I wrote this thing awhile ago, back when I was aiming toward a future as an environmental graphic design educator (strange how things always cycle back, huh?). Rummaging through old files as I relaunch Knowhere, I rediscovered it and realized it still holds true today.
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A brief summary of a couple of things that have caught my reading attention. This week, it's all about the future.
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Dealing with the Hardest Critique of All, or “don’t touch me, I’m a real live wire.”
Sometimes our projects fall flat. Even our political projects. And it can knock the wind out of us. But maybe, just maybe, we should listen to the critique and figure out what went wrong.
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Hydra, by John Humphries
The Trouble with Hydras, or “how many people do you think I am?”
Writing and developing online class materials is like battling a weird beast. There are numerous factors that must be considered, including the continued isolation encountered by your student audience. It’s tempting to write as if you were teaching the class in person. But you won’t be. So don’t.
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If variety can be the spice of life, could it maybe be the spice of design education?
Common Learning Ground, or "find a little space, so we can move in-between"
Design education is design education is design education. But is onsite design education better than online? Online better than onsite? Or could we pull strengths from each to make something new?
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