Digital signage 101 - coming to a college campus near you?

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Wednesday, July 22, 2009
As you've read on this blog and many others, the digital signage industry is ever-evolving but is also maturing. Which is why news that Texas State Technical College will begin offering a Digital Signage Technology Associates Degree along with a Digital Signage Assistant Certificate is interesting. . . in a digital-signy kind of way.

It's worth taking a gander at the course load for the degree. Here's the description for the first course - Corporate & Community Development with Critical thinking:

Development of corporate and community leadership skills that incorporate critical thinking strategies. Includes data and informative decision making, group and team processes, strategic and action planning, and processes for monitoring progress.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/13511355@N06/1375685165/And the list goes on. History of Communication Graphics? What a great class to add to the first semester. And I'm thrilled to see that there's a tremendous focus on digital signage content and integration.

I'd love to be a fly on the wall in the classes just to hear the discussions AND I'm really curious as to who's going to teach it. Because from my experience, there are several industry "experts" who would gain from being a part of such a discussion.

Furthermore, I'm interested to see how this relates to the Digital Signage Certified Experts Program (DSCE). There's definitely some similarity between the two, which I suppose is a good thing.

So who do you think will take this class? AV types? Those looking to get in a new field? Guess we'll have to see if it's successful at Texas State Technical College, will other schools pick it up?

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Comments for Digital signage 101 - coming to a college campus near you?

Wednesday, July 22, 2009 by Margot Myers:
Talked to Trish Golin at TSTC. This is a totally online, four-semester, 60 credit hour program. It's funded under a Title V grant for low-income and Hispanic students. The courses will be taught by existing faculty who currently teach the Digital Imaging & Design curriculum. Heavy emphasis on learning how to use graphics software for content development and project management; not so much hardware or networking. They'd love some feedback on what the industry will need from their graduates.