{"id":593,"date":"2019-07-14T09:00:13","date_gmt":"2019-07-14T16:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amplab.ok.ubc.ca\/?p=593"},"modified":"2022-03-23T09:37:44","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T16:37:44","slug":"lightning-talks-manifesto-building-and-a-student-dinner-highlights-from-ssi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amplab.ok.ubc.ca\/index.php\/2019\/07\/14\/lightning-talks-manifesto-building-and-a-student-dinner-highlights-from-ssi\/","title":{"rendered":"Lightning Talks, Manifesto building, and a Student Dinner: Highlights from SSI"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Evan Berg<\/p>\n

At the end of May, I attended the 1<\/span>st<\/span> annual SpokenWeb Sound Institute<\/a>. The Sound Institute was the first time the entire SpokenWeb<\/a> team was together in the same room. The institute kicked off with 3 rounds of \u201cLightning Talks\u201d. The Lightning Talks were a highlight for me because they were 5-minute presentations by other student research assistants that concisely conveyed their research interests and\/or role in the project. I presented two lightning talks, the first, focused on my work co-creating the SpokenWeb logo with Caitlin Voth, and the second offered a look at another creative project engaging with archival material from the SoundBox Collection. Hearing what other Research Assistants were doing on the project helped me see how important student experience was to the SpokenWeb. I already knew that it was a focus within The AMP Lab, but the various lightning talks highlighted that student experience was a valued priority for all the SpokenWeb partners.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Evan Berg Presenting \u201cVisual Language: A SpokenWeb Design Story\u201d at the SpokenWeb Sound Institute. Photo by Karis Shearer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Another highlight for me was the final manifesto building session. We broke into groups and each person came up with a short line that they felt expresses a value of the SpokenWeb project. Some of the lines were more literal, while others were more abstract. This session allowed everyone\u2019s voices to be heard and have their input on the future of SpokenWeb. We recorded each manifesto line which was exciting knowing we were adding our own voices a new piece of the SpokenWeb archive.<\/span><\/p>\n

Evan Berg adding to the SpokenWeb manifesto<\/em><\/p>\n