Posts that serve to contextualize course materials & issues, but are not necessarily directly derived from these…
The above cloud draws on the comments you all have made to the Module 1 initial post. I’ll go over how I made this in class, but in general I’ve found that visualizing students’ comments often brings out interesting observations.… Continue Reading
The Global One-Room Schoolhouse: John Seely Brown (Highlights from his “Entrepreneurial Learner” Keynote at DML2012) from DML Research Hub on Vimeo. A video I just ran across…nicely timed with the beginning of the term!
The snafu around President Lariviere’s ‘firing’ has given rise to an emergency meeting of UO statutory faculty on Wednesday, and I will attend that meeting—so we’ll not have class on 11/30. I encourage all of you to follow the story… Continue Reading
Given our emphasis in this module on the future of arts & culture (work), I direct you to a thoughtful and wide-ranging post by Dave Allen (formerly of music groups Gang of Four & Shriekback, now of ‘brand agency’… Continue Reading
Check out this post on the the Americans for the Arts ARTSblog, as it highlights a cultural asset mapping project in Los Angeles County that seeks to demonstrate solid connections between community, health, and the arts. While certainly of… Continue Reading
Just ran across this post looking at a new NEA report on artists in the U.S. You can access the full report here, but the summary in the post does a nice job of pulling out relevant demographic and economic… Continue Reading
I’ve been reading Marcus Boon’s In Praise of Copying over the past few weeks, and it is an excellent book. As luck would have it, Mr. Boon has written the latest installment of a series that the Wire magazine… Continue Reading
Just ran across this post on the Technology in the Arts blog (well worth following…) about a new “arts participation” endeavor anchored in Australia. The effort is called “What Makes Me” and can be found here. It’s an ambitious… Continue Reading
Yesterday’s NY Times featured an article focused on Portland’s Time Based Art Festival; it was in the arts/leisure section, and you can find it here. The incoming curator, Angela Mattox, has some intriguing things to say about programming, challenging audiences,… Continue Reading
Below are links to the essays produced by groups A1 & A2 for Module 1. I have removed individual group member names on these copies of the documents. Please do read them and provide any discussion/comment on this post, focusing… Continue Reading