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2010 Schedule of Classes
Spring 2010 Schedule of Classes
Title: |
Getting the Word(s) Out: Creative Ways to Share Your Interviews with a Larger Audience |
| Description: | Many organizations have collections of oral history recordings that don’t get much use. This seminar explores the challenges of, and opportunities for, presenting audio excerpts from oral history and ethnographic research materials in exhibits, Web sites, multimedia presentations, podcasts, and as audio CDs. |
| Instructor: | Gregory L. Sharrow and Andy Kolovos |
| Tuition: | $50.00 |
| Schedule: | January 25, 2010, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm. Snow date: 02/1/2010 |
| Registration Deadline: | January 18, 2010 |
Title: | Digital Audio Recording for Ethnography and Oral History |
| Description: | Audio recorded interviews are at the heart of ethnographic and oral history work. In this class we will cover the ins and outs of recording interviews–from microphone placement to setting up and configuring file-based digital recording equipment and uploading audio files to a computer. |
| Instructor: | Andy Kolovos |
| Tuition: | $80.00 |
| Schedule: | February 15, 2010, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. Snow date: 02/22/2010 |
| Registration Deadline: | February 8, 2010 |
Title: | Preserving Digital Media Files: Managing Digital Audio, Images and Video for the Future |
| Description: | Whether you're taking digital photographs, shooting digital video, or recording audio digitally, preserving these materials over the long term can be a challenge. This class will survey best practices for the digital preservation of multimedia files. |
| Instructor: | Andy Kolovos |
| Tuition: | $50.00 |
| Schedule: | March 8, 2010, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm. Snow date: 03/15/2010 |
| Registration Deadline: | March 1, 2010 |
Title: |
Oral History Basics: Defining, Designing and Executing Oral History Projects |
| Description: | Whether your intention is to record the memories of the oldest members of your community, document some aspect of your community’s history, or explore the lifeways of a bygone era, this class will help you think through project planning--from choosing a focus to preparing for interviews and conceiving a final product. |
| Instructors: | Gregory L. Sharrow, Andy Kolovos and Brent Björkman |
| Tuition: | $80.00 |
| Schedule: | March 29, 2010, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. Snow date: 04/05/2010 |
| Registration Deadline: | March 22, 2010 |
Title: |
Documenting Your Community as an Insider: Finding the Extraordinary in the Ordinary |
| Description: | The ethnographic process of interviewing and deep listening offers a powerful model for engaging with and learning from our communities. In this class we outline a method for drawing out the keepers of community knowledge and capturing the important stories of everyday life, founded on the premise that there is no ordinary place. |
| Instructors: | Gregory L. Sharrow, Andy Kolovos and Brent Björkman |
| Tuition: | $80.00 |
| Schedule: | April 19, 2010, 9:00 pm – 4:00 pm. Snow date: 04/26/2010 |
| Registration Deadline: | April 12 , 2010 |
To register for classes, please call the Vermont Folklife Center at (802) 388-4964 or download the form below and mail or fax to:
- Vermont Folklife Center
Vision & Voice Classes
88 Main Street
Middlebury, VT 05753
Fax: (802) 388-1844
Vision & Voice Class Registration Form:
Note: rtf (Rich Text Format) is a Microsoft Word document format that should open in any word processing program. The virtue of using rtf for you application is that you will be able to type directly into the electronic version of the document on your computer.
Cancellation/Refund Policy: Cancellations received more than 24 hours prior to the beginning of the workshop will be honored with a full refund. Participants failing to cancel their registration more than 24 hours prior to the beginning of the workshop will be charged the full registration fee.
