What are the forces that contribute to cultural innovation and change, and how should cultural policies and institutions approach it, given their various (purist, modernist, nationalist, economic) agendas? In this exploration, I try and argue for the role played by "ordinary people" through their diffused but pervasive "everyday actions and practices", suggesting that this is a vital and democratic force that must be championed at all costs as it is essential to building social capital. In our increasingly globalized and corporatized society, the role of the ordinary person is gradually transforming from an active agent-creator to a passive recipient-consumer, leaving less and less scope for individual creativity and innovation. While this triggers a subversive and tactical re-appropriation of cultural goods as shown by de Certeau, I ask why artistry and culture cannot remain a common, affordable and easily-accessible praxis as it still does in Indian and other "poor & under-developed" societies, rather than turning into a premium and exclusive commodity.
A presentation I've giving May 15th for the PACE graduation. PACE is the Program for Acceleration in Careers of Engineering, a science and engineering awareness program in which professionals volunteer their time to work with local minority high school students to help prepare them for technical careers. In this presentation, I detail the journey of Eduardo Padron, the inspiring President of Miami Dade College
What are the forces that contribute to cultural innovation and change, and how should cultural policies and institutions approach it, given their various (purist, modernist, nationalist, economic) agendas? In this exploration, I try and argue for the role played by "ordinary people" through their diffused but pervasive "everyday actions and practices", suggesting that this is a vital and democratic force that must be championed at all costs as it is essential to building social capital. In our increasingly globalized and corporatized society, the role of the ordinary person is gradually transforming from an active agent-creator to a passive recipient-consumer, leaving less and less scope for individual creativity and innovation. While this triggers a subversive and tactical re-appropriation of cultural goods as shown by de Certeau, I ask why artistry and culture cannot remain a common, affordable and easily-accessible praxis as it still does in Indian and other "poor & under-developed" societies, rather than turning into a premium and exclusive commodity.
A presentation I've giving May 15th for the PACE graduation. PACE is the Program for Acceleration in Careers of Engineering, a science and engineering awareness program in which professionals volunteer their time to work with local minority high school students to help prepare them for technical careers. In this presentation, I detail the journey of Eduardo Padron, the inspiring President of Miami Dade College
Learning, design and technology developmental evaluation and the experience api Charles Darwin University
Learning, design and technology developmental evaluation and the experience api. Invited presentation to Global Mindset 12th thought leading conference on Assessment and Learning on 29 Oct 2014.The conference is all about students and teachers and how they can improve learning through better understanding of:
- current state of assessment and learning
- future of assessment and learning
The keynote is by Eric Mazur, Professor Physics Harvard, recipient of Minerva Prize.
Learning, design and technology developmental evaluation and the experience api Charles Darwin University
Learning, design and technology developmental evaluation and the experience api. Invited presentation to Global Mindset 12th thought leading conference on Assessment and Learning on 29 Oct 2014.The conference is all about students and teachers and how they can improve learning through better understanding of:
- current state of assessment and learning
- future of assessment and learning
The keynote is by Eric Mazur, Professor Physics Harvard, recipient of Minerva Prize.
