Leslie Maxfield is the Director of Academic Media Technologies (AMT) at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). The portfolio below highlights examples of her work.

AMT is currently supporting Caltech's audio visual and academic technology needs with various collaboration tools, course capture systems, and smart classroom technologies. With other groups on campus, AMT is developing Caltech on iTunes U for outreach and education.

Contact Leslie to exchange ideas on the above topics. Follow on Twitter @lesliemaxfield.

portfolio

online multimedia

TEDxCaltech Teaser - Video to promote TEDxCaltech 14 Jan 2011 - Kavli Nanoscience Institute

Caltech Streaming Theater [developed code and presently manage production of all streaming content since 2001] - Caltech Development and Institute Relations

2009 Cahill Center for Astronomy & Astrophysics Dedication Symposium - Astronomy Department, Caltech

Guggenheim Rededication Ceremony video, Keck Institute for Space Studies workshop videos, Keck Nanoscience Institute opening video wall - Division of Engineering and Applied Science Division, Caltech

Educational Technology support - multiple graduate and undergraduate courses, lectures, meetings, workshops, and conferences

 

documentary short videos

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Andrew Lange Memorial | video - Physics, Mathematics, and Astronomy Division, Caltech

The Athenaeum Celebrates 75 | video - The Athenaeum, Caltech

Jesse Greenstein Memorial Video | video - Astronomy Department, Caltech

Memories of Caltech Past | sample1| sample2 - Prof. J. Goodstein, Caltech Archivist

75th Anniversary of the Caltech Associates | sample1| sample2| sample3 - The Associates, Caltech

40th Anniversary of Beckman Auditorium | sample1| sample2- Caltech Campus and Community Relations

In Celebration of Arnold Beckman's 100th Birthday | sample1| sample2 - Caltech Development and Institute Relations

 

research videos

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Finch studies -T. Nick, Caltech Biology

Eyemovie - W. Fink, Caltech Physics, USC, JPL

 

press releases

Cosmic History Timeline - S. Djorgovski, Caltech

Cluster Lens Locates Farthest Known Object in the Universe - Kneib & Ellis, Caltech

Keck Telescope and Cosmic Lens Resolve Nature and Fate of Early Star-Forming Galaxy - Stark & Ellis, Caltech

 

dvd authoring

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Caltech Slice of Life - Caltech Student Affairs

Dwarf Lemur Growth Research | sample - J. Allman, Caltech Biology

Commemorative Commencement Interactive DVD - Caltech President's Office

Earnest C. Watson Lectures - Caltech Campus and Community Relations

Stephen W. Hawking Lectures - Caltech Division of Physics, Mathematics, and Astronomy

 

websites

Documenting Earthquakes: A Virtual Exhibit in Six Parts - Caltech Archives and Special Collections

Wende Bibo [freelance work]

Vladimir Jedlicka [freelance work]

image processing [freelance work]

The Big Picture Exhibit- Griffith Observatory ["the largest astronomical photograph in the world"- 20x152 feet & >31 billion total pixels]

 

video editing and dvd authoring [freelance work]

The Ayzenberg Group - DVD Author for TV Demo Reel

The Chandler School Holiday Program | sample - The Chandler School

 

harp music [hobby]

Water Spirit, composer Kim Robertson | sample [MP3 format] - performed on my Bubinga Dusty Strings 36-string Celtic Harp