Reading Time: 2minutesI’m currently attending this MOOC: E-learning and Digital Cultures, offered through Coursera. Activity for Week 2 Themes explored this week included technological utopianism and dystopianism, and the idea of technological determinism. I watched these...
Reading Time: 3minutesLast year, I read an astute saying that said “If you didn’t pay to use a service, then you are the product being sold”. I feel like that kind of “buyer beware” maxim could...
Reading Time: 2minutesEvery few years, I go through a “music phase”, where I feel inspired to pick up my acoustic and learn a new chord or two, or try to learn a tune on our little...
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: < 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 4: Between Black and White 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...
Reading Time: < 1minuteUnit 3: Colour Structures Continuing with my self-directed study of colour by following the telecourse Colour: An Introduction. (Check out all my colour assignments here.) These notes give more detail on my experiences while...
Reading Time: 6minutesWhat Makes a Teacher Special? Who are (or have been) the most important teachers in your life? Any category, any reason. Think about it. Growing Up Years Growing up through to my teens, my...
