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FYI: LEONARDO SCHOLARSHIP FOR MEDIA ART HISTORIES

The Department for Image Science (Danube University) and Leonardo/ISAST are pleased to announce their new cooperative effort, a half-tuition scholarship for the Master of Arts (MA) course in MediaArtHistories, with a start in May 2010!

Education Reform debate

One of the most thought-provoking books I’ve read was Other People’s Children: Cultural Conflict in the Classroom by Lisa Delpit. A MacArthur fellow and educator, Delpit argues that many minority students are erroneously labeled “underachievers” due to failures of communication between teachers and students. Delpit’s persuasive arguments for balancing creative thinking with structured learned came [...]

Article: Angered UCLA faculty rallies to save arts library

UCLA is considering closing down its arts library and merging the collection with an existing facility because of an overall budget shortfall at the university.  Article.

FYI: Where do books come from?

The other day I was reading a New York Times article about how teachers are being encouraged to create lessons that incorporate materials they find online. Of course, in California, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced an initiative that would replace some high school science and math texts with free, “open source” digital versions as a response [...]

Ann: Arctic Circle 2009 Education and Outreach Opportunity

The Arctic Circle program, a series of artist and scientist-led expeditions to remote and fascinating destinations, seeks expressions of interest from educators, at the high school level, to participate in the educational component of The Arctic Circle 2009 (Oct 5th- 22nd, 2009).