EDUC7545

Teaching Technology and The Arts in the Twenty-First Century

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When automated tools target disadvantage, a lot can go wrong

Governments are increasingly automating government services, but what is it like to live with an algorithm?

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The rise of behaviour apps in Australian classrooms

Young students are increasingly being digitally scored and parents instantly updated on their behaviour, yet experts say this comes with problems.

“If you don’t pay for the product, then you are the product.”

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'Outside of the land, looking in': Van Gogh's Seasons through Indigenous eyes

In the National Gallery of Victoria’s exhibition, we see Van Gogh’s seasons as an economic cycle, rather than a natural one

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At last! The world's first ethical guidelines for driverless cars

The first set of ethical rules on how self-driving cars should operate have been adopted by the German government.

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Wiki for Collaborative Studies of Arts, Media and Humanities

An annotated index of styles and movements in modern and contemporary art worldwide.

The page brings together some 350 art styles and movements from the 1860s until today. Besides the canonical isms of modern art, it expands the list with movements usually treated as secondary to the visual art canon, such as Lettrism, Situationism, Sound art, Expanded cinema, Neoism, or Software art, and does not leave out non-Western art either.

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'Gerhard Richter' Professional Development for Educators

'GERHARD RICHTER: THE LIFE OF IMAGES' PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR EDUCATORS: ART AS AESTHETIC GOMA │Sat 28 Oct 2017│8.30am – 3.00pm│Limited capacity Price: $55 Explore the concepts and techniques of Gerhard Richter’s vast contemporary oeuvre in this full-day program which provides teachers with an aesthetically rich opportunity to inspire and reflect on their own practice as creative educators.

I will be attending. If you would like to join me, please purchase a ticket. Let me know you’ll be there. I look forward to seeing you on the day!

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Log into Facebook to start sharing and connecting with your friends, family, and people you know.

Any past students of EDUC7545 are welcome to join the Facebook group for the new summer cohort. They will be sharing resources, news, links, and their work there this year :). I’m sure the new cohort would love to hear from past cohorts about their experiences teaching the arts and technologies!

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'Gerhard Richter' Professional Development for Educators

'GERHARD RICHTER: THE LIFE OF IMAGES' PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR EDUCATORS: ART AS AESTHETIC GOMA │Sat 28 Oct 2017│8.30am – 3.00pm│Limited capacity Price: $55 Explore the concepts and techniques of Gerhard Richter’s vast contemporary oeuvre in this full-day program which provides teachers with an aesthetically rich opportunity to inspire and reflect on their own practice as creative educators. Includes an introductory floor talk, followed by an immersive hands-on workshop facilitated by two guest artists. Morning tea and a light lunch are provided plus exhibition entry, workshop materials and curriculum-focused teacher resources suitable for lesson planning. A certificate towards CPD is also provided.

Booking to attend this one!

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Arts-based approaches to teaching literacy: stop all the testing and do this

Millions of dollars have been spent on targeted programs to improve literacy and numeracy learning outcomes around Australia. However this year’s NAPLAN data shows stagnation in terms of data impro…

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Streaming calls and music straight to cochlear implants can empower those with hearing loss—and maybe, one day, everybody.

A fascinating new technology about which is worth asking some critical questions. 

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On criteria!

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How do you improve a toaster? By understand humans...

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Why I Am Not a Maker

When tech culture only celebrates creation, it risks ignoring those who teach, criticize, and take care of others.

A valuable critique of the maker-culture.

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The Quakers: “Do not speak unless you can improve upon the silence.”

A series of quotes and reflections on silence, and some found poetry.

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What Makes Guernica Picasso’s Most Influential Painting

Eighty years ago, Pablo Picasso received a commission that would forever change his career.

This article tells the story of the commission, development, and impact of the painting Guernica, by Picasso. 

While many of the details of the story may be too explicit for some children, I think it is possible to share parts with children, and have them explore this very moving painting for themselves. 

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Platform Capitalism in the Classroom - DML Central

Ben Williamson observes how ClassDojo, like other platforms, is increasingly acting as an intermediary to connect people, services and content in schools.

“ClassDojo, like other platforms, is now increasingly acting as an intermediary to connect people, services and content. However, it is an intermediary within a significant public institution, acting as a go-between that criss-crosses the purposes and interests of public education and venture capital. It is a for-profit private platform inserting itself into classrooms, school systems and family homes, and reshaping public education to fit the business plan of platform capitalism.”

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Arts education is vital to help foster creativity and innovation

I have a dream that this nation will achieve its full creative and economic potential and that Arts education will rightfully be seen as central to making this happen.

It worries me that this article frames the arts solely in an economic rationalist way. Innovation in service to the economy, to me at least, is not the purpose of education. 

Also, I’m still sceptical about the notion of STEM, let alone STEAM. I still haven’t found a convincing conceptual description, or rationale, for using either of the acronyms, except that it might attract funding for research/community activities.

Nevertheless this article offers these and other ideas worth discussing further.