Three Languages Separate Good Ideas
When I finished explaining the syllabus and the progression of the assignments in the writing course, a student raised his hand and asked, “So basically,…
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Smartphone Cameras Improve How We See
(This is not an April Fool’s joke.) In the summer of 2014, when I started teaching The Interactive Vision, my social media photography course, as…
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You Are Not Right-Brained
You are not left-brained either. A creative right half of the brain and an analytical left half don’t exist. The education system didn’t weaken your…
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The Long Game of Seriously Part 2
I have an artist in my class this semester. He has a great story. When he was young, after he graduated college and discovered his…
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There is No Best Picture
Guillermo del Toro won the Academy Award this year for Best Director for The Shape of Water, which also won for Best Picture of the…
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The Handrail, According to Wikipedia
I was never a skater or a snowboarder. If I buy a lift ticket, I put two planks on my feet and they don’t leave…
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The Art is Invisible
Coco is great. Pixar’s latest is everything you want. It’s gorgeous. It’s respectful. It’s human. Like all Pixar films, it touches the heart with these…
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The Long Game of Seriously
Dan Flavin is easily ridiculed, but that’s why I remember him. The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York introduced me to Flavin in…
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Teaching Creativity Takes Patience
I met with the principal and teachers at a local high school to discuss my ideas about applying social-media-based learning to project-based learning. In the…
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Everyone Wants Recognition and No One Wants To Be Recognized
Through the power of the Web, and because of the power of the Web, I force anonymity on my communications students. We use pseudonyms and…
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