Inside Iowa State
Oct. 27, 1995


MEDIA BREAK '95 HAS A NEW LOOK

by Anne Dolan
Media Break '95 will have a more structured format than past 
events, one organizers hope is more useful to the university 
community. It will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, 
Nov. 8, in the Memorial Union. It is an opportunity for ISU 
employees to learn about media innovations (computer hardware 
and software, long-distance education, the Internet) as well 
as about unusual media projects or applications on campus.
Media Resources, which sponsors the event, teamed with the 
Training and Development office to design nine 50-minute 
workshops this year. All but two will be presented twice 
during the day.

"The topics are a combination of what clients ask us about 
most often and of new things we know are right around the 
corner," said Don Rieck, director of Media Resources. The 
November/December catalog from Training and Development 
includes a summary of the seminars and a registration form.

In addition to the workshops, roundtable discussions will be 
held from noon to 1 p.m. in the Memorial Union Great Hall. 
Sandwiches will be sold or participants may bring their 
lunches; tables will be labeled with discussion topics and 
participants will select a topic of interest to them. Media 
Resources staff will facilitate.

Rieck said the new format is intended to revitalize Media 
Break and reverse dwindling attendance in recent years. Rieck 
said the new format, with an emphasis on instruction, also 
better suits the center's goal of training and assisting 
faculty and staff to do more things themselves rather than 
relying on  Media Resources staff for all services.

ISU employees should preregister for workshops by calling the 
Training and Development Office, 4-7818 (e-mail: 
dlburger@iastate.edu). No preregistration is required for the 
lunch discussions. 

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University Relations
Iowa State University