A discussion has been started within the technology group about creating a technology lab that goes beyond a computer writing lab. This would be a place where any student (or faculty member, for that matter) involved in a project requiring specialized software that is not commonly available on Academy computers, such as Photoshop or FinalCut, [...]
A paintbrush is a tool. A computer is a tool. Years ago, when I had recently finished my study of painting at the Art Students League of New York and was working hard in my studio to further develop my skills and voice, I had a conversation with my father that has stuck with me [...]
This semester finished with a heavy emphasis on video production and editing within my capstone class. Four students in my visual art capstone used video this year, while last year only one student had video as part of his presentation. I have some general observations about students and video: Their everyday involvement with YouTube has [...]
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Documenting student artwork and storing it in an organized, retreivable and editable way is a challenge that the Fine Arts department has been struggling with for some time. The digital images that need to be stored, edited and organized with useful file names – and in a resolution high enough to allow for reproduction of [...]
I just came across this blog post talking about Comparative Media Studies at MIT. From the blog post: The video list these skills as part of the New Media Literacies student will need to learn: Judgment, Negotiation, Appropriation, Play, Transmedia Navigation, Simulation, Collective Intelligence, Performance, Distributed Cognition, Visualization, Mulitaksing From their New Media Literacies Page: [...]