Sarah+Lowe

 May 26 Thursday 2:00-3:30 PM HM 152
 * CS29. Sarah Lowe ** //–// (History & Games Panel) //Designing Experiential Research Environments to Explore Cultural Heritage//

This workshop asks participants to explore the role that play, gaming, and curiosity can have in constructing historical memory; in particular, how digital technology can facilitate a student’s understanding and interest in a subject through researching and building narratives on individual historical figures of interest. Affiliation/Bio: University of Tennessee – Knoxville, Associate professor, slowe@utk.edu. Sarah Lowe is an Associate Professor of Graphic Design in the School of Art at the University of Tennessee. Prior to this, she worked at WGBH, Boston's public television station, where she was a Senior Designer in the Interactive Department. Her work at WGBH focused on creating educational experiences using digital media, including web and DVD for American Experience. She has continued this study into the educational use of interactive media through projects exploring the prehistoric archaeology of East Tennessee and the design of a mobile application to situate events of historical significance in the context of a city. Her interest in cultural heritage has led to work for the Highlander Center, the Beck Cultural Center, Panther Creek State Park and the W.E.B. DuBois Center at Harvard University. Her current research projects include the redesign of the National Park Services Museum Web Catalog and working with the Knoxville ReAnimation Coalition to mentor high-risk students in researching historical figures in the local African American community; a project in which she is investigating the effects of creative expressions of research via digital technologies on student interest, curiosity, and identity. Sarah received her Masters of Graphic Design from North Carolina State University.