STA Work Blog
STAs: Student Technology Assistants
Who We Are
LAITS: IT and Facilities Director, Joe TenBarge initiated the Student Technology Assistant program in 2004. STAs are UT students who work on a variety of projects in collaboration with UT faculty and LAITS staff members. STAs assist College of Liberal Arts faculty members and administrative staff with print and web design. From building presentations, to creating audio/visual works, and producing online classes in the LAITS film studios, STAs are instrumental in helping COLA faculty realize their vision for multimedia projects that enhance their teaching and the students learning experience. By the end of their student careers, STAs have portfolios which demonstrate their accrued technical and design skills.
Prospective STAs:
Creative and technically inclined students are appointed as STAs for one year, with the possibility of being rehired as long as they study at the university. Applicants for the program are hired before both long semesters. Interested students may look for postings on Hire-A-Longhorn when positions are available. Positions will have Student Technology Assistant (illustrator or web designer) in the title of the job post.
Faculty and Staff:
Faculty & Staff with questions about services, please contact us.
https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/laits/contacts.php
- Audio Services: Michael C Heidenreich, Audio Services Manager
- Video Services: Kelly Webster, Video Production Supervisor
- Graphic Design & Web Design Services: Suloni Robertson, Art Director / STA Program Manager
2nd Day!
I’m just now wrapping up my second day as a Design STA and, boy, a lot happened! I was brought up to date on the entire workflow process for the Russian 407 Online Class Project, from video to animation to audio and everything in between. It was a lot of information that I’m still trying to get organized in my head but I’m very much looking forward to getting started on this project. I was also able to get started on my flashcard designs for my first STA Blog Slide Show, and I have included one of my favorite icons from 3 of my categories below (brain, heart, and strength). I’m hoping to get my blog self portrait done soon!
PSY 364: Color Palette Change, Updated Dashboard Graphic
For PSY 364, I updated the dashboard graphic featuring Dr. B and updated the PPT template for the quiz and chat slides using the new color background.
Tate’s STA Blog
progress!
Here is a RUS illustration I did the coloring for. (Valerie did the line work.) This was really nice to do, and was honestly a nice if short relaxing break from doing animations.