Constructivism

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• The Best Art Shows of 2009

  
  t5m: Love Personality, Love t5m — Authority: 570
  In no particular order, these were my favourite art exhibitions this year. And some are still on!   Anish Kapoor, Royal Academy Most memorable for a cannon that fired crimson wax pellets at a wall, spattering wax everywhere, and a 40-ton block of red wax that moved very slowly on a track through five galleries ...
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• Graphic Masterpieces of Yakov G. Chernikhov: The Collection of Dmitry Y. Chernikhov

  
  i love typography, the typography and fonts blog — Authority: 509
  Reviewed by James Puckett Yakov G. Chernikov (1889–1951), was a Russian artist, designer, and architect learned in classical and modern styles. As a draftsman he was on par with Piranesi and Rembrandt; his most forward-thinking drawings resemble the style of Yoshitaka Amano. This combination of knowledge and ...
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• Digging Daura: Mondrians studio through the eyes of Louise Blair Daura

  
  Curator's Corner — Authority: 134
  This week’s “Digging Daura” post is the last in our subseries of excerpts from the letters of Louise Blair Daura to her family. Here she describes a visit to Piet Mondrian’s Paris studio in April of 1930. Her description of the studio’s design, which is, in effect, an extension of Mondrian’s ...
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• Pet Shop Boys: cubic chain reaction

  
  BerlinRomExpress — Authority: 122
  Do you remember Rubik’s cube? yesterday in Berlin it magically re-appeared in pop form. Constructive constructivism…a cubic chain reaction. “Tennant, ein Gentleman mit Hang zur Noblesse, und Lowe, der introvertierte Musikdirektor, sind nicht die geborenen Bühnenpersönlichkeiten. Dennoch gelingen ...
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• What Works: Effective Technology Professional Development

  
  Generation YES Blog — Authority: 120
  I’d like to share a book with you about technology professional development. Meaningful Learning Using Technology: What Educators Need to Know And Do by Elizabeth Alexander Ashburn (Editor), Robert E. Floden (Editor) ( Amazon link ) Many educators are looking for research that shows “what works” in ...
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• Can lectures be interactive?

  
  Generation YES Blog — Authority: 120
  How do you create interactive computing lectures? « Computing Education Blog . Nice example from Mark Guzdial about interactive lectures. A real, authentic problem, with a teacher who doesn’t know the answer, can be energizing for students.  When I make a mistake in live coding, it’s always unscripted, so ...
  2 weeks ago

• Cognitive Load Theory: Failure?

  
  Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily — Authority: 589
  Good shorter description of cognitive load theory (which is used to argue against discovery learning and constructivist methodologies) and a succinct account of why it (probably) fails. "Cognitive load theorists vehemently argue for the basis for their model in cognitive research, and yet ignore quite a huge swath of ...
  4 weeks ago

• Celebrate creativity and innovation at NYSCATE

  
  Generation YES Blog — Authority: 120
  The New York state educational technology conference, NYSCATE (Nov. 22-24) always has a top lineup of speakers and keynotes. This year is no exception. The featured keynote is Sir Ken Robinson , a world-renowned advocate for creativity and innovation in learning. I’ll be there as well, participating in the ...
  4 weeks ago

• Tinkering: A “Boys Only” Club?

  
  nashworld — Authority: 103
  Boys only? According to the NCES , since 2004, girls have -in general- been shown to outdo boys in nearly every measure of academic success.  Girls outpace boys on nearly every one of our measures of “winning” when it comes to school.  And yet, when push comes to shove on earning degrees in engineering or ...
  4 weeks ago

• Jiffy Lube education

  
  More With Les — Authority: 91
  Jiffy Lube has to be one of the greatest ideas in convenient car care ever devised. But disturbingly, many students seem to want a jiffy lube college education experience; pull in without an appointment, and get the full service education poured into you, then pay the bill and drive away. But what works so well for ...
  4 weeks ago

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