technologist on this project was to know the key
stakeholders, to define the project, bring together campus resources and faculty and staff and to coordinate the overall progress and process. To facilitate this function, I am active in the Kiwanis of Greenville, the largest civic organization. Through those contacts and the visiting speakers, I am made aware of opportunities which

Faculty/Staff Member:

Taimi Olsen Ph.D. PI Associate Professor of English Ext. 5234 Office VA308A tolsen@tusculum.edu Theresa Swann MA, ABD Assistant Professor of Education Director of Instructional Technology 423-636-5098 Lib 121 tswann@tusculum.edu

Joyce Doughty Interim Director of the Center of Civic Advancement Bonner Leaders Program Placement Coordinator Ext. 5372, Room 201 jdoughty@tusculum.edu Dinan Pullen Administrative & Technical Assistant Center of Civic Advancement Ext. 5256, Room 204 dpullen@tusculum.edu

Project summary:

This service learning course is designed to integrate into the curriculum research, writing, technology and service. Students will use GIS technology to map local historical buildings and conduct primary source research. They will disseminate their research electronically via maps and other technical means while integrating and providing community service to the local community in SVLN 354. Policy papers will serve the writing component. Students will use GIS software, photography, word processors and image processing software, video, audio clips where technically possible to serve technical requirements in this course. With upcoming changes to downtown Greeneville about to occur, the students will work with the project to identify and document historical building which may disappear or change in the process of improving the downtown.

Time:

Block 7 – 2007

Funding sources:

College resources which exist.at the moment

Technology required:

GIS, Computer, Photographic and audio - video equipment, software

Meeting Summary

Bob – would like to capture tax rolls mapped by building– student project for Deznic – or other work-study - data entry – identify source and scope and sequence

Ck Mainstreet office for what resources is there and if digitization could happen – what will it take to capture these images – items for use with project

Bob –very excited about possibilities for long term project involving the students.

Get historian – pro studies – Ruth?

Liberian to help with catalog of resources – good service project for students once procedure established for basic catalog method – talk to Jack and Anne

Bob come look at ArcGIS

Meet with City guy. Get name from Taimi –Joyce on base map s and what resources they can share.

Media enhancement – equipment not available for faculty/students to edit or develop to insert once student who uses his own equipment graduates – check on possibility of getting media development software/hardware.

Next step – TC folks debrief and compare notes. And plan next activities to move forward