Reading Time: < 1minuteI’m reading some reflections by BC artist Jack Shadbolt, and this comment about the loss of childhood innocence really resonated for me: “Every child deserves a modicum of pure ecstatic happiness in his younger...
Reading Time: < 1minuteI feel like a healthy sense of curiosity is the key to living an interesting and vital life. Curiosity is not just something you have – it should be something you do. A core...
Reading Time: 10minutesSince my adolescence, I’ve never had a more than objective interest in religion. As a little kid, I trusted my Dad as I recited the Lord’s Prayer with him at night while he tucked...
Reading Time: 2minutesIn Week 4 of the MOOC E-Learning + Digital Cultures, one of the “Perspectives on Education” articles asks the question “Is Google Making Us Stupid?”. I must admit that I’ve sometimes asked myself a...
Reading Time: 5minutesWeek 4 of the MOOC E-Learning + Digital Cultures explores the theme of “Redefining the Human”. I think the over-arching message this week is that our concept of humanity has become a relative and...
Reading Time: 5minutesHere is my “Digital Artifact” for the MOOC E-Learning + Digital Cultures. This blog post and the embedded video, form my Digital Artifact , my personal response, to the MOOC “eLearning and Digital Cultures”. In...
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: < 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 Sometimes outgoing, and sometimes withdrawn.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: < 1minuteI find it difficult to contemplate learning in a group, or in a classroom. I don’t know where this reaction comes from, but I can say without hesitation that I’ve always treasured the time...
Reading Time: < 1minuteThis site is an experiment. It’s my attempt to document the wide array of personal interests, curiosities, and self-directed learning efforts which continually seem to occupy my off-hours. My interests tend to vary –...
