Intelligent Television produces innovative films, television, and online video; conducts research in the future of media; and provides strategic planning and consulting services, all in close association with leading cultural and educational institutions and renowned directors and cinematographers — and all to make educational and cultural material more widely accessible worldwide.
Collegium
Mary Albon
Research and development
Mary Albon (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)) is a research associate with Intelligent Television. Ms. Albon has over 20 years of experience in education, media, and management. Presently she is a consultant to Barnes & Noble Publishing, Inc., serving as commissioning editor for B&N’s Library of Essential Reading and working on the development of new book series. Previously she served as manager of international field-based programs and corporate relations at the F. W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College; associate director of Pubwatch, a nonprofit organization supporting the publishing industries in Eastern & Central Europe and the former Soviet Union; program officer at the Foundation for a Civil Society, where she managed the Project on Justice in Times of Transition; and publications editor and program officer at the Institute for East-West Security Studies. Ms. Albon has designed and implemented a wide array of high-level international academic and policy programs and conferences focused on Eastern & Central Europe, the former Soviet Union, Central America, and Northern Ireland. She also has worked as a public relations consultant in Moscow. Ms. Albon is a graduate of Harvard College and Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, and she is a fellow of the 21st Century Trust.
What we're writing
Video use in higher education: options for the future
On building a new market for culture: Virtue and necessity in a screen-based culture
Good terms - improving commercial-noncommercial partnerships for mass digitization
Tools to explore
Video Interactions for Teaching and Learning (VITAL) is a web-based learning environment that enables students to view, analyze, and communicate ideas with video. VITAL was originally created to help students practice their observation and interpretation skills in developmental psychology courses at Columbia University’s Teachers College. Today VITAL is deployed in a wide range of courses and disciplines across Columbia University, from the School of Social Work to the School of the Arts.
Archives for today
San Francisco Bay Area Television Archive
The San Francisco Bay Area Television Archive, established in 1982, preserves more than 4,000 hours of newsfilm, documentaries, and other programs produced in northern California between 1939 and 2005. Among the treasures recently put online are 1960s films of James Baldwin and Maya Angelou and Marlon Brando speaking at the funeral of Black Panther Bobby Hutton. The Archive is part of San Francisco State University Library’s Department of Special Collections.
What we're watching
Forum Network
Involving public media and partners in video online.
Vectors
A new journal in a dynamic vernacular.
Photograph of Jesus
Plus a group shot of the men on the moon.
What we're reading
YouTube – Every Violent Act in 2010 Superbowl Ads
Visit YouTube – Every Violent Act in 2010 Superbowl Ads
Keynote: Bruce Sterling (us) on Atemporality | transmediale
Am only part way through this talk by Bruce Sterling on #atemporality, but enjoying it immensely. Visit Keynote: Bruce Sterling (us) on Atemporality | transmediale
How to Clip, Sort, and Cite the Entire Web with Zotero – Information – Lifehacker
Nice tutorial on Zotero. Visit How to Clip, Sort, and Cite the Entire Web with Zotero – Information – Lifehacker
For the Love of Culture
Truly excellent, constructive new piece by Larry Lessig on GBS, copyright, and what is to be done. Nice vignettes about documentaries and health information too. Visit For the Love of Culture
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