OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
NEWSLETTER
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Where did work before you came to RTG?
I’ve been working at UCLA in various capacities since I started my MA/PhD program in the department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance in 2012. While at UCLA, I’ve been heavily involved with the Digital Humanities program, worked as a Research and Instructional Technology Consultant at Humanities Technology (HumTech), and served as a content coordinator on the NEH funded IDRE project, VSim. Prior to UCLA, I worked extensively with museums for over a decade, including the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History (Washington, D.C.), the Institut national d'histoire de l'art (Paris, France), the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Getty Research Institute (Los Angeles, California). I also run my own digital arts consulting business.
What project(s) at UCLA/RTG have you worked on that you are most proud of?
Working with Lisa Snyder on VSim and it’s online repository and archive has been a highlight of my time at UCLA and the RTG. As a digital platform that allows for real-time interaction with 3D models, VSim expands notions of research publishing, teaching methods, and learning opportunities. The principles that VSim is founded on have shaped my research and perspectives on extended reality (XR) technologies. I am excited to continue to support the growth of the VSim Repository and Archive that is jointly supported by the UCLA Library.
What’s your favorite aspect of your role at RTG and why?
As a digital research consultant, I am able to support a diverse set of fascinating research. I love having the opportunity to learn about new areas of research, while collaborating alongside invested and passionate faculty, students, and staff. It also allows me to build partnerships, be creative, and problem solve, which are three of my favorite things.
What was the most interesting thing you have learned this past year?
I finished my dissertation last spring, so the year has been full of learning! More recently, I have been making my way through all of the original Sherlock Holmes books and stories by Sir Aurthor Conan Doyle. Did you know Thomas Bruce Wheeler has created this digital interactive map of Sherlock Holmes's London? The 400 sites identified in his Mapped London of Sherlock Holmes e-book have hyperlinks to street-view photos, and GPS addresses to provide walking directions with your smart phone's GPS app.
If you could learn anything new what would that be?
I’d love to learn a new language - either Chinese, Japanese, Russian, and/or French.
What’s one ‘fun fact’ about you that not many people know?
I’m a huge sci-fi fan, particularly Star Trek.
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UC Women Rock IT
The UC Women in Technology Committee complied a list of remarkable UC women in IT in honor of Women's History Month.
The committee recognized Rose Rocchio for leading the development of the Mobile Web Framework and for championing accessibility across the UCLA campus and UC system.
Read the full list of honored UC women in IT
UC Tech Conference Call for Proposals
The UC Tech 2020 Envisioning the Future of IT conference, August 17 - 19, 2020, hosted at the beautiful UCLA Luskin Conference Center.
UCTech brings around 700 IT professionals, from across the University of California, together to share knowledge to better support our University. The conference is an opportunity to build a network and to learn how other UC campuses manage technological issues and challenges.
UC Tech welcomes all UC staff and faculty with an association or interest in information technology to attend.
UC Tech 2020 Planning Committee are very excited to announce that UC Tech 2020 has now opened its call for session presentation proposals. They are now accepting proposals from all UC IT employees, including affiliated laboratories.
Program Tracks Include:
- Advancing Research Frontiers with Data
- Digital Ethics and Privacy
- Empowering Women and Diversity in the IT Community
- Envisioning the Future of Healthcare Systems
- Exploring the Future of 21st Century Learning Spaces
- Focusing Technology on Teaching and Instruction
- Infrastructure Across the Spectrum
- Leveraging Digital Experience (XR) Technologies
- Professional Development for Technology Professionals
- Supporting the University of the Future
- Universal Design Thinking for Mobile, Web and Wearables
To propose a session, create an account and user profile, and then fill out the session proposal form (login required). The deadline to submit proposals is 5pm (PDT) on March 20th, 2020.
For any questions regarding the UC Tech 2020 contact the Planning Committee at uctech2020@oit.ucla.edu.
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