1. Next Steps for Digital Media Students Presented by Chuck Elliott to Section 12, Fall 2011 December 6, 2011

2. Topics Improving display of information Staying current/proficient Work on artistic skills Create a web presence

3. Display of information Edward R. Tufte is a highly regarded authority, 3 important books + 1.The Visual Display of Quantitative Information 2.Envisioning Information 3.Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative

4. Staying current/proficient Open Source software, free, use it! Free podcasts – The Audacity to Podcast http://theaudacitytopodcast.com/ http://theaudacitytopodcast.com/ – Meet the GIMP http://blog.meetthegimp.org/ http://blog.meetthegimp.org/

5. Staying current/proficient (2) Free to GGC students: Lynda.com – iMovie, Adobe Flash+, Web development

6. Staying current/proficient (3) Professional Networking – AITP GGC Chapter http://www.aitp.org/http://www.aitp.org/ – Professional groups in Atlanta, too numerous to mention Follow my Wiki and Web Site – http://wiki.ggc.edu/wiki/User:Celliott http://wiki.ggc.edu/wiki/User:Celliott – http://www.charlesaelliott.com/ http://www.charlesaelliott.com/

7. Work on artistic skills Free 6-part course on Core Art Skills – http://vector.tutsplus.com/articles/theory/core- art-skills-part-1-welcome-to-the-course/ http://vector.tutsplus.com/articles/theory/core- art-skills-part-1-welcome-to-the-course/

8. Create/Improve web presence Linked In: – http://www.linkedin.com/ http://www.linkedin.com/ Create a free web site/blog – http://wordpress.com/ http://wordpress.com/ Free Web Book – http://www.the-web- book.com/index.php?a=getp df http://www.the-web- book.com/index.php?a=getp df

9. Thank you!