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Ancient Studies - New Technology III. The Digital Classroom: The Madison Digital Image Database. Christina Updike, Kevin Hegg, Andreas Knab, Lynne George James Madison University. MDID Project. 1997: JMU developed MDID to alleviate art history curriculum crunch
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Ancient Studies - New Technology III The Digital Classroom:The Madison Digital Image Database Christina Updike, Kevin Hegg,Andreas Knab, Lynne GeorgeJames Madison University
MDID Project • 1997: JMU developed MDID to alleviate art history curriculum crunch • 2001: MDID made available as free download • 2003: JMU received Mellon Foundation grant for MDID 2 development and ARTstor collaboration • 2004: MDID 2 released under open source license
Collaboration Key to Implementation • Teaching faculty • Visual collection curator or librarian • System developers • System administrators • Faculty development support • Classroom technology support • Digital production support • Administrative support
MDID 2 Features • Multiple collections • Custom catalog data structure • Personal image collection • Intuitive tools for creating and managing slideshows • Various online and offline slideshow presentation and publishing tools
MDID Survey • Approximately 300 Students Participated • 5 Survey Art History Courses,1 Upper Level Ancient Studies Course
Student Reactions • “Being able to print the image out for flashcards was a great help for studying.” • “I always use the print view for taking notes in class.” • “The overall quality is better than most website images and clearer than the slides.”
Faculty Reactions We like • the flexibility of creating image shows • customizing with annotation • adding personal images • presentation features • Many instructors agree that students are more prepared!
GARTH 205 Prehistoric to Renaissance A Practical Look at MDID in Use.
More Information Visit http://mdid.org/ : • get more information • test drive the online demo • sign up to the MDID users mailing list • download the software