education
03 Jun 2010
The STEAM Movement: It's About More Than Hot Air
Arguably one of the biggest movements in education over the last decade is what is more commonly referred to as STEM education.
11 May 2010
Breaking the Fourth Wall: Effective Digital Media Use in the K-12 Classroom
I recently completed an independent study for the end of my graduate school career that examined current trends in media arts and media literacy education in the United States.
29 Apr 2010
A 'C+': do they even give those in arts classes?!
Picture it: High school visual arts class, sophomore year. A 'C+' on my coil-technique clay plot. A 'C+’: do they even give those in art classes?!
12 Apr 2010
Teaching children to overcome the small-town mindset through media arts education
Similar to many in the field, I grew up loving movies because they were my connection to the world.
20 Nov 2009
Bringing Community Media into the University: A Strategy for Developing Media Arts Programs
Community media work has always been hard to fund, and it’s only getting tougher with today’s economy. Meanwhile, universities are looking for creative ways to reach out to the communities that surround them and have the resources to do it. As a media artist/educator living in a university town, it occurred to me that I could design the kind of participatory, social change oriented media projects I’m passionate about in a way that meets the university’s needs. So I put these puzzle pieces together and over the past two years developed the Art of Regional Change (ARC) at the University of California Davis, 15 miles west of Sacramento.
08 Oct 2009
18 Actions Towards A Sustainable Truly Free Film Community
The time is now. If we don't fully own the absolute necessity to change how we've all been working, we won't be working -- and we won't have the illuminating, inspiring, transforming films that we now enjoy. It's your choice, but action is required.
There is the capacity for many more of us to create and prosper from creative media work. This capacity can also close up and vanish along with our audiences. The canaries are now the size of Big Birds and we somehow are able to ignore them (but that is a subject for a different posts).
There is the capacity for many more of us to create and prosper from creative media work. This capacity can also close up and vanish along with our audiences. The canaries are now the size of Big Birds and we somehow are able to ignore them (but that is a subject for a different posts).
06 Aug 2009
National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture Hosts 2009 National Conference in Boston
On August 26-29, a broad array of arts administrators, media producers, scholars, social media gurus, advocates and artists will gather in Boston for CommonWealth, the 2009 edition of NAMAC’s biennial national event.
23 Jun 2009
Commonwealth Comes To Boston
Over a year ago, when NAMAC chose Boston as the location for its 2009 biennial conference and chose “commonwealth” as its theme, nobody involved knew how important this convening would become.
15 Jun 2009
Boston Welcomes You
Boston: Birthplace of the American Revolution and host to CommonWealth, from August 26–29, 2009. We’re looking forward to welcoming NAMAC members from far and wide, and we promise to host a wicked-fun and engaging conference!
19 May 2009
Survival Strategies for the Arts
There's no question to me but that the arts organizations that have dynamic, interactive, authentic relationships with their constituents, audiences, and neighbors are the ones that will come out of this maelstrom stronger. Here are ten ideas for organizations and a potpourri of options for audience members.
