Tag: Team
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TED Team at PechaKucha 20×20 Pittsburgh
In the midst of final preparation for TEDxUGA, the curation team traveled to Pittsburgh to attend a PechaKucha Night. Since 2003, PechaKucha Nights have celebrated the art of concise presentations. PechaKucha 20×20 was born from the fact that when given a stage, most creatives talk too much. Instead, this now global presentation format challenges speakers to present using 20 slides,…
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Megan Tapped to Join Campus Group of Women Leaders
We are thrilled to share that Megan Ward has been selected to join the inaugural cohort of the Women’s Staff Leadership Institute. Megan was nominated and chosen from a large pool of highly qualified UGA women staff, and she feels very honored to be participating in this new initiative. The Women’s Staff Leadership Institute is…
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Emuel Aldridge, Senior Lecturer
2017 is off to a great start here in the NMI, especially for Emuel Aldridge who has been promoted to Senior Lecturer. Emuel has been a guiding force for certificate students for 11 years, and the NMI is lucky to have him inspiring and challenging our students everyday to make something work and then make…
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John’s Racking Up That Teaching Street Cred
The NMI’s own John Weatherford was recently honored with two teaching awards. In November, John was selected as a Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) Teacher of the Week. CTL is devoted to the advancement of instructional excellence on campus, and its Teacher of the Week award recognizes innovative instruction. You can read more about…
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Tech Toys: 360 Fly & Google Cardboard
Recently, the NMI has had some fun testing out new gadgets. We are always eager to explore the latest technology and their applications in and out of the classroom. In its efforts to explore the future of photography, the NMI recently acquired a 360° video camera (the 360Fly, to be exact) – it shoots video…
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NMI Beyond the NMI
This spring a few of the NMI team members decided to take team building to the next level. John Weatherford and Lauren Baggett were veterans of the local ultimate frisbee league and convinced Chris Gerlach and Megan Ward to join in for the spring season. Though united at the office, John and Chris competed against Megan…
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John Goes to Chick-Fil-A
John Weatherford was recently invited to the Chick-fil-A headquarters in Atlanta to present to the University of Georgia Alumni Association’s Chick-fil-A Corporate Chapter about user experience design (UXD). He had a blast discussing the increasing importance of UXD to business strategy and mobile experience. After his presentation, he took a tour of Chick-fil-A’s campus, learned…
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Social Media Chat
Two of our social media savvy graduate assistants, Nicole Stephens and Kaitlin Kent, participated in a social media safety panel earlier this month, fielding questions from freshman living in the Hill Residential community here on campus. Discussion topics included the importance of having a LinkedIn profile for professional networking and maintaining a safe presence on…
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New NMI Appointments for Megan and Jay
After Dr. Shamp’s retirement last spring, we searched far and wide for a new director. One year later, we have not one, but two announcements, and we couldn’t be happier that they both come from close to home. Our very own Megan Ward has been appointed to serve as the NMI’s first Administrative Director. She’ll…