March 2007
November 2006
Internet history
by jlesage & 1 otheron other pages, find history of other important Internet developments, such as Google and PayPal
Zensufi Park
by jlesageZen/sufi stories help those with writer's block or pinned down to traditional narrative arcs
Knowing Knowledge
by jlesageuseful summary by George Siemens of his ideas from new book; educators need to rethink all ideas about knowledge, education, and learning for young people growing up in the Internet era
Documenting America
by jlesage & 1 otherhuge photographic archive from Farm Security Administration-Office of War Information Collection
Teaching Art in the Context of Everyday Life
by jlesagea useful essay for all production teachers who want students to see the world around them anew
walking as knowing as making
by jlesagea concept of walking = knowledge building sensorially; bibliography of readings linked to here
Digital Storytelling: A Tutorial in 10 Easy Steps
by jlesagebasic tips by J.D. Lasica on preparing for doing an audio/slideshow in narrative form, perhaps a first person recollection, tightly crafted. Makes a good handout.
October 2006
Knowing Knowledge - a photoset on Flickr by George Siemens
by jlesagefor those interested in infoaesthetics, this set of 57 images about aspects of knowledge is a stimulating philosophical exercise and a way to ask students how they might have made an image of similar interacting concepts
Project 365: How to Take a Photo a Day and See Your Life in a Whole New Way
by jlesage & 1 otheralways looking for new ways to interest students in certain kinds of projects involving visual narrative, autobiography, documentary
Composing Cyberspace, by Rich Holeton
by jlesagewebsite for book, with sections on knowledge, community, and identity; does not have text of book but many useful questions, links, and resources
September 2006
IDEA Photographic | After Modernism
by jlesagea useful and attractive comparison of modernist and postmodernist photography, with explanations and thematic organizations
August 2006
www.theory.org.uk -- the media theory site
by jlesage & 1 otherattractively designed and easy to understand hyperlinks
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