Frances Bell’s Blog

I am going to post later about the conference but I wanted to get out the word that you still have time to vote on our Digital Divide.  Not surprisingly, and despite our best efforts the activity was limited to those associated with ALT-C 2008 (but including some who submitted ahead of the workshop).  Having said that,  serious fun was had by all.

Even if you missed it, you can still participate (up until midnight 14 September) by viewing the Slams and voting on your favourite http://digdivslam.wetpaint.com/page/View+Slams+and+vote+for+your+favourite (you might need to register, but it’s worth it as we’ll send out notifications of winners on Monday).
Currently in the lead is Digital Divide = Digital Boxes.
You can catch a flavour of it by looking at some of the video clips. My favourite clips are of the groups working – people happily engaged in thinking, talking, creating about the Digital Divide http://digdivslam.wetpaint.com/page/At+the+ALT-C+2008+workshop.

The picture (courtesy of Sam Easterby Smith) is of the workshop winners, James Clay and the Slam Virgins getting their digital dishcloth (knitted by my own fair hands). Overall winners get global recognition and a badge they can put on their web sites.

 I like to think that, even as I write this, James is cleaning his kitchen with that functional, meaningful and somehow beautiful artefact, the black and white hand-knitted dishcloth.