Project Led by Dr. Marcia Mardis on Rural Disaster Resiliency Hubs Presents at CIVIC Project Showcase in Washington DC

On September 22, Dr. Marcia A. Mardis and Ms. Jana Whitehead, a Calhoun County resident who has been working with FSU researchers, traveled to Washington DC to present the National Science Foundation (NSF) research project “Rural Resiliency Hubs: An Integrated, Community-Centered Approach to Addressing the Resiliency Divide through Rural Public Libraries.” The project, focused on …

CONTINUE READING

Behind The Scenes of The “Oral History of Museum Computing”

Behind the Scenes of the "Oral History of Museum Computing" with Paul Marty and Katherine Jones

Paul Marty has spent the past two years working with Katherine Jones to chronicle the history of information technology in museums by collecting oral histories from a wide range of museum computing pioneers. This collection of oral histories features over forty hours of recorded oral histories from more than fifty museum technology professionals working around the world from the 1960s to the present day.

CONTINUE READING

iSchool Faculty Present at ASEE

Drs. Marcia Mardis and Faye Jones presented their research at the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Conference from June 26-29, 2022.  ASEE is one of the largest engineering education organizations in the world, with members representing two and four-year colleges and universities. Members showcased their research on engineering and engineering-related topics while also networking with …

CONTINUE READING