Reading Time: < 1minuteFor an assignment for the MOOC, eLearning and Digital Cultures, I created my first Prezi… It’s my little abstract reaction to the bewilderment of feeling lost inside a 40,000 member Massive Open Online Course....
Reading Time: 3minutesThe MOOC I’m taking, E-Learning + Digital Cultures, continues to unfold in front of me, gradually showing me new perspectives and more detail. But it’s not for the impatient… For me, being in a...
Reading Time: 2minutesHere’s a link to a new gallery on this site – a collection of personal drawings or collages that I’ve done since 1998. If I draw, it can be immediate, messy and expressive, like...
Reading Time: 2minutesToday, I enjoyed a visit and stimulating discussion with one of my earliest art school teachers, John Wertschek, currently an Associate Professor at the Emily Carr University of Art and Design in Vancouver. I suppose...
Reading Time: 3minutesI get glimpses of learning happening all around me. Sometimes I’m part of the process, tutoring, advising or coaching someone through a new concept. Sometimes I’m just observing how others teach and learn, or...
Reading Time: < 1minuteA personal inventory… I am… Used to learning face-first, by experience. Sometimes outgoing, and sometimes withdrawn. Happiest when I have a project on the go (whatever it is). Grateful to learn from others. Grateful...
Reading Time: < 1minuteOver the years, I’ve always had a pile of half-empty sketchbooks to work in, with various types of paper, sizes or formats. Over the years, whenever I needed to, I’d pull a sketchbook out...
Reading Time: < 1minuteThis stunning BBC documentary on Henri Matisse brings his work into context with the present day. Engagingly directed for a modern, mass-culture savvy audience, this detailed exposition of Matisse’s life and art also explores...
Reading Time: < 1minuteUnit 6: Colour in Nature Continuing with my self-directed study of colour by following the telecourse Colour: An Introduction. (Check out all my colour assignments here.) Here are my notes from completing this unit...
Reading Time: 2minutesRecently, I’ve been walking myself through a telecourse called “Colour – An Introduction”. This course intends to help anyone effectively use and appreciate colour in many different capacities. It was designed to be for...
