New Learning Tool Launch at Lakehead U

Department of History, Faculty of Education work together to create new Website

(Thunder Bay - October 13, 2004) Lakehead University's Department of History and Faculty of Education have teamed together to create a new tool to help teachers and students learn about a unique subject.

Some Lakehead U Education students will be getting a first-hand look at the educational Website www.ladylumberjack.ca on Friday, October 15. This site is an example of the unique way that educational resources are being made available to teachers. Ladylumberjack.ca is devoted to the silent films of the Port Arthur Amateur Cinema Society and the people behind them. It is intended to provide visitors with historical information and educational resources about a unique part of Canada's film history. It will allow students to experience how silent films were made, from start to finish, during the 1920s in Canada.

What: Educational Website Launch
Where: Lakehead University, ATAC 1003
When: Friday, October 15, 2004, at 1:30 p.m.

"Our objective is to have this website used in every school in the country," says Dr. Ron Harpelle, Project Co-ordinator and Chair of the History Department. "It is a valuable resource with a wealth of information on it. This is an intriguing part of our history, and will be an engaging subject for students to learn about."

Speakers at the launch will be Dr. Harpelle; Michel Beaulieu, who worked on research and writing; Noreen Ivancic, the educational designer; and Dan Peerenboom, the Web designer.

MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA are invited to attend the launch. Please call Marla Tomlinson at 343-8177 to have a parking pass issued.

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Contact: Marla Tomlinson, Communications Officer, Lakehead University, 807-343-8177

Ron Harpelle, History Department, Lakehead University, 807- 343-8691