All,

Hi, I wanted to second Julie’s BIG thank you for all your thoughtful and hard work this last week. I realize it was a bit more intense in terms of keeping things totally focused for the entire sessions Tuesday and Thursday.

Tuesday’s session was a very important one in terms of how I see this class addressing theoretical and applied ideas of how art and science visuals are defined within our cultural, historical, and personal contexts. AND it is very important to consider what was presented as you move forward on being trained within your college career to become leaders in your chosen fields of study and work. As such I feel this is in many ways some of the most important content to move from the initial ideas of “art meets science” to the “so what.” As in the “so what” of why it is important for us to step outside of our individual assumptions and be able to step back and contemplate the complex ways in which others around us create shared and different meanings. Also please note that I tried to model much of what that worksheet was asking of you in the last part of Tuesday’s session (this worksheet is VERY important to hold on to for we will be coming back to it later).

Thursday’s session was also key in terms of moving forward this term, and again thank you all for taking the time to give your peers feedback and also presenting your projects. It can be a challenge for sure (especially those of you going last!) to keep the focus up. It is a hard session to plan out for us, for we realize it is a lot to take in during one session but also there is an important need to get everyone’s ideas out there for feedback.

***Remember to add in a Journal entry this weekend looking over the feedback you received and answering those questions on the backside of the feedback sheets. Trust us, this will REALLY help your moving forward. Remember your projects are not just about you individually, but are about your audience! In this online exhibition format if your visitors miss your main points initially there is no way to go back and help them understand!***

And lastly I have attached (see below) a flowchart diagram outlining what Julie and I tried to communicate about the different layers of your research and Creative Display, and note: 1) The ways in which we expect visuals/visualizations to be part of BOTH sides of the project; 2) The arrows of how one side informs the other side and the importance of you being able to articulate these connections can NOT be understated; 3) That the “Exhibit” encompasses BOTH sides of the project (it is all one package). Yes that was TMI within the moment of Thursday’s session when you all were trying to present your ideas! Sorry about that!

As always please let us know if you have any questions.

Best,

Robert

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