Virtual Chautauqua - Program Timeline

Virtual Chautauqua
Program Timeline

Index

October 1998
November 1998
December 1998
January 1998
February 1998
March1998
April 1999
May 1998
June 1999
July 1999
August 1999
September 1999
October 1999
Year 2: October 1999 to September 2000
Abbreviations and Contact Information

October 1998

Media & technical consultants partners meeting (BCN)
Arts and Education-related partners meeting (BCN)
Set up research planning meeting with invited social researchers in addition to research team (Mary, Bruce, RA social -- all partners welcome)
On-site technology needs assessments and equipment selection. Note: all media sites to cover the cost Internet connectivity set up and monthly service fees (BCN & Bruce, ITS; CATV DCTV/5PCN, RRSR)
Meetings with potential corporate & other partners (Mary & Bruce)
Equipment Order (BCN, Bruce)
All subcontractor paperwork filed (Mary: BCN, CATV, VSA, AC)
Put Young Audiences Catalog (static content) on web. Ken Fricklas consulting to design & develop front end. BCN volunteer(s) to assist with details. (BCN, KF, YA)
Develop process and timeline for marketing and awarding 40 small grants to people with disabilities. Awards include 3 hours of in-home training from BCN volunteer. VSA will administer & develop contracts for awardees which will include dial-up Internet access via BCN through August 30, 2000. 20 of 40 recipients will have access to CU computer lab for people with disabilities and 66 hours of lab staff technical assistance is available for determining equipment/software needs. Awardees do not have to be artists but must agree provide feedback on artist sites. (VSA, BCN, ITS)
Determine deadlines for K-12 Young Audience mailings (3/year) and content for first mailing -- perhaps recruiting registry members to digitize a clip (YA, BCN)
Determine deadlines for Access to the Arts newsletter produced by VSAC and content for first mailing (VSAC, BCN)
Submit to Mary dates for Regional Arts Dialogues (6 over two years) and associated basic Internet training for artists. Work with public media partners to promote. (CCA)
Web site design assistance for Very Special Arts Colorado and Young Audiences if needed (BCN, VSP, YA)
Hire student technical assistant
Develop project web site with links to all partner sites (Bruce, Tech)
Develop plan for integrating video production/digitizing and web development into CU Journalism courses as outlined in in-kind letter (Bruce)
Begin literature review and establish project library and online bibliographic resource (RA social)

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November 1998

Press Release and Media Contacts? (Bruce, Mary)

Recruit and establish training schedule for team of volunteers to assist people with disabilities (BCN, ITS)

Recruit and hire graduate students and student technical assistant (Mary, Bruce)

Determine human subjects research deadlines and file consent form and research outline accordingly (Mary)

Submit required plans to NTIA: privacy& security, match certification, research & evaluation plan, and marketing plan (Mary)

Recruit/Select/Designate on-site project facilitators (CATV, DCTV/5PCN, RRSR)

Develop process and timeline for marketing and awarding web site development awards to performing artists and performing arts organizations. CCA will administer & develop contracts for the awardees which will include clause for participation in follow-up surveys or interviews. Approximately 30 sites developed by AC. Approximately 20 sites developed by BCN. At least five web development awards given to artists with disabilities. One-to-one site maintenance training to 30 artists from BCN. AC to host sites. Media sites including CU Journalism to provide technical support and coordination for capturing and digitizing video. (CCA, VSAC,YA, BCN, Bruce)

Develop process for performing artists video clips/performances to be captured and/or digitized and linked to their sites (CATV, DCTV/5PCN, RRSR, BCN, Bruce, Tech)

Network and configure computers for Young Audiences office. Equipment and software provided by YA. (YA, BCN)

Begin collecting audio/video pieces from Young Audience performing arts registry members and/or capturing performances. Goal to digitize at least 100 performances or clips including those linked to web site development artist awards (BCN, YA, Bruce, CATV, DCTV)

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December 1998

Complete installation & testing of media sites equipment (BCN, ITS; CATV, DCTV/5PCN, RRSR)

Redesign listener friendly Radio Reading Service web site (RRSR, BCN, SO, Tech) Begin to stream live content from media sites (CATV, DCTV, RRSR)

January 1999

Consult with CATI/CRTP about telecommunications resources and needs in rural Colorado and possible target areas (Mary, Bruce, CRTP, RA policy)
Establish research working relationship with CRTP and their resources (RA policy, CRTP)
Very Special Arts Colorado to promote Young Audiences artist registry program to performing artists in disability communities. At least 5 artists with disabilities apply to peer reviewed artist residency selection process (VSAC, YA, BCN)
Develop plan and timeline for K-12 outreach and involvement (Bruce, Mary, WCBOCES, RA Ed.)
Plan showcase event/reception (CCA, BCN)
In-kind letters and activity reports due by January 15 (all partners)
Quarterly Report due to grant agency (Mary, BCN)

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February 1999

Establish plans and timeline for curriculum building (RA Ed., YA consultant)

Determine appropriate artist interactive forums, develop, seed and market. Goal of 10 interactive forums moderated by Journalism students (CCA, YA, VSAC, Tech, Bruce, RA social)

Assure public media site generated arts content is integrated into arts site(s) (BCN, CATV, DCTV, 5PCM, RRSR, AC)

Develop plan for using online registry to market to rural schools and generate 3% increase in rural artist residencies (YA, RA educ.)

Build in question to artist residency evaluations (or general school survey?) to determine how many schools have seen/used online performing arts content (YA, WCBOCES, RA educ. Mary)

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. March 1999

Schedule performing artists training series and marketing, registration plan. CCA promote with other arts partners. 5PCN public access site as one possible training facility in Denver? Goal to train at least 80 artists including 20 artists with disabilities through this series (BCN, CCA,YA, VSAC, 5PCN)

Schedule and plan for five 3-hour Internet training classes for people with disabilities in CU adaptive equipment computing lab (BCN, ITS, VSAC)

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