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- Author: Tom Woodward
- Category: Creative Communication
- Tags: creativity
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Walking the Walk . . .
It really made my day to see ianvirgil actually print out and use the TuPac poster from this post (which was inspired by Dan’s post ). Funny how distance no longer matters- as they’re both in CA and I’m way to the right in VA. I’m feeling a mixture of pride (I love when things I’ve done are actually useful and used) and envy. Not being in the classroom sucks at times. There are certainly benefits but I really miss the kids and those moments when things really click in the classroom. It’s frustrating at times to do all this thinking about teaching and to have such a better understanding (as well as more tools) than I ever had before yet to be without a class of my own. I’ll have the chance to work closely with Terry Dolson and her Core class next semester. We’ll see if that helps.
- Author: Tom Woodward
- Category: Creative Communication, Reflections
- Tags: Collaboration
Animoto: An Academic Use
I despise Animoto‘s use as evidence of learning in the classroom. It produces a veneer that implies intent but requires none. It allows people to put on the facade that their students are doing intelligent work. They seem to trick even themselves. That being said, I finally came up with a use that would require some thought. Pretend Animoto is an author with intent and intelligence. Analyze the choices in image juxtaposition, camera angles etc. Really break it down as if the director had some control and thought behind all the choices. You could do this with random videos from the showcase, have students contribute their own images etc. It’d also be fun to make comparisons between two auto generated versions of the same images. Which film was produced later in the artist’s career? What experiences caused the change in filming techniques. A simple idea but it does require some thought in a process otherwise devoid of intellect.
- Author: Tom Woodward
- Category: 21st Century Skills, Creative Communication
- Tags: animoto, Digital Storytelling, English, Video
Welcome to Nonprogramistan
nonprogramistan Originally uploaded by bionicteaching Thought some of you might get a kick out of this graphic that’ll be part of a presentation Jim Groom and I are working on. The premise is that a variety of recent technologies allow the creation of mashups and other interesting web based options without the need for programming skills. Andy Warhol is the patron saint of the mashup so he adorns our poster. Original photos here.
- Author: Tom Woodward
- Category: Creative Communication, Lost
- Tags: Andy Warhol, communism, Design, mashup, Warhol
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and now they have made ME incredibly happy : ) Thanks for sharing.