This weekend the DMA is host to the Mobile Media 09 symposium and workshops. The Symposium was organized by Casey Reas and the workshops were organized by Casey, Myself, and the good folks at The Public School. We decided to try something a bit non-standard and used The Public School to generate ideas for workshops and get people interested. It was difficult for sure, but saturday will be a great day with workshops on iPhone SDK development, Python + Arduino + Nokia N810, and Writing the Mobile Web applications.
The Public School is a new, community driven, program happening at the TELIC Arts Exchange. The idea behind the school is that anyone can sign-up, propose a class they want to teach, or a class they’d like to take, and express interest in classes that others have proposed. A rotating curriculum committee then chooses which classes to offer based on interest, feasibility, etc.
The general thrust of the curriculum is art and technology based, but there has been interest in a variety of topics which hopefully will keep things lively. I’m a member of the course-selection committee (D.A.N.) and after our first meeting I’m even more excited about the school and what’s to come. There are so many great classes proposed so far, I can’t wait for class to begin.