COVID-related New Media capstones win acclaim in print and broadcast press
News stories in the Bangor Daily News and the Portland CBS station profiled New Media seniors and their creative applications designed to help people cope with COVID-19.
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Still Water Ripple initiative aims to connect creators and communities
Organizations working to make a better world may soon get help from students with design and technical skills, thanks to a new initiative from Still Water, a lab at the University of Maine dedicated to studying and building creative networks,
“Right To Unmake” CAA panel examines Lego-like creativity
While the maker movement continues to gather publicity, one of its most critical dynamics seldom makes the headlines: the right to unmake. Now the College Art Association has published a call for presentations on unmaking and “Lego-like” creativity for its next annual conference in Los Angeles in February 2018.
The Wired Ecovillage: Can a smart house leave a smaller footprint?
Starting in June 2013, the home of Still Water Co-Directors Jon Ippolito and Joline Blais becomes an experiment in sustainable living through digital feedback. This net-zero-energy unit in the award-winning Belfast Cohousing & Ecovillage now includes a smart grid whose energy generation and use patterns can be monitored in real-time on the Web.
Uphill is the new downhill: Still Water commutes by ebike
Still Water co-director Joline Blais trades a 45-minute car commute for an hour and a quarter on an electric bike.
Report: US teachers use tech to manage, not educate, students
Blogs, wikis, videoconferencing? “No thanks,” say most professors; “PeopleSoft and PowerPoint will do.”