If you are thinking about expending or developing your portfolio and would like to include work for “real world” organizations, then you need to check out numerous opportunities available through Canisius College Office of Service Learning. Some of them are even DMA specific and you know that your future employers will love to see this on your resume.

Here is the link: http://www.canisius.edu/communitybasedlearning/communications.asp

For more information about these opportunities please contact:  Sr Patricia Brady, bradyp@canisius.edu , 888-2177, Office: Old Main 005

Canine Helpers for the Handicapped, Inc. is in need of a website. You should have basic web design skills, be familiar with basic development techniques (HTML, CSS) and have a strong interest in web design. View their current website: http://caninehelpers.org

For details please contact:

Canine Helpers at 433-4035 or chhdogs@aol.com

If you are a Capstone student interested in this opportunity please contact P.J. Moskal: moskalp@canisius.edu

Office of Study Abroad is looking for a student to redesign their website. You should have basic web design skills, be familiar with basic development techniques (HTML, CSS) and have a strong interest in web design.

For details please contact:

Esther Northman, 888-2785, northman@canisius.edu

If you are a Capstone student interested in this opportunity please contact P.J. Moskal: moskalp@canisius.edu

Design a blog for Communication and Leadership graduate program at Communication Studies Dept.

You should be familiar with WordPress blogging software and have strong interest in web design.

For details please contact:

Rosanne Hartman, PhD
Professor of Communication Studies
Graduate Program Director for the Communication & Leadership Program
Phone: 888-2589
E-mail: hartmanr@canisius.edu

If you are a Capstone student interested in this opportunity please contact P.J. Moskal: moskalp@canisius.edu

Project Title

Sharable Learning Object

Contact Person

Leah MacVie, Instructional Designer

Phone: 716-888-2418

Email: macviel@canisius.edu

Project Description

What: Students are to be paired with instructors to develop a sharable learning object, such as a video, simulation, or Web site that can be shared across the College and across courses. The instructors will supply students with the content and the students will come up with their own project about the content. To be clear, the project medium is completely up to the student.

Why: There are many areas of education to branch into as a Digital Media Arts student, including content development, product design, and promotional materials. This project is great real-world experience for anyone interested in widening their portfolio focus.

When: Each pairing will have one semester to work on the project and will present the content at Digital Day 2011.

How: This project is to be sponsored by the new Online Learning Community at Canisius College, coming Fall 2010.

If interested, please contact Leah MacVie, Instructional Designer.

Resources/Skills needed

Any, the project medium is completely up to the student.

This series of videos from Google I/O 2010 Developer Event introduces new platform Google TV and many of its features. Scheduled to be released in the Fall of 2010, Google TV promises seamless integration of the Web and TV based on Google’s Open Source platform called Android and many hardware manufacturers.

Check out the videos: http://www.youtube.com/googledevelopers#p/c/B09682344C2F233B

This is from Ed Leak, an adjunct professor of Public Relations Physical Education:

Agency:       Town of Orchard Park Recreation Department
Period:                 Spring Semester
Hours:                  Flexible
Compensation:      TBD   paid or unpaid ?
Project Intent:       To enhance our means of communication in the community that would ultimately translate into increased program participation.
Methods:              Upgrade our web site to make it more user friendly
Developing and implementing new social networking initiatives
Any new ideas.
Supervision:          Working directly with me and my assistant director. Additional work with the Town’s IT person will also occur.

Contact: Ed Leak
Director of Recreation
Orchard Park Recreation Department
200 North Lake Drive
Orchard Park, NY 14127
(716) 662 6450 ext. 4
leake@orchardparkny.org

Read Adobe’s press release on how the company is moving toward interactive television and when you might expect to see Flash on you TV set.

What does this mean for you as graphic designer or interaction designer?

Click here to read the press release.

Learn about Open Screen Project.

The Polish Singers Alliance of America is the oldest Polish-American organization in the US/Canada. Over Memorial Day weekend in 2010, they will be holding their 49th International Convention in Buffalo. This includes a competition and concert. The idea of establishing a website for the Convention came up. The PSAA has a website which is updated periodically and maintained by a relative of one of the members.  It is far from exciting!

I was wondering if one of your students could do an internship – possibly to make the current website more accessible and appealing or to establish a website specifically for the Convention.  Is there any such possibility?  We are hoping to draw a large audience for the concert which will feature a 200+ voice choir focusing on Polish music and the website could help in advertising.

If you are interested in this unpaid opportunity, please contact: P.J. Moskal, moskalp@canisius.edu

Buffalo’s 70 year old social club called Mid-Day Club is in need of a web site!

Click here to read an article about the club on Buffalo Business First website.

If you are interested in this unpaid opportunity, please contact: P.J. Moskal, moskalp@canisius.edu