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This video is a tribute to the life-long contributions of Patricia A. Porter to the Dallas art and business community. Her contribution to the Dallas arts community is immeasurable and this video contains interviews with friends, family and colleagues that help give an idea of Pat's unique presence and contributions. The video was made by two UT Dallas graduate students, Kim Smith and Joe Chuang, at the request of NTBCA's Ray Jordan and Christie Gard to be shown at the 2009 Obelisk Awards Banquet. San Santiago of American Airlines, Narrator. Thanks to everyone who contributed and Thank you so much, Pat - for all of your contributions!

UT Dallas History Professor Dr. Monica Rankin, @monicarankin, wanted to know how she could reach and include more students in the class discussion. She had heard of Twitter... The following is a short video describing her " Twitter Experiment " in the classroom with comments from students about the pros and cons of Twitter in a traditional learning environment. I am Graduate student at UT Dallas pursuing a Masters in Emerging Media and Communication (EMAC) and collaborated with Dr. Rankin to see how Twitter might be used in her US History 2 class. This experiment was both exciting and a bit daunting... The video is one of my projects for a digital video class with Dean Terry, @therefore, and part of a class project in my content creation and collaboration class with Dan Langendorf, @dlangendorf. http://emac.utdallas.edu @kesmit3

This is one of five pieces that Jonathan performed during the annual UT Dallas guitar competition. Guitarists traveled from all over to train with David Russell and compete.

One of five pieces Ben played at the UT Dallas guitar competition. Excellent.

How did this toy inspire nanotech? Well, you'll have to wait to find out... This clip is a classic on it's own. A true 'direct observation' clip... More nanotech clips to follow! I have 7 hours of interview footage with Dr. Baughman with more interviews to do. This piece is geared more towards him as a person and will be a summer project. Check back later for Nanotech updates! See how Professor Langendorf explores the toy to find its' mytical powers...

An impromptu interview with NanoTech's Dr. Ray Baughman... artificial muscles http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2008/02/08-004.php Shot on a JVC GZ-HD7U hand-holding a lav mic in a very crowded room.

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