Wellesley’s 2012 Symposium on Liberal Arts Learning in the Digital Age is intended to engage the community in an ongoing conversation about envisioning future library and technology services/support at Wellesley, providing an opportunity for the community to suggest, discuss, and provide feedback on potential new initiatives and innovative ideas. A blog will capture event information and discussion.
The series will explore the frontiers of library and technology services at Wellesley College through:
- Interdisciplinary Science
- Digital Humanities
- Libraries as Spaces for Teaching, Learning, and Research (“Learning Commons”)
- The Quantitative Analysis Initiative
- Digital Media in the Fine Arts
- Digital Citizenship: Preparing the Global Leaders of Tomorrow
The first event, Interdisciplinary Science, will be held on Tuesday, 2/28, 4pm in SCI 278 with panelists Mala Radhakrishnan (Chemistry), Orit Shaer (Computer Science), Brian Tjaden (Computer Science), and Michelle Ferreirae ’13. The discussion will delve into:
- The power of computational science as a tool for helping to solve today’s important global issues.
- Examples of using computational science to analyze large amounts of data and to model or simulate real-world processes.
- How Human-Computer Interaction research enhances innovation in bio-design, genomics, and phenology.
- The importance of interdisciplinary skills in successfully using science to tackle complex problems, and why and how computational and mathematical literacy could be better integrated with literacy in the sciences and global issues, both in pedagogy and in research.
To: Faculty, students, staff
From: Veronica Brandstrader, LTS, x2171
More info about Interdisciplinary Science: David O’Steen
