“Community Collaboration” Teaching Course Improvements and Coordination: Over the last five years, as more of my workload hours at City Tech have shifted from Teaching to Service, I have had the opportunity to focus on what is most essential in my work with students. I feel fortunate to have been able to devote my time […]
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Not STEM, STEAM
“The neurobiologist Antonio Damasio has written about Descartes’ error that, to put it in shorthand, “I think therefore I am.” Damasio instead makes the compelling argument, empirically based in neurology, that feeling and emotions as expressed in art and music play a central role in high-level cognitive reasoning….. much of the focus in education these days […]
Link Between Art, Perception, and the Self
“When you look at a painting and feel that somehow it was made just for a person like you, it might actually be true. New neuroscience research shows that deep feeling of personal resonance from some works of art is linked to your brain’s sense of self.” Neuroaesthetic Research Probes Link Between Art, Perception, and the […]
Open Culture
The British Library Puts 1,000,000 Images into the Public Domain, Making Them Free to Reuse & Remi The best free cultural & educational media on the web The British Library Puts 1,000,000 Images into the Public Domain, Making Them Free to Reuse & Remix
Self Reflection: The Glorification of Busy
“It is not enough to be industrious; so are the ants. What are you industrious about?” – Henry D. Thoreau 1857 I’ve stayed at City Tech for the last 11 years, because I love teaching and I love the students and faculty I am honored to work with. When I look back on those years and reflect […]
SELF EVALUATION 2011-2012
Returning to teaching and service after a year-long sabbatical devoted to creative scholarship has been both challenging and invigorating. The key concepts I have brought back to inform my teaching and my service are sustainable innovation and community collaboration. I have tried to continue the momentum I found last year in the studio as I prepare […]
Honor Your Dreams
Top 5 regrets people make on their deathbed 1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me. This was the most common regret of all. When people realize that their life is almost over and look back clearly on it, it is easy to see how many dreams […]