UW Chamber Dance Company Archive @ the Media Center

The UW Libraries Media Center is honored to preserve and provide access to the UW Dance Program’s Chamber Dance Company Archive. This growing collection of unique dance footage is the product of the Chamber Dance Company’s eighteen years presenting selected modern dance classics. Whether you are a dance student, dance teacher, researcher or a dance lover, the Chamber Dance Company Archive is available to for your viewing in the Media Center.

Click here to see a list of Chamber Dance Company Archive titles available for viewing in the Media Center.

Click here to read a UWeek article about the Archive and the Chamber Dance Company's Fall 2007 performances.

About the Chamber Dance Company - The six-member Chamber Dance Company, composed of candidates for the Master of Fine Arts degree in dance at the University of Washington, is the first professional dance company to be in residence at the UW. Founded in 1990 by Hannah C. Wiley, the CDC has become a favorite of Seattle audiences. The CDC's mission is to present and preserve works of historical and artistic significance. Each year’s program is selected for its educational as well as theatrical value.

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Photo Caption - John Dixon performs a dance by Michio Ito, one of the choreographers to be featured in the Chamber Dance Company concert. Taken by Kozo

Webcast on 9/25 - Educators' Hands are Tied by Confusion about Copyright

Here's a webcast that may interest many of you:

"Educators' Hands are Tied by Confusion about Copyright"
Webcast on September 25 @ 11AM (PST) here: http://www.wcl.american.edu/go/medialit

Confused about copyright? You're not alone. Media literacy educators rely on the ability to use copyrighted materials in their teaching. But ignorance about copyright -- and particularly a lack of awareness of the fair use provision - is interfering with teachers' ability to teach important critical thinking and communication skills that enable them to promote digital learning. Please join Professors Renee Hobbs of Temple University, Peter Jaszi of the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property at American University's Washington College of Law and Pat Aufderheide of the Center for Social Media in the School of Communication at American University on Tuesday, September 25, for the release of their report, The Cost of
Copyright Confusion for Media Literacy. The event starts at 2pm, followed by a reception.
Participants include will include high school teachers affected by copyright regulations, representatives from the media literacy movement, and leading legal scholars in the area of copyright, fair use, and education. Panelists will explore such issues as:
* What do teachers know (and don't know) about copyright?
* How does copyright confusion limit the quality of student learning?
* What are effective solutions to this problem?
Who: Pat Aufderheide will moderate the event. A panel of scholars, including Hobbs, Jaszi, and Kenneth Crews, a legal scholar at Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis and author of Copyright Law for Librarians and Educators, will discuss the findings of the report.
Following the panel, the following people will discuss the meaning of the report for their organizations and work:
* Dale Allender, Associate Executive Director of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), the leading professional
membership organization for English language arts educators.
* Shay Taylor, media teacher at Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, Maryland.
* Karen Zill, on the board of directors of the Alliance for a Media Literate American (AMLA), the national membership organization for media literacy

When: Tuesday, September 25, 2:00 p.m. (EST) Reception to follow. The event will be webcast at http://www.wcl.american.edu/go/medialit Registration is appreciated to assist us estimate attendance for purposes of ordering refreshments, but is not required to attend. To register, visit, http://www.wcl.american.edu/secle/cle_form.cfm or email pijip@wcl.american.edu

New CDs at the Media Center

New CDs...see the complete list at: http://www.lib.washington.edu/Media/new/cds0807.html


Baduizm by Erykah Badu
Cd UNIV 009


Hell by James Brown
Cd POLY 061


Lo nuestro y lo mejor
Cd SONYDI 016


Amazing disgrace by the Posies
Cd GEF 054


An illustrated history by PuffyAmiYumi
Cd BARNONE 001


Game theory by The Roots
Cd DFJM 017

New Arrivals for August

Hello! We've just posted the new arrivals for August. Check out the complete lists of new DVDs, VHS, and CDs at http://www.lib.washington.edu/Media/new/. See below for a sample of new DVDs available for check out at the Media Center.

DVD CTHV 013

DVD CRIT 196

DVD WQED 001

DVD HBO 045

DVD NYV 049

DVD NLHV 061

DVD MAGN 006

DVD CRIT 194

DVD HBO 048

DVD PATHF 005

Baby Einstein DVDs

Baby Einstein DVDs and videos have been getting a lot of media attention recently. Researchers at the University of Washington and Seattle Children's Hospital Research Institute found that baby DVDs and videos might actually hinder language development in infants. The findings were controversial. Walt Disney Co. demanded a retraction of a UW news release titled "Baby DVDs, videos may hinder, not help, infants' language development." However, UW President Mark Emmert reviewed the release and said the UW would not retract the release, because it "reflects the essential points made in the research publication."

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