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Feb. 29, 2008
Contact: Bob Adams
(425) 564-3081
badams@bcc.ctc.edu
“Storytelling With Technology” workshop
will assist tribal communities in
creating Native-language materials
BELLEVUE -- A three-day workshop designed to put digital production tools in the hands of tribal communities for the purpose of documenting, expressing and sharing their respective cultures, will be held at Bellevue Community College March 27-29.
Titled “Storytelling With Technology - Publishing,” the workshop will provide hands-on training in how to create Native-language storybooks, calendars and newsletters through use of Microsoft Publisher software, scanning technology and Native-language computer keyboards.
During the three-day event, tribal community members will work directly with instructors and take part in hands-on lab activities designed to enhance language revitalization efforts at the local level. Participants with technology experience are urged to team up with Native speakers from the same community to enrich the total technology and language learning experience.
Tribal community members can register for the workshop via the ILI website, http://ilinative.org/index.html. Preference will be given to those who register on or before March 5.
The workshop is the seventh in a series of such events produced around the nation by the Indigenous Language Institute (ILI) and IBM Coporation. It is sponsored locally by the Center for Liberal Arts at Bellevue Community College.
About the Bellevue Community College Center for Liberal Arts
Bellevue Community College’s Center for Liberal Arts was founded in 2002 to enrich the educational experience of students, the professional development of faculty and the cultural life of the surrounding community. The Center encourages liberal arts learning; fosters civic engagement; promotes excellence in research, scholarship and teaching; and presents public arts and cultural programs.
More information on the Center for Liberal Arts is available on-line at http://bellevuecollege.edu/liberalarts/.
About the Indigenous Language Institute
The Indigenous Language Institute is a publicly supported, 501(C)3 non-profit national organization based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, governed by a majority Native American Board of Directors. Through its Language Materials Development Center, ILI is expanding its training courses and services to provide people, teachers and programs at the grassroots level with the technology tools and skills to develop their own print, audio and visual materials for use in their Native language teaching and learning environments. More on the ILI can be found at http://ilinative.org/index.html.
About IBM
IBM Corporation, Global Workforce Diversity, provides a multi-year grant to deliver the ILI’s language and technology services to Native communities in the U.S. and Canada. IBM is the world’s largest information technology company, with over 80 years of leadership in helping businesses innovate. For more information about IBM, visit www.ibm.com.
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