Workshop slide deck for iPadpalooza 2016. Please note the videos will not play but they are all in the G+ community https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/101416752034019971438
Leveraging for Legacy and Cultivating New Literacies: Region One Texas "Using...Amy Burvall
my keynote for the "Using Technology to Make a Difference" conference in Texas. Note that the videos will not play and it is video intensive, so please feel free to join the G+ community at https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/102951818296790118749 or contact me.
This keynote, first offered at Sc Midlands (South Carolina) is all about provocation over pontification. I pose questions to help us rethink education and "edtech". Keep in mind that many anecdotes were shared as the "meat" behind these queries. Most come from my public thinking on my blog: amysmooc.wordpress.com
*note there are a few slides with videos ...they should play (though I did not show the entirety of the Student Voices Clip (only 2 min of the 25)
Creativity presentation and workshop deck for my inservice at Shawnigan Lake School on Vancouver Island. Please note that the videos and video transitions will not play in this form.
Image is Everything: Exploring Critical Thinking Through Visual Literacies BLC15Amy Burvall
***Please note videos will not play
From cave walls to Facebook walls we have always embraced visual communication. Dual coding theory of cognition (Paivio, 1971), reiterates the importance of visual imagery in respect to our thinking processes - that in fact we need visual language in addition to verbal or text-based coding of stimuli. With the changing media landscape, our streams, memes, and zines have exploded with imagery, ushering in a need for visual literacy skills. We are quickly moving from images as decoration and augmentation to images as sole content and communication tool. We have some false beliefs about visual language - that it is equated with “art”, requiring “talent” from “creative types” - and therefore it is unfortunately often not overtly taught and practiced in schools. Technology has affected knowledge in such a way as to diminish the value of “raw” information and increase the value of sense-making, as well as chip away at attention spans, sparking a need for distillation of complex ideas. Images can essentialize the cumbersome in beautiful ways. They have a “stickiness” for the viewer and challenge the critical thinking of the creator.
This hands-on session will explore the “Whys” of visual literacy and offer participants an opportunity to tinker and play with:
iconography and metaphorical thinking
pictograms, “Shortology”, emoji, meme stories, and gifs
graphic design, graphic facilitation, infographics and sketchnotes
photography, cinemagrams (moving photos)
icon-based annotations and marginalia
using images to leverage CVs, social media, and presentations
We’ll experiment with ways to use visual language for personal knowledge management, amplification of knowledge and creative work, critical thinking, social interaction (conversation), and other forms of creative and intellectual expression.
#GetsmART: Lessons from the Artists BLC15 MinikeynoteAmy Burvall
Note that this is the abridged version (15 minutes) presented at BLC15; I have an hour version with almost 100 more hand-drawn slides.
While everyone is both a work of art and an artist, not
everyone thinks like one. What can the ways in which
famous artists lived their lives,as well as their creative processes, teach us? In this 15 minute keynote presented at Alan November's Building Learning Communities 2015, Amy
Burvall shares poignant takeaways from the lives of
Da Vinci and Michelangelo, the Impressionists, Toulouse-
Lautrec, Picasso, and Warhol.
Through anecdotes, quotes, and metaphorical imagery,
these apologues serve as digestible life lessons educators and leaders can embrace in their own
intellectual and creative lives and share with students.
Workshop slide deck for iPadpalooza 2016. Please note the videos will not play but they are all in the G+ community https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/101416752034019971438
Leveraging for Legacy and Cultivating New Literacies: Region One Texas "Using...Amy Burvall
my keynote for the "Using Technology to Make a Difference" conference in Texas. Note that the videos will not play and it is video intensive, so please feel free to join the G+ community at https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/102951818296790118749 or contact me.
This keynote, first offered at Sc Midlands (South Carolina) is all about provocation over pontification. I pose questions to help us rethink education and "edtech". Keep in mind that many anecdotes were shared as the "meat" behind these queries. Most come from my public thinking on my blog: amysmooc.wordpress.com
*note there are a few slides with videos ...they should play (though I did not show the entirety of the Student Voices Clip (only 2 min of the 25)
Creativity presentation and workshop deck for my inservice at Shawnigan Lake School on Vancouver Island. Please note that the videos and video transitions will not play in this form.
Image is Everything: Exploring Critical Thinking Through Visual Literacies BLC15Amy Burvall
***Please note videos will not play
From cave walls to Facebook walls we have always embraced visual communication. Dual coding theory of cognition (Paivio, 1971), reiterates the importance of visual imagery in respect to our thinking processes - that in fact we need visual language in addition to verbal or text-based coding of stimuli. With the changing media landscape, our streams, memes, and zines have exploded with imagery, ushering in a need for visual literacy skills. We are quickly moving from images as decoration and augmentation to images as sole content and communication tool. We have some false beliefs about visual language - that it is equated with “art”, requiring “talent” from “creative types” - and therefore it is unfortunately often not overtly taught and practiced in schools. Technology has affected knowledge in such a way as to diminish the value of “raw” information and increase the value of sense-making, as well as chip away at attention spans, sparking a need for distillation of complex ideas. Images can essentialize the cumbersome in beautiful ways. They have a “stickiness” for the viewer and challenge the critical thinking of the creator.
This hands-on session will explore the “Whys” of visual literacy and offer participants an opportunity to tinker and play with:
iconography and metaphorical thinking
pictograms, “Shortology”, emoji, meme stories, and gifs
graphic design, graphic facilitation, infographics and sketchnotes
photography, cinemagrams (moving photos)
icon-based annotations and marginalia
using images to leverage CVs, social media, and presentations
We’ll experiment with ways to use visual language for personal knowledge management, amplification of knowledge and creative work, critical thinking, social interaction (conversation), and other forms of creative and intellectual expression.
#GetsmART: Lessons from the Artists BLC15 MinikeynoteAmy Burvall
Note that this is the abridged version (15 minutes) presented at BLC15; I have an hour version with almost 100 more hand-drawn slides.
While everyone is both a work of art and an artist, not
everyone thinks like one. What can the ways in which
famous artists lived their lives,as well as their creative processes, teach us? In this 15 minute keynote presented at Alan November's Building Learning Communities 2015, Amy
Burvall shares poignant takeaways from the lives of
Da Vinci and Michelangelo, the Impressionists, Toulouse-
Lautrec, Picasso, and Warhol.
Through anecdotes, quotes, and metaphorical imagery,
these apologues serve as digestible life lessons educators and leaders can embrace in their own
intellectual and creative lives and share with students.
Image is Everything: Exploring Visual Literacy for Critical Thinking EdTechTe...Amy Burvall
From cave walls to Facebook walls we have always embraced visual communication. Dual coding theory of cognition reiterates the importance of visual imagery in respect to our thinking processes - that in fact we need visual language in addition to verbal or text-based coding of stimuli. With the changing media landscape, our streams, memes, and zines have exploded with imagery, ushering in a need for visual literacy skills. We are quickly moving from images as decoration and augmentation to images as sole content and communication tool. We have some false beliefs about visual language - that it is equated with “art”, requiring “talent” from “creative types” - and therefore it is unfortunately often not overtly taught and practiced in schools. Technology has affected knowledge in such a way as to diminish the value of “raw” information and increase the value of sense-making, as well as chip away at attention spans, sparking a need for distillation of complex ideas. Images can essentialize the cumbersome in beautiful ways. They have a “stickiness” for the viewer and challenge the critical thinking of the creator.
**Please not videos will not play but they are located in respective categories on the G+ community
Workshop trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYNQ2hzbeQI
Workshop Resources: https://plus.google.com/u/1/communities/113762614515763343967
This hands-on workshop explored the "whys" of visual literacy and offered participants an opportunity to tinker and play with everything from metaphorical icons to photos, gifs, and video.
***please note that videos in this slide deck are not enabled
Feel free to join the open G+ community here: https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/113762614515763343967
Workshop deck from iPadpalooza 2016. Please note the videos will not play, but all are in the G+ community https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/113762614515763343967
Make du Jour: Fostering Daily Creativity BLC15Amy Burvall
***please note videos will not play
“There is no win, there is no fail, there is only make” (John Cage). One of the greatest challenges is developing ideas, finding time, and offering opportunities for students work on creative projects. More importantly, how do we move beyond the “assignment” stage and encourage students to be intrinsically motivated to make beautiful things on a regular basis? How do we foster the shift from consumption to production? Even if you don’t have the luxury of offering a project-based curriculum, you can still develop a steady diet of ongoing, “back-burner” projects that gets student to “dare to make and share”. This session will explore ways to instill a creative culture in your classroom, with everything from low-entry point crowdsourced uses of social media to the #showyourwork movement which asks students to be overt about their design thinking, creative process, and troubleshooting and contribute to collective knowledge. At the heart of personalized learning is creative freedom, but students often need a spark of inspiration, a design brief, or mentorship to get them on the road to making. In this workshop we will get our creative juices flowing and explore trends in combinatorial and crowdsourced creativity facilitated by social media, as well as the role of analogue elements in digital makery. You will have the opportunity to create and perform, as well as develop projects for future use. We’ll look at teacher-as-creator and the importance of transparency and curation in facilitating creativity in the classroom. All participants will leave with a "goodie bag"- a membership to an ever-growing digital community of resources and dialogue centering around creativity in the classroom.
FISA2016 Make du Jour: Fostering Daily Critical CreativityAmy Burvall
Presentation slides for the Federation of Independent Schools of British Colombia in February 2016. Please note videos will not play but the resources are located in the G+ community at https://plus.google.com/u/1/communities/101416752034019971438
VIEW the VIDEO here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfcWI_FJtRM&feature=youtu.be
In this workshop we explored the essence of creativity and how to cultivate a creative creative climate in the classroom. We explored low barrier entry ways to get students thinking and working more creatively on a daily basis, using both digital and analog tools and strategies.
***please note the videos embedded are not enabled
Feel free to join the open G+ community here: https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/101416752034019971438
This is the 2nd part of a 3 part presentation I gave for UNOi in Los Cabos, Mexico. It shares the "why " of creativity in 21st century education and the nature of creativity, punctuated by interactive experiences as it addresses the "how".
Thinking Outside the Lines with #newliteracies (Santa Rosa Summit with EdTEch...Amy Burvall
How can we model and help our students develop skills in the new literacies of the digital world? In this workshop we explored the so-called "new" or "emerging" literacies - things like the nuances of hashtags and how to use them for creative production, video blogging as an effective alternative to the written essay, microcontent, and visual thinking and media.
***please note that the VIDEOS will not play in this version
See some of the vlogging videos in this community: https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/115585487553081978789
Workshop for Independent School Association of British Colombia at Mulgrave School, Feb 2015. (please note videos will not play but they are in our open G+ community, found at: https://plus.google.com/communities/101164486056743840888
The Open Web is facilitating the power combinatorial creativity like never before. While creativity has always been about remix and “standing on the shoulders of giants”, our networks now allow for boundless creative connections and collaborations. What happens when hundreds or even thousands contribute even the smallest bit to the project pie? How can educators and students participate in established crowdsourced projects, as well as develop their own? The Cloud has become our campfire, where we compose and share stories with the ever increasingly varied media available to us. Technologist Dr. David Weinberger famously noted that “The smartest person in the room IS the room”- can we then apply that concept to creativity? Could what we make together be more poignant, more powerful, and more interesting than anything we could have created individually? In this session participants will explore various established projects and imagine how they might be applied in their courses or professional development plans. We’ll also take some time to ideate one or more original projects that could be implemented with existing tools.
NOTE: The videos in this presentation have not been enabled to play
“The tag is the soul of the Internet”, says Derrick de Kerckhove in The Augmented Mind. How can educators exploit the use of tagging content in a variety of mediums in order to help students practice these new literacies and understand the workings of the Web? In this session we’ll look at both practical and creative (or “meta”) tagging and explore ways to organize a course in Twitter, G+, Storify, Instagram, and Wordpress blogs. We’ll explore playful uses of tags to recontextualize, add commentary, or create art, poetry, and literature. The hashtag is a powerful device of the organization of knowledge, but it can be maximized for critical and divergent thinking.
*this is a presentation with hands-on activities. Please bring a mobile device and, if you wish, a laptop.
University of Worcester Children's Conference Amy Burvall
My keynote for the "Know Yourself and Be Open to the Differences of Others" children's conference at the University of Worcester, UK for students age 9-13
*please note that the videos will not play
Workshop on Visual Thinking and Visual Literacy for the Independent School Association of British Columbia (Mulgrave School, Feb, 2015).
Bear in mind the videos won't play but thy are all located in our G+ community at
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/113762614515763343967
With the changing media landscape, our streams, memes, and zines have exploded with imagery, ushering in a need for visual literacy skills. We have some false beliefs about visual language - that it is equated with “art”, requiring “talent” from “creative types” - and therefore it is unfortunately often not overtly taught and practiced in schools. Technology has affected knowledge in such a way as to diminish the value of “raw” information and increase the value of sense-making, as well as chip away at attention spans, sparking a need for distillation of complex ideas. Images can essentialize the cumbersome in beautiful ways. They have a “stickiness” for the viewer and challenge the critical thinking of the creator.
Building Learning Communities: Tapping Passion and Reflection for Learning - ...Amy Burvall
Originally presented at November Learning's Building Learning Communities Conference in Boston, MA, July 2014. Please note videos will not play in Slideshare but you can find most of them in the Vlogging G+ community here: https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/115585487553081978789
Intention: Critical Creativity in the K-12 Classroom ISABC17Amy Burvall
exploration into the alignment of our book (myself and Dan Ryder) with the BC curriculum's core competencies (Creative thinking, Critical thinking, Communication)...please note that videos will not playh
Building Learning Communities: Make du Jour- Fostering Creativity for Persona...Amy Burvall
Originally presented at November Learning's Building Learning Communities conference in Boston, MA, July 2014.
* please note the videos will not play in Slideshare but you may find them in my resource community at https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/101416752034019971438
I conducted a workshop on the Japanese art of "unuseless inventions" - known as Chindogu. We had a great time, and stay tuned for the blog post and some really cool Chindogus. Meanwhile, here's the deck from my workshop.
Have fun!
Image is Everything: Exploring Visual Literacy for Critical Thinking EdTechTe...Amy Burvall
From cave walls to Facebook walls we have always embraced visual communication. Dual coding theory of cognition reiterates the importance of visual imagery in respect to our thinking processes - that in fact we need visual language in addition to verbal or text-based coding of stimuli. With the changing media landscape, our streams, memes, and zines have exploded with imagery, ushering in a need for visual literacy skills. We are quickly moving from images as decoration and augmentation to images as sole content and communication tool. We have some false beliefs about visual language - that it is equated with “art”, requiring “talent” from “creative types” - and therefore it is unfortunately often not overtly taught and practiced in schools. Technology has affected knowledge in such a way as to diminish the value of “raw” information and increase the value of sense-making, as well as chip away at attention spans, sparking a need for distillation of complex ideas. Images can essentialize the cumbersome in beautiful ways. They have a “stickiness” for the viewer and challenge the critical thinking of the creator.
**Please not videos will not play but they are located in respective categories on the G+ community
Workshop trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYNQ2hzbeQI
Workshop Resources: https://plus.google.com/u/1/communities/113762614515763343967
This hands-on workshop explored the "whys" of visual literacy and offered participants an opportunity to tinker and play with everything from metaphorical icons to photos, gifs, and video.
***please note that videos in this slide deck are not enabled
Feel free to join the open G+ community here: https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/113762614515763343967
Workshop deck from iPadpalooza 2016. Please note the videos will not play, but all are in the G+ community https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/113762614515763343967
Make du Jour: Fostering Daily Creativity BLC15Amy Burvall
***please note videos will not play
“There is no win, there is no fail, there is only make” (John Cage). One of the greatest challenges is developing ideas, finding time, and offering opportunities for students work on creative projects. More importantly, how do we move beyond the “assignment” stage and encourage students to be intrinsically motivated to make beautiful things on a regular basis? How do we foster the shift from consumption to production? Even if you don’t have the luxury of offering a project-based curriculum, you can still develop a steady diet of ongoing, “back-burner” projects that gets student to “dare to make and share”. This session will explore ways to instill a creative culture in your classroom, with everything from low-entry point crowdsourced uses of social media to the #showyourwork movement which asks students to be overt about their design thinking, creative process, and troubleshooting and contribute to collective knowledge. At the heart of personalized learning is creative freedom, but students often need a spark of inspiration, a design brief, or mentorship to get them on the road to making. In this workshop we will get our creative juices flowing and explore trends in combinatorial and crowdsourced creativity facilitated by social media, as well as the role of analogue elements in digital makery. You will have the opportunity to create and perform, as well as develop projects for future use. We’ll look at teacher-as-creator and the importance of transparency and curation in facilitating creativity in the classroom. All participants will leave with a "goodie bag"- a membership to an ever-growing digital community of resources and dialogue centering around creativity in the classroom.
FISA2016 Make du Jour: Fostering Daily Critical CreativityAmy Burvall
Presentation slides for the Federation of Independent Schools of British Colombia in February 2016. Please note videos will not play but the resources are located in the G+ community at https://plus.google.com/u/1/communities/101416752034019971438
VIEW the VIDEO here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfcWI_FJtRM&feature=youtu.be
In this workshop we explored the essence of creativity and how to cultivate a creative creative climate in the classroom. We explored low barrier entry ways to get students thinking and working more creatively on a daily basis, using both digital and analog tools and strategies.
***please note the videos embedded are not enabled
Feel free to join the open G+ community here: https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/101416752034019971438
This is the 2nd part of a 3 part presentation I gave for UNOi in Los Cabos, Mexico. It shares the "why " of creativity in 21st century education and the nature of creativity, punctuated by interactive experiences as it addresses the "how".
Thinking Outside the Lines with #newliteracies (Santa Rosa Summit with EdTEch...Amy Burvall
How can we model and help our students develop skills in the new literacies of the digital world? In this workshop we explored the so-called "new" or "emerging" literacies - things like the nuances of hashtags and how to use them for creative production, video blogging as an effective alternative to the written essay, microcontent, and visual thinking and media.
***please note that the VIDEOS will not play in this version
See some of the vlogging videos in this community: https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/115585487553081978789
Workshop for Independent School Association of British Colombia at Mulgrave School, Feb 2015. (please note videos will not play but they are in our open G+ community, found at: https://plus.google.com/communities/101164486056743840888
The Open Web is facilitating the power combinatorial creativity like never before. While creativity has always been about remix and “standing on the shoulders of giants”, our networks now allow for boundless creative connections and collaborations. What happens when hundreds or even thousands contribute even the smallest bit to the project pie? How can educators and students participate in established crowdsourced projects, as well as develop their own? The Cloud has become our campfire, where we compose and share stories with the ever increasingly varied media available to us. Technologist Dr. David Weinberger famously noted that “The smartest person in the room IS the room”- can we then apply that concept to creativity? Could what we make together be more poignant, more powerful, and more interesting than anything we could have created individually? In this session participants will explore various established projects and imagine how they might be applied in their courses or professional development plans. We’ll also take some time to ideate one or more original projects that could be implemented with existing tools.
NOTE: The videos in this presentation have not been enabled to play
“The tag is the soul of the Internet”, says Derrick de Kerckhove in The Augmented Mind. How can educators exploit the use of tagging content in a variety of mediums in order to help students practice these new literacies and understand the workings of the Web? In this session we’ll look at both practical and creative (or “meta”) tagging and explore ways to organize a course in Twitter, G+, Storify, Instagram, and Wordpress blogs. We’ll explore playful uses of tags to recontextualize, add commentary, or create art, poetry, and literature. The hashtag is a powerful device of the organization of knowledge, but it can be maximized for critical and divergent thinking.
*this is a presentation with hands-on activities. Please bring a mobile device and, if you wish, a laptop.
University of Worcester Children's Conference Amy Burvall
My keynote for the "Know Yourself and Be Open to the Differences of Others" children's conference at the University of Worcester, UK for students age 9-13
*please note that the videos will not play
Workshop on Visual Thinking and Visual Literacy for the Independent School Association of British Columbia (Mulgrave School, Feb, 2015).
Bear in mind the videos won't play but thy are all located in our G+ community at
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/113762614515763343967
With the changing media landscape, our streams, memes, and zines have exploded with imagery, ushering in a need for visual literacy skills. We have some false beliefs about visual language - that it is equated with “art”, requiring “talent” from “creative types” - and therefore it is unfortunately often not overtly taught and practiced in schools. Technology has affected knowledge in such a way as to diminish the value of “raw” information and increase the value of sense-making, as well as chip away at attention spans, sparking a need for distillation of complex ideas. Images can essentialize the cumbersome in beautiful ways. They have a “stickiness” for the viewer and challenge the critical thinking of the creator.
Building Learning Communities: Tapping Passion and Reflection for Learning - ...Amy Burvall
Originally presented at November Learning's Building Learning Communities Conference in Boston, MA, July 2014. Please note videos will not play in Slideshare but you can find most of them in the Vlogging G+ community here: https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/115585487553081978789
Intention: Critical Creativity in the K-12 Classroom ISABC17Amy Burvall
exploration into the alignment of our book (myself and Dan Ryder) with the BC curriculum's core competencies (Creative thinking, Critical thinking, Communication)...please note that videos will not playh
Building Learning Communities: Make du Jour- Fostering Creativity for Persona...Amy Burvall
Originally presented at November Learning's Building Learning Communities conference in Boston, MA, July 2014.
* please note the videos will not play in Slideshare but you may find them in my resource community at https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/101416752034019971438
I conducted a workshop on the Japanese art of "unuseless inventions" - known as Chindogu. We had a great time, and stay tuned for the blog post and some really cool Chindogus. Meanwhile, here's the deck from my workshop.
Have fun!
Thinking about giving a talk about something you love? Possibly at Skepticamp? No? Why not? Here are some reassurances, planning tips, and dos and do-nots to get you up there sharing your expertise with the world.
Crushing It with Creativity- The Virtual Summit EU keynoteAmy Burvall
Crushing It with Creativity outlines some of the beliefs set forth in the "Creativity Credo" from my book, "Intention: Critical Creativity in the Classroom". It then offers a plethora of ideas for creative thinking in the classroom and beyond
"Rivulet" is the latest in the alcohol ink drip playing series started in the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic. This slideshow has visuals using various materials, many acquired during a recent vacation. Here is hoping to a return to an improved normal. There is still winter first.
WHAT?!
Picasso WASN'T an artist?
See a summery of Niene.nu's ART TLK
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Have Niene come over to talk about art & change at your event!
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All I needed to know about Social Media, I learned from Girl Scout Cookies! [excerpt from a Social Media training by @imagirlscout - note that licensed Girl Scout fonts will not appear correctly]
Make du Jour: Fostering Daily Creativity with Choice and VoiceAmy Burvall
originally presented as closing keynote for the Think. Create. Share conference at California State University at Fullerton in May, 2014. Please note that since this is an Apple Keynote transferred to a pdf the embedded videos will not play, though I will try to link separately.
The Creative Career (Girls Unlimited April 2015 Keynote)Cheryl Platz
Redmond's Girls Unlimited program hosts annual workshops focusing on career options for young women in the area. In 2015, I was invited to return for my second Girls Unlimited keynote talk, this time focusing on my career in the arts - both in interaction design and in acting. The talk ends with a number of calls to action that are applicable to any beginning artistic career.
This is the first part of a three part presentation given in Los Cabos, Mexico for UNOi. In it, I draw parallels between the life, creative processes and work of Leonardo Da Vinci and that of project-based learning, maker culture, and inquiry. At the beginning some analogies are made between mobile learning and the Impressionist art movement.
Remix calls for knowledge and understanding, critical, higher-order, and design thinking, a variety of tech skills, and frequently, collaboration and navigation in the greater media landscape. A remix task offers students a chance to truly transform a work and create something unique - something that will contribute to their digital presence and legacy.
***please note that videos are not enabled
Feel free to join the open G+ community here: https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/112632173247239192908
***please note that videos will not play
Mozilla’s Doug Belshaw says that the “heart” of “digital literacies” is the Remix. Kirby Ferguson eloquently encouraged us in his TED talk to “Embrace the Remix”, because, as his enlightening documentary series reminds us, “everything is a remix”. Newspaper blackout artist and award-winning author Austin Kleon’s advice to budding creatives is to “Steal Like an Artist”, because “you are a mashup of what you let into your life”. Our students are engrossed in remix culture - they are the appropriation and recontextualization generation. Remix calls for knowledge and understanding, critical, higher-order, and design thinking, a variety of tech skills, and, frequently, collaboration and navigation in the greater media landscape. Most importantly a remix task offers students a chance to truly transform a work and create something unique - something that will contribute to their digital presence and legacy. This session is part pedagogical/philosophical and part participatory. Attendees will leave with a “goodie-bag” of resources and ideas in the form of an ever-growing G+ community to organize resources and serve as a space for sharing participant work and continuing the conversation long after the conference has ended.
The slide show offers a glimpse into the history of remix in the art world and its significance in our present media landscape. We’ll explore how different techniques of remix and mashup lend themselves to collaborative creativity and differentiation in the classroom. We’ll also look into the distinctions between “remix” and “rip-off” and discuss the ways in which to help work become transformative rather than mere copies. There will be some discussion of copyright reform, fair use, and creative commons as well. Philosophically we’ll look at the work of William Burroughs, Grandmaster Flash, and Andy Warhol as well as the more recent efforts of writer Austin Kleon, media theorist Henry Jenkins, MIT Media Lab Lifelong Kindergartener Mitch Resnick, documentary filmmaker Kirby Ferguson, and the online course DS106.
We’ll explore how social media in particular inspires recontextualization and re-imagining. And, in an era of ever-abbreviated communication, we’ll look at various ways to essentialize and synthesize into more minimalist, visual interpretations.
The Roman Empire A Historical Colossus.pdfkaushalkr1407
The Roman Empire, a vast and enduring power, stands as one of history's most remarkable civilizations, leaving an indelible imprint on the world. It emerged from the Roman Republic, transitioning into an imperial powerhouse under the leadership of Augustus Caesar in 27 BCE. This transformation marked the beginning of an era defined by unprecedented territorial expansion, architectural marvels, and profound cultural influence.
The empire's roots lie in the city of Rome, founded, according to legend, by Romulus in 753 BCE. Over centuries, Rome evolved from a small settlement to a formidable republic, characterized by a complex political system with elected officials and checks on power. However, internal strife, class conflicts, and military ambitions paved the way for the end of the Republic. Julius Caesar’s dictatorship and subsequent assassination in 44 BCE created a power vacuum, leading to a civil war. Octavian, later Augustus, emerged victorious, heralding the Roman Empire’s birth.
Under Augustus, the empire experienced the Pax Romana, a 200-year period of relative peace and stability. Augustus reformed the military, established efficient administrative systems, and initiated grand construction projects. The empire's borders expanded, encompassing territories from Britain to Egypt and from Spain to the Euphrates. Roman legions, renowned for their discipline and engineering prowess, secured and maintained these vast territories, building roads, fortifications, and cities that facilitated control and integration.
The Roman Empire’s society was hierarchical, with a rigid class system. At the top were the patricians, wealthy elites who held significant political power. Below them were the plebeians, free citizens with limited political influence, and the vast numbers of slaves who formed the backbone of the economy. The family unit was central, governed by the paterfamilias, the male head who held absolute authority.
Culturally, the Romans were eclectic, absorbing and adapting elements from the civilizations they encountered, particularly the Greeks. Roman art, literature, and philosophy reflected this synthesis, creating a rich cultural tapestry. Latin, the Roman language, became the lingua franca of the Western world, influencing numerous modern languages.
Roman architecture and engineering achievements were monumental. They perfected the arch, vault, and dome, constructing enduring structures like the Colosseum, Pantheon, and aqueducts. These engineering marvels not only showcased Roman ingenuity but also served practical purposes, from public entertainment to water supply.
Ethnobotany and Ethnopharmacology:
Ethnobotany in herbal drug evaluation,
Impact of Ethnobotany in traditional medicine,
New development in herbals,
Bio-prospecting tools for drug discovery,
Role of Ethnopharmacology in drug evaluation,
Reverse Pharmacology.
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Synthetic Fiber Construction in lab .pptxPavel ( NSTU)
Synthetic fiber production is a fascinating and complex field that blends chemistry, engineering, and environmental science. By understanding these aspects, students can gain a comprehensive view of synthetic fiber production, its impact on society and the environment, and the potential for future innovations. Synthetic fibers play a crucial role in modern society, impacting various aspects of daily life, industry, and the environment. ynthetic fibers are integral to modern life, offering a range of benefits from cost-effectiveness and versatility to innovative applications and performance characteristics. While they pose environmental challenges, ongoing research and development aim to create more sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives. Understanding the importance of synthetic fibers helps in appreciating their role in the economy, industry, and daily life, while also emphasizing the need for sustainable practices and innovation.
How to Make a Field invisible in Odoo 17Celine George
It is possible to hide or invisible some fields in odoo. Commonly using “invisible” attribute in the field definition to invisible the fields. This slide will show how to make a field invisible in odoo 17.
The Indian economy is classified into different sectors to simplify the analysis and understanding of economic activities. For Class 10, it's essential to grasp the sectors of the Indian economy, understand their characteristics, and recognize their importance. This guide will provide detailed notes on the Sectors of the Indian Economy Class 10, using specific long-tail keywords to enhance comprehension.
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Model Attribute Check Company Auto PropertyCeline George
In Odoo, the multi-company feature allows you to manage multiple companies within a single Odoo database instance. Each company can have its own configurations while still sharing common resources such as products, customers, and suppliers.
The Art Pastor's Guide to Sabbath | Steve ThomasonSteve Thomason
What is the purpose of the Sabbath Law in the Torah. It is interesting to compare how the context of the law shifts from Exodus to Deuteronomy. Who gets to rest, and why?
We all have good and bad thoughts from time to time and situation to situation. We are bombarded daily with spiraling thoughts(both negative and positive) creating all-consuming feel , making us difficult to manage with associated suffering. Good thoughts are like our Mob Signal (Positive thought) amidst noise(negative thought) in the atmosphere. Negative thoughts like noise outweigh positive thoughts. These thoughts often create unwanted confusion, trouble, stress and frustration in our mind as well as chaos in our physical world. Negative thoughts are also known as “distorted thinking”.
Students, digital devices and success - Andreas Schleicher - 27 May 2024..pptxEduSkills OECD
Andreas Schleicher presents at the OECD webinar ‘Digital devices in schools: detrimental distraction or secret to success?’ on 27 May 2024. The presentation was based on findings from PISA 2022 results and the webinar helped launch the PISA in Focus ‘Managing screen time: How to protect and equip students against distraction’ https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/education/managing-screen-time_7c225af4-en and the OECD Education Policy Perspective ‘Students, digital devices and success’ can be found here - https://oe.cd/il/5yV
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