Digital Divide Lecture Series

Fall 2012: Wednesdays 11-11:50 in Henderson Room (LISB 131) except Thursday, October 4

Hosted by Professor Kate Williams and Professor Abdul Alkalimat
UIUC Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS), 501 E Daniel Street, Champaign

All 2012 Videos

• September 5, 2012
  
• Mike Smeltzer, UC2B, and UIUC Director of Networking
• Video
• September 12, 2012
• Barbara Oehlschlaeger-Garvey, Assistant Director, Museum of the Grand Prairie
• Jed L. Taylor, Stake Family History Center
• Video | Garvey Slides
• September 19, 2012
• Annie Clay, Director, Help Book Online
• Respondent: Barry Ackerson, Associate Dean & MSW Program Director, UIUC School of Social Work
• Video | Clay Slides
• September 26, 2012
• Reverend Willie G. Comer, Pastor, Berean Covenant Church
• Will Kyles, City Councilman, Champaign
• Chris Hamb, Chrisp Media
• Video
• Thursday, October 4, 2012 in the Illini Union, Room 209
• No lecture this week!
• October 10, 2012
• Michael Dilley, Fire Chief, Urbana Fire Rescue Services
• Video
• October 17, 2012
• Donald Owen, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction, Urbana School District 16
• Video | Owen Slides
• October 24, 2012
• Dr. William Schuh, Chief Medical Information Officer, Carle Foundation Hospital
• Respondent: Jerry Dewitt, Library Manager,Carle Foundation Hospital
• Video | Schuh & DeWitt Slides
• October 31, 2012
• John Wagstaff, Head of Music and Performing Arts Library, UIUC
• Video
• November 7, 2012
• Denise Osler-Brown, former Computer Instructor, Douglass Branch Library
• Please contact Professor Kate Williams or Professor Abdul Alkalimat for access to this week's video.
• November 14, 2012
• Katie Abrams, Interim Director and Assistant Professor, UIUC Ag Com/Coll of Media/ACES
• Abigail Sackmann, Research Assistant, UIUC Ag Com and Masters student, GSLIS
• Video | Abrams_Sackmann Slides
• November 28, 2012
• Valerie McWilliams, Managing Attorney, Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance
• Stacie Colston Patterson, Outreach Coordinator, Illinois Legal Aid Online
• Video
• December 5, 2012
• Ricardo Diaz, Office of Extension, UIUC
• Video
• December 12, 2012
• Jon Gant, Research Associate Professor, UIUC GSLIS, and Director, proposed Center for Digital Inclusion
• Martin Wolske, Senior Research Scientist and Adjunct Faculty, UIUC GSLIS
• Video | Williams Slides | Wolske Slides

All 2011 Videos

• September 8, 2011
• Mike Smeltzer, Director of Network Communications, Campus Information Technologies and Educational Services (CITES), UIUC
• Teri Legner, Economic Development Manager, City of Champaign
• Slides | Handout  |Anchors Map
• September 22, 2011
• Rev. Eugene Barnes, Metanoia Center
• Rev. Charles Nash, New Hope Church of God in Christ
• September 29, 2011
• Roger Grinnip, Director of Information and Instructional Technology, Champaign Public Schools
• Christopher Fuller, Director of Instructional Technology, Urbana School District 116
• October 6, 2011
• Debra Lissak, Executive Director, Urbana Library
• Marsha Grove, Director, Champaign Public Library
• October 13, 2011
• Bradford Cronk, Technology Supervisor, Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District (CUMTD)
• Stephen Wanzek, Airport Manager, Willard Airport
• October 20, 2011
• Professor Lynette Kvasny, Pennsylvania State University 
• October 27, 2011
• Dale Morrissey, Executive Director, Developmental Services Center
• Alan Thomas, Deaf Services Coordinator, Persons Assuming Control of their Environment, Inc. (PACE)
• November 3, 2011
• Fred Halenar, Information Technologies Director, City of Champaign
• Bill DeJarnette, CIO, City of Urbana
• November 10, 2011 
• Brian Bell, Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Grant Coordinator, Computer Science and Information Technology Department, Parkland College
• Jon Gant, Research Associate Professor, Library and Information Science, U of I 
  
• Slides-Gant | Flash Prezi - Bell
• November 17, 2011 
• Wilma White, Clark Lindsey Retirement Village
  
• Carol Lewis, Salem Baptist Church

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All 2010 Videos

• Bridging the digital divide in the U of Illinois Libraries, Beth Sandore, Associate University Librarian for Information Technology Planning and Policy, Associate Dean of Libraries, and Professor of Library Administration
  • MP3 Recorded August 26, 2010 
• Bridging the digital divide at Parkland College, Brian Bell, Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Grant Coordinator, Computer Science and Information Technology Department, Parkland College
  • Slides Recorded September 2, 2010
• Bridging the digital divide in Illinois communities, Frances Roehm, SkokieNet Librarian and Community Liaison, Skokie Public Library, and Member, DCEO Advisory Committee for the Eliminate the Digital Divide Program
  • MP3 Recorded September 16, 2010 
• Bridging the digital divide via local/federal broadband construction: UC2B, Michael K. Smeltzer, Director of Networking and Acting Director of Physical Infrastructure
  • MP3 | Slides Recorded September 23, 2010
• Understanding Illinois digital divide via statewide broadband mapping and measurement, Drew Clark, Executive Director, Partnership for a Connected Illinois
  • MP3 Recorded October 7, 2010
• Understanding the digital divide in Germany, Herbert Kubicek, Professor of Applied Computer Science (Telecommunications and Information Management), University of Bremen
  • MP3 Recorded October 14, 2010
• Overcoming digital divides in a college football team, Greg Bruner, Illini Football Video Coordinator, U of I Intercollegiate Athletics
  • MP3 Recorded October 21, 2010
• Reflecting on historical digital divides: Developing software for the early PLATO system, Peter Braunfeldt, Professor of Mathematics (Emeritus), University of Illinois
  • Recorded October 28, 2010
• Bridging the digital divide at the Illinois State Library, Deb Aggertt, Reference Outreach Coordinator, Illinois State Library
  • MP3 Recorded November 4, 2010
• Understanding the digital divide for social work practice and research, Adrian Kok, Associate Professor of Social Work, Dominican University, Chicago
  • Slides | MP3 Recorded November 11, 2010

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Second Annual Digital Divide Lecture Series (2009)

• What is the Digital Divide? by Kate Williams, U of I GSLIS
  
  • Slides | MP3 Recorded September 10, 2009
• UC2B: The Urbana Champaign Big Broadband Proposal, August 2009 by Mike Smeltzer, U of I CITES, and Abdul Alkalimat, U of I GSLIS/DAAS
  
  • Slides | MP3 Recorded September 17, 2009
• The Search for Broadband Data by Maryalice Wu and Dawn Nicholson-Owens, U of I ATLAS, and Safiya Umoja Noble, U of I GSLIS
  
  • Slides - Wu | Slides - Noble | MP3 Recorded September 24, 2009
• CU-WiN by Sascha Meinrath, Research Director of Wireless Future Program, New America Foundation
  
  • MP3 Recorded October 1, 2009
• Policy: The Public Library by Debra Lissak, Executive Director & Mary Ellen Farrell, Board Chair of the Urbana Free Library
  
  • Slides | MP3 Recorded October 8, 2009
• Policy: The Public School by Don Owen, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, Urbana School District 116
  • Slides | MP3 Recorded October 15, 2009
• Solutions: Community Perspectives by Andre Arrington and Jason Keist, Don Moyer Boys and Girls Club
  
  • MP3 Recorded October 22, 2009
• Solutions: The Community College and the Community Technology Center by Maria Mobasseri, Computer Science and Information Technology Department Chair, and Brian Bell, Part-time Instructor and DCEO Grant Coordinator, Parkland College
  
  • Slides | MP3 Recorded October 29, 2009
• Volo Broadband and the Digital Divide by Peter Folk
  
  • Slides | MP3 Recorded November 5, 2009
• Policy: City Government by Bill DeJarnette: Information Services Manager, City of Urbana
  
  • MP3  Recorded November 12, 2009
• "Policy: The State of Illinois and BTOP" by Ryan Croke, Policy Advisor to IL Governor Pat Quinn
  • Slides | MP3 Recorded November 19, 2009

• October 1: "Building Community Technology Centers," Martin Wolske, lecturer, GSLIS
• October 8: "Critical Perspectives of a Community Activist," Imani Bazzell, Center for Civic Engagement and Social Justice, Champaign Urban League
• October 15: "Public Computing in a Champaign Library," Amy Al-Shabibi, technology manager, Champaign Public Library and Kristina Hoerner, Director of Adult Services, Champaign Public Library.
• October 22: "Computing in the Champaign School System," Roger Grinnip, Director of Information and Instructional Technology, Champaign Public Schools.
• October 29: "The Digital Divide at Illinois," David Ruby, Manager of Computer Labs, Campus Information Technologies and Educational Services, University of Illinois.
• November 5: "Making and Implementing City Policy," Fred Halenar, Information Technology Officer, City of Champaign.
• November 12: "Broadband Access for Illinois," Ryan Croke, Policy Adviser, Office of the Lieutenant Governor, State of Illinois