Saturday, October 23, 2010

MCA PODCASTS...

...are super terrific! Check them out! The Tuyman's episode has Luc Tuymans explaining the show! That is helpful.

The audio editing is terrible. Don't use that as your standard! :)

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Video from BBC News: Cyber art holds a mirror to the modern world

Cyber art holds a mirror to the modern world

NYTimes: In a Digital Age, Students Still Cling to Paper Textbooks

NYTimes: In a Digital Age, Students Still Cling to Paper Textbooks

I wonder if this is changing: “Students grew up learning from print books,” said Nicole Allen, the textbooks campaign director for the research groups, “so as they transition to higher education, it’s not surprising that they carry a preference for a format that they are most accustomed to.”

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

(Second Life) 2010 Virtual Worlds Graduate UnSymposium

Whoa!

Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:19:05 -0600
From: Que Jinn <que.jinn@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: 2010 Virtual Worlds Graduate UnSymposium

*2010 Virtual Worlds Graduate UnSymposium*

*Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 22 - 24, 2010 in Second Life*

* *

Four days to go! Come join us.

Virtual Worlds Graduate UnSymposium
http://www.wirededucator.org/ is a community building event that provides
opportunities for graduate students, alumni and educators to share
innovative practices, network with colleagues, and explore opportunities for
professional development, enhancing research, teaching and learning.

Schedule at a glance http://bit.ly/bOkF0M

UnSymposium video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=of3n-WoZN9U

twitter: vwgus

hashtag: #vwgus

registration http://unsymposium.eventbrite.com/

Thanks,

Kae Novak SL: Kavon Zenovka
Virtual Worlds Graduate UnSymposium
email vw.symposium@gmail.com

Monday, October 18, 2010

TOMORROW (Tuesday) @ HPAC: Chicago Artists and Social Media Panel Discussion

Here's the facebook event page.

How are artists in Chicago using social media platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare and Gowalla, to connect with the local art community, including fellow artists, collectors, members of the press, and the international art world? How has social media changed art creation and communication?

This panel discussion builds on our spring 2010 panel, which addressed social media in Chicago’s art institutions. It will be co-moderated by Ginny Berg, Publisher of Chicago Gallery News and art critic and social media consultant Alicia Eler. Artist Panelists include Annie Heckman, James Jankowiak, Judd Morrissey, and Jason Salavon. This panel is hosted by the Hyde Park Art Center.

Panelists and audience guests are encouraged to chime in live on Twitter before, during and after the panel: #socialmediaartists (http://twitter.com/#search?q=%23socialmediaartists)

See more details on http://www.chicagoartistsresource.org/visual-arts/node/28047

Friday, October 15, 2010

Powerpoints...bad?

Why we hate Powerpoints...
An article that startswitha discussion about the military's overuse of powerpoints, but ends up in a pretty good dicsussion about general presentation strategies and what makes for a good and a bad presentation (powerpoint or otherwise). You're all of course well beyond the limitations of Powerpoint already and Prezi Pros, so feel free to look down on these poor saps still shackled to windows and microsoft office.

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Webinar on Museums & Technology MON, OCT 18

Discussing the 2010 Horizon Report: Museum Edition

October 18, 2010 11:00 am - 12:15 pm (PT) (MIDEA Connect Webinar)
Event URL: http://go.nmc.org/midea-connect-signup

A few weeks ago, MIDEA released the 2010 Horizon Report: Museum Edition. This watershed edition of the annual Horizon Report series is the first of a new annual series that MIDEA will produce in partnership with the NMC. Each edition will consider emerging technologies as they may be uniquely applied in museum settings — and the constraints and opportunities that each affords.
Please join the editors of the 2010 Horizon Report: Museum Edition online October 18th at 11am PT / 1pm CT (check for local time) for a MIDEA Connect webinar discussing the museum report. Larry Johnson and Holly Witchey will be on hand to discuss the findings with a focus on the key trends and challenges for museums.
To participate in the event, please visit the sign up page at http://go.nmc.org/midea-connect-signup. You will subsequently receive login instructions.

We hope the report will spark discussion among museum leaders, practitioners, and staff about how cultural institutions might think about emerging technology. The new report identifies and describes six emerging technologies that are likely to have a significant impact on museum education and interpretation over the next five years. Also included are the major trends driving and challenges impeding their adoption. Each highlighted technology is examined from a practitioner’s perspective, and the discussions include sections on relevance to museum education and interpretation, benchmark projects incorporating the technologies, and key readings intended to allow interested readers to learn much more.
The electronic version of the report, which has been released under a Creative Commons license, is available for download at http://www.nmc.org/pdf/2010-Horizon-Museum.pdf. Please feel free to copy or distribute this version broadly.
This event is free and open to the public. Please forward this invitation to your colleagues. The Edward and Betty Marcus Foundation sponsored the report and the upcoming webinar. We thank them for their generous support.