Video Archive

  • A well worn Masonic gavel

    Judgement Day!

    On this day of my Master’s defense, here is a review of some of the pivotal moments throughout this journey: The Interviews So many interviews had an impact on me. They all did in fact. Some however, resonated with the audience in ways that I...

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  • School of Balthus, by George Deem, 1985

    OMG, we’re dumb!

    I feel so invaded! I’m reading my way through several books about education and I just picked up John Taylor Gatto’s Dumbing Us Down (1992). For those of you who have read it, you’re probably chuckling and thinking to yourself “yep, I felt the same...

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  • Still from High Tech High video

    Reading List and Dream School

    No escaping it. One must read to get a degree, and to contextualize what the thesis is… and what the thesis is trying to prove. I met with both of my advisers recently, Vinita and Alex, to sort through some pressing questions. One, how I...

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  • From video-A Vision of Students Today

    School was not meant for happiness

    I’ve been anxious to get this audio clip up of a phone conversation with my supervisor, Alexandra Bal, for a while now. Well, it’s more of a passionate monologue by her about our ailing system of education! It was great! Just what I needed to...

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  • Picture 4

    Photos, text and publish

    I’m going through a bunch of links that have accumulated from my Google alerts. I’m on the hunt for those innovative ideas for the classroom. Most often you’ll find the links I like in my de.licio.us account (on the right). I thought I’d post a...

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  • Sir Ken Robinson

    Sir Ken, once again…and Scott

    It looks like Sir Ken was invited back to TED recently. Big inspiration all over again! He adds that “new-media”/techies and teachers need to collaborate more than ever today if the educational environment wants to keep up with the contemporary and future creative landscape… OK…...

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  • Japanese_high_school_classroom

    Production blog – Take 1

    This blog will be my sidekick as I contemplate, develop… and contemplate the development of my MFA thesis project in Documentary Media @ Ryerson University (T.O.) Subject under scrutiny: Alternative education; the value & need of art and new-media practice in the classroom. The people...

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