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Transcript of Studio for Academic Creativity: Client Brief Pub 490
Client BriefDr. Russell G. Carpenter Director, Noel Studio
Audiences: DemographicsEKU and Region National and International
• G&U students• Faculty• Staff• Donors and potential
donors• Quality Enhancement
Program [QEP]• Community near EKU• Community in EKU’s 22-
county service region
• Regional organizations [SWCA]
• National organizations [IWCA, NCA]
• Southern Association of Colleges and Schools [SACS]
• Donors and potential donors
The Noel Studio will encompass approximately 10,000 sf. of the Crabbe Library.
The space will be open and airy to encourage collaboration.
Two levels: the ground floor/entrance and a loft area.
History
Key PeopleOnda Bennet, Dean of University ProgramsCarrie Cooper, Dean of LibrariesRenee Everett, Communication Department
ChairBetina Gardner, Associate University LibrarianShannon Garland, Writing Center DirectorJulie George, Associate University LibrarianSherry Robinson, Special Assistant to the
Provost for Academic AffairsJayne Violette, Associate Professor of
Communication
Existing Goals & Directions1) Facilitate the advancement of effective communication and literacy development2) Move students from a “getting help” and “needing correction” instructional
philosophy to a collaborative instructional philosophy3) Engage students in their own literacy processes4) Provide an environment in which all students can actively participate in discovery
and creation.5) Facilitate learning through critical and creative thinking 6) Engage students in team building and teach effective strategies for group work 7) Facilitate the development of effective oral communication skills 8) Reinforce the significant ways in which writing, speaking, and listening are
interconnected 9) Facilitate a greater understanding of information literacy10) Foster the effective reading strategies 11) Provide creative spaces that engage various learning styles 12) Invite prospective teachers to engage more fully in an active, process-oriented
literacy framework13) Invite creativity by providing resources for students to work alone or in groups 14) Acknowledge that learning outcomes, as defined by Battersby (2002), “are not
discrete skills or mere collections of knowledge but the integrated complexes of knowledge, abilities and attitudes” (as cited in Mark & Boruff-Jones, 2003, p. 482)
Refine:
1)Student Learning Outcomes2)Training methods3)Assessment procedures
Engage:
1)Creative environment2) Intellectual community
Financial Profile Operating Budget
▫ Day-to-day expenses▫ Marketing▫ Research and travel▫ Studio initiatives▫ Salaries
Coordinators (3) Consultants (hourly and
contract)
Funding and Advancement ▫ Ron and Sherrie Lou Noel
Donation▫ Supported by QEP / UP▫ State matching
Programming & Decision-making •Noel Studio Director
•Dean of Libraries
•Dean of University Programs
•Noel Studio Advisory Committee
Program Content• Integrated environment
▫ Writing▫ Research▫ Oral communication
• Facilitated by▫ Director▫ Advisory Committee▫ Coordinators▫ Consultants
CompetitionEKU National
• Other students, friends, significant others
• Parents• Paid tutors (non-Studio)• Another website (non-
Studio)
• Writing centers• Communication centers• Writing studios
Communication Constraints
•Multiple and different locations of many communicators
•Newness of the program
•New people, methods, channels, protocols
•Lack of a physical central point
Communication Facilitators
•Shared vision
•Energetic and interested people
•Private donation
•Technology
Construction $2.8 million
Furniture $100,000
Technology $100,000 + [future]
Awareness: External
•Questions▫Time line▫Operations▫Equipment▫Hiring
•Excitement ▫Culture▫Intellectual▫New and fresh
KnowledgeInternal External
• Academic• Plans for physical
structure• Intended outcomes
• Change• Campus-wide focus on
critical and creative thinking
• Part of bigger picture• In progress
PerceptionsEKU [internal] National [external]
• Exciting• New• Developing• Taking physical shape• Integrated• Collaborative
• Interesting • New approach• Not really “writing center”
and not really “communication center”
• Impressive • Untested
Virtual / Digital networks & Programs
Campus / EKU / Student / Faculty
Community / Residents
National / International
The Noel Studio for Academic Creativity serves the EKU community as a
collaborative, innovative learning experience dedicated to the improvement
of communication and research skills.
Noel Studio Links
Studio Home: http://www.studio.eku.edu/
Construction: http://noelstudio.wordpress.com/
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