The SSUP Way

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November 19, 2024

The SSUP Way

Cartoon Learning for Education and Business Applications by Dr. James Allen.

It is a workshop experiment to incorporate comic strip design techniques when presenting a complex idea. 

Cartoon Learning Workshop

Dr. James Allen, who graduated from NIU (ETRA), has taught visual literacy/cartoon-based learning college courses and professional development for teachers and presented at conferences using the SSUP3 model. The SSUP3 cartoon-based learning model was derived from his dissertation research tool while at NIU. He is currently developing a mobile app with an online course to teach educators and entrepreneurs how to use the SSUP3 model in the classroom and business settings. 

calendar.niu.edu/event/cartoon-learning-workshop

Based on his new work, Dr. Allen will be guiding participants through the SSUP3 model to help them improve their storytelling abilities. 

When: 5:00 - 6:30 pm Wednesday, 11/20/24

Where: 71 North Partnerships Studio

See you at 71 North!

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Chewa African Proverb

This Week at 71 North

Tuesday:

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM: Office Hour with Richard Mocarski 

An informal office hour with NIU’s Vice President of Research, Richard Mocarski. Bring your lunch and join us at the Ingenious bar to meet and greet our new leader.

calendar.niu.edu/event/lunch-with-the-vice-president-of-research-and-innovation-partnerships

1:00 PM: NCSSC 24-25 Case Study Competition Team - Dr. Chung meets with the team for a deep dive into the upcoming case study competition.

2:00 PM: Agile Espresso - Enjoy coffee and conversations about Agile practices.

5:00 PM to 6:30 PM: Season Finale Tech Taco Tuesday! - This week, we are solving a problem with SQL. Afterward, we’ll walk over to La Salsa for tacos. Tech Tacos are Business Passport and Honors Engaged approved!

5:00 PM to 7:00 PM: Huskie Hackers - Prep for the Imagine Cup by Microsoft 

Wednesday:

11:00 AM to 1:00 PM: Sport Management Innovation Lab with Dr. Chung and Dr. Ishaq.

12:00 PM to 3:00 PM: VR First Steps - An introduction to a VR experience to ease in Virtual Reality. Connect with Adam & Cam at 71 North.

4:00 PM to 6:00 PM: NIU Makers Club - Where creativity meets craft. The club is a hands-on experience that promises fun and learning in equal measure.

5:00 PM to 6:00 PM: CAUSE Social Entrepreneurship - Engage in meaningful discussions and activities focused on driving social change through entrepreneurial action.

5:00 PM to 6:30 PM: Innovation Club - Cartoon Learning workshop.

5:00 PM to 7:30 PM: ECON 691 - A session on mastering data tools like Python, R, and Julia.

Thursday:

10:00 PM to 12:00 PM: Innovation Grounds - Creativity and collaboration recording session.

3:30 PM to 5:00 PM: JOURN-485 - A Virtual Reality exploration session for journalism students by Dr. Andrea Guzman and the Huskieverse team.

Friday:

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM: Vespa Mode - A collaborative project to develop a simulator for riding a vintage Vespa in virtual reality. Vespa Mode is part of the Huskieverse program.

Breyden and Derrek testing

4:30 PM: Appy Hour with Brandon Goff and the Appy People - Join the creative minds behind the Appy Hour podcast as they work on the next episode.

Saturday:

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM: Breakthrough Community Business Academy - The Breakthrough CBA covers all the essential topics about running a business, such as budgeting, marketing, bookkeeping, cash flow analyses, pricing strategies, and credit building.

Monday:

3:30 PM to 6:30 PM: PHHE 335 - The next Public Health Communication session offers students a chance to develop a comic strip and dive deeper into effective communication in public health.

Looking Back:

The NIU Department of Economics and the Institute for the Study of the Environment, Sustainability, and Energy are co-hosting a BCA Workshop led by Dr. Allen Bellas, environmental economist from Metro State University. Co-sponsored by the Northern Illinois Center for Community Sustainability (NICCS) and the School of Public and Global Affairs, this workshop introduced participants to essential tools for analyzing various initiatives' economic and environmental impacts.

Vice Provost Leadership Meeting - Communicating programs effectively from value proposition to pitching.

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