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On March 10, 2006 John Labadie was the kenote speaker and
Margie Labadie was the facilitator for a workshop entitled
"Creativity, Originality, and Intellectual Property in Digital Media."
The American Institute in Taiwan Public Affairs Section
was pleased to co-sponsor this event.
Panelists from a wide range of institutions showcased
Taiwan's world-quality original digital content and discussed methods to protect its Intellectual Property Rights.
Panelists were drawn from the National Taiwan
University of the Arts, the National Palace Museum,
The Performing Arts Alliance, The Digital Education Institute,
Lee & Lee Communications, the Institute for Information Industry,
the Chinese Library Association, the Hwa Lien District Prosecutor's Office, the Judge & Prosecutors Training Institute,
and the Judicial Yuan. The program closed with a panel
discussing the issue of creativity--
whether it can be learned and how
imagination can serve as a
source for innovation.




		Click here to read the story and watch the video from UNC Healthcare News!

Margie conducts an after-school art program for Red Springs Middle School students considered "at risk" with Communities In Schools.
	A nice note from Jef Lambdin, Cultural Arts Coordinator of Communities In Schools of Robeson County, NC.




"India: A Country of Mystery and Diversity" happened on October 28, 2009. An evening of beauty, wonder, engagement and an overall good time! Sponsors and participants: The University of North Carolina at Pembroke's Office of Multicultural and Minority Affairs along with the Diversity Committee for Communities of Interest. In this photo: Mr. Virgil Oxendine, Dr. Sivanadane Mandjiny, Dr. Shilpa Pai Regan, Dr. John Antoine Labadie, Professor Margie Labadie, Dr. Gangadhar Hiremath, Professor Sailaja Vallabha, Mr. Robert Canida. (Photo: November 15 edtion, UNCP Braves Bulletin)

	Winning the People's Choice Award at the 2009 New Media Consortium Summer Conference in Monterey, California, John & Margie Labadie's poster "Digital Art Through Transmedia Processes" illustrates ten years of work in digital fine art practice, photography, service and teaching.








From the UNCP Braves Bulletin, April 2008, by Scott Bigelow



	On November 8, 2006 Margie & John Labadie presented "ePortfolios: Evolving Toward What?" at the 2006 New Media Consortium Regional Conference at Trinity University, San Antonio Texas. E-portfolios are gaining attention as vehicles to document progress and organize activities of students, faculty and administrators. As promised, below are links to resources: "At-a-Glance Guides" Using Technology to SupportAlternative Assessment and Electronic Portfolios ePortConsortium.org John Labadie in Epsilen Environment Student Digital Portfolio Sakai: Collaboration and Learning Environmetn for Education OSP Portfolios University of Bolton: Centre for Education Technolgy & Interoperability Standards Circus Ponies Educause Extensis Idea Group: Handbook of Research on ePortfolios IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. The Library of Congress MERLOT: Multimedia Education Resource for Learning and Online Teaching OPEN SOURCE CMS


On March 10, 2006 John Labadie was the kenote speaker and Margie Labadie was the facilitator for a workshop entitled "Creativity, Originality, and Intellectual Property in Digital Media." The American Institute in Taiwan Public Affairs Section was pleased to co-sponsor this event. Panelists from a wide range of institutions showcased Taiwan's world-quality original digital content and discussed methods to protect its Intellectual Property Rights. Panelists were drawn from the National Taiwan University of the Arts, the National Palace Museum, The Performing Arts Alliance, The Digital Education Institute, Lee & Lee Communications, the Institute for Information Industry, the Chinese Library Association, the Hwa Lien District Prosecutor's Office, the Judge & Prosecutors Training Institute, and the Judicial Yuan. The program closed with a panel discussing the issue of creativity-- whether it can be learned and how imagination can serve as a source for innovation.


	Margie Labadie and John Labadie had papers published in: "Sun and Love from the Creative Sky of Indigenous People." The book is published in association with the conferece: The Exchange of the Cultural Creative Design of International Indigenous Peoples, held at Chung Yuan Christian University.	Conference dates December 16 - 17, 2005


Conference dates December 7-8, 2005.	John Labadie was the keynote speaker at the International Conference on Creativity and Innovation Practice in Popular Culture 2005. The conference was presented by Fu Jen Catholic University's Human Ecology College, Graduate Institute of Textiles and Clothing


	John and Margie Labadie are featured in an interview for the December 2005 issue of PC Office. In this special supplement for the Digital Content Institutue, the Labadies discuss their philosophies of Digital Fine Art and Creativity.


In November 2005 John Labadie was a keynote speaker for an exhibition of the International Digital Art Awards at the Beijing Film Academy, Beijing, China. This image of John, taken by Istvan Horkay, was taken at the exhibition at the Today Museum, in Beijing.

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