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This time around I talk about personal professional development. Today’s the first day of school for students. Summer vacation is but a memory, as now it’s time for all of us to buckle down and do some serious learning. Yes, I said “all of us.” You may be a teacher, but you’re not exempt from learning until you’re dead. (And perhaps not even then, but I digress.) There are many ways for teachers to expand their skills as teachers. There are inservices (well, at least…Continue Reading “Academic Aesthetic Podcast 97”
Today many of the art teachers in my county got together for a beginning of the year inservice. Along with the free art material sample packs and lesson workshops, we also had time to hobnob and network. While having lunch with a high school photography teacher, I shared with him my desire to expand my lessons that involve digital photography. He let me know that when his students use digital cameras he tries to get them to do as little post editing as possible, so…Continue Reading “Academic Aesthetic Podcast 95”
I’m not from Australia. I have nothing against the land down under, but I can’t even fake a decent Australian accent. I bring this up because a recent posting on a blog called “Using Wiki in Education” gave me a nice write-up, but got that minor detail incorrect. I’m sure the author, one Stewart Mader, wrote the inaccuracy as an honest mistake. This is unfortunately more than I can say for some others out there. It seems that people wiping their feet on the truth…Continue Reading “Academic Aesthetic Podcast 94”
In this podcast I talk about verifying sources. And old science fiction. Why don’t you send me an audio comment?
I’ll be in Pennsylvania all next week to visit with friends and family and perhaps spend a day or two at Musikfest in beautiful Bethlehem, PA. This doesn’t mean that I’ll be taking a break from podcasting, although I probably won’t be posting the MP3s in the middle of the day like I normally do. This will be my last big fling before I head back to school, and I’m really looking forward to this coming year. I may not have a classroom to set…Continue Reading “Academic Aesthetic Podcast 91”
Lately I seem to have been bitten by the DIY bug. DIY, for the uninitiated, stands for “Do It Yourself” – mostly because DIY enthusiasts would much rather put their own embellishments on everything they touch. And with the internet it’s easy to find plans for hundreds of DIY projects – from using a soda bottle and some kitchen supplies to make an effective mosquito trap to attaching some remote control servos and a digital camera to a kite for some sweet arial photography. The…Continue Reading “Academic Aesthetic Podcast 89”
Today I’d like to talk about a little thing the art community calls “Form vs. Function,” and relate it to education in general. An item’s function, as we all know, is what it does – what it’s purpose is. Form, on the other hand, is what it looks like. Both can be equally important, but not always. Take the chairs in a classroom, for example. Sure, they were designed by someone, but at the end of the day their main purpose is to lift the…Continue Reading “Academic Aesthetic Podcast 88”
Swiped from Will Richardson, who in turn swiped it from David Warlick: ALAWON: American Library Association Washington Office Newsline Volume 15, Number 73 July 25, 2006 In This Issue: URGENT ACTION ALERT: Call Representatives TODAY and ask them to oppose DOPA URGENT Action Needed: The Washington Office has learned that the House may try to expedite passage of H.R. 5319, the Deleting Online Predators Act (DOPA), TOMORROW, July 26th. PLEASE CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TODAY and ask that they oppose HR 5319. Capitol Switchboard number is:…Continue Reading “DOPA Alert!”