Emerging Technologies, Media Development and Training
Ball Communication Building, Rm 210
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306

Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST
Phone: 765-285-3004
Fax: 765-285-0124
E-mail: emergingtech@bsu.edu

Emerging Technologies, Media Development and Training identifies and supports innovative yet appropriate technological solutions for the university and its partners, while fostering learning opportunities for students, faculty, and staff.

We do this through a collaborative approach combining designers, developers, storytellers, and educators in a single unit that provides comprehensive solutions to challenging problems while providing real-world opportunities for the student Digital Corps.

Emerging Technologies, Media Development and Training is committed to a collaborative, iterative process, encompassing all parties, with an emphasis on excellence, creativity and respect for craft.

We're always open to new ideas and look forward to helping educators use technology in myriad constructive ways, some yet unimagined. Serving education through innovation is, after all, the reason we are here.

OUR TEAMS

The design team is a full service department delivering award-winning creative services to educational and corporate clients. The highly skilled creative team provides assistance from conceptualization to visuals for a finished project. Our focus is to create experiences that are engaging, strategic, and purposeful to meet the needs of our clients.

Design services include:

  • Conceptual consulting
  • Multimedia design
  • Animation
  • Print media

The development team works closely with the design team to implement interactive media and generate original software projects. The team produces a variety of project types, from stand-alone computer programs to data-driven web applications. Cutting edge technologies are our specialty.

Development services include:

  • Educational interactives
  • Online simulations
  • Digital research tools
  • Innovative course marketing or community outreach resources
  • Immersive learning opportunities
  • Exploration of new technologies in education

The training team strives to develop and deliver software certification courses for undergraduate students and industry professionals and community outreach projects from middle school camps to high school academy opportunities.  The training team is available to present programs about emerging technology as requested.  Our services are offered to students, faculty and staff.

Training services include:

  • ID Software certification courses for undergraduate students
  • Apple and Adobe certification courses for Professionals
  • Proctored Apple and Adobe certification exams by appointment 
  • Free online learning from lynda.com
  • Summer Academies for high school students
  • Summer Camp for middle school students 

Students of the Digital Corps are an integral part of collaborative projects and strive to kept industry standard certifications up to date.