Saturday, March 16, 2013

Double Entry Journal #8


“We define “media arts practices” as the means by which one engages in media art and the reasons and motivations for doing so.”

I thought that this research article was interesting.  I like how they focus on computation, collaboration, and creativity, rather than computer-familiarity and basic computing at Computer Clubhouse. However, I chose the above quote because I never thought of the word “practices” including motivations and reasoning behind doing things. We throw around the words “educational practices” and “instructional practices”, but we never include motivations and reasoning in the definition.  I think reflecting on reasoning and motivation are important concepts in everything done in education, whether discussing a student’s education or the way information is presented to them within a class.


Other Resource:

I chose this resource because it is a visual way to describe how education is designed for a previous age and not for the students in this era. He then discusses the problem with students’ attentions in school and how it is the aesthetic experiences that motivate learning. It’s an awesome video about changing the educational system.

theRSAorg. (2010, October 4). RSA Animate- Changing Education Paradigms. Retrieved March 16, 2013, from Youtube.com: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDZFcDGpL4U

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