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Contents contributed and discussions participated by Karen Keifer-Boyd

Heather Fry

Postcards as fine art..... - 6 views

started by Heather Fry on 15 Feb 11 no follow-up yet
  • Karen Keifer-Boyd
     
    I was not familiar and think that many would like to look at 4,000 vintage postcards of Niagara Falls that span 50 years. What views (rainbows, couples, distant views) are most popular that were not only created but purchased by someone and then saved and eventually ending up in a flea market. Thanks Heather for sharing this connection of postcards to fine art. Fluxus artists used postcards (mail art) as a democratic forum for art exhibition--more on this at http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/f/fluxus.html
James Rickard

Experimenting with ideas from the readings - 4 views

started by James Rickard on 08 Feb 11 no follow-up yet
  • Karen Keifer-Boyd
     
    This is exciting to me to learn of your experimenting with the ideas from the readings--and that students were engaged.
Laura March

Does College Make You Smarter? Article from NYTimes - 7 views

college learning standardize tests
started by Laura March on 26 Jan 11 no follow-up yet
  • Karen Keifer-Boyd
     
    I envision what this might look like where intrinsic motivation for learning is fostered:

    Alphanumeric grades become obsolete and instead evaluation, based on criteria set by the student in dialogue with others in areas of student interest, is presented to global teams of mentors via electronic multimedia portfolios that reflect student learning and thinking.
Karen Keifer-Boyd

Participant Self-representation - 18 views

participants blogs self-representation
started by Karen Keifer-Boyd on 26 Jan 11 no follow-up yet
Karen Keifer-Boyd

Participant BLOG URLs listed here - 62 views

blogs participants
  • Karen Keifer-Boyd
     
    Please reply to this topic with the URL to your blog. I will gather the URLs from here and put them on the course site at the "Participants" "blogs" link on the left menu at https://elearning.psu.edu/courses/aed813/blogs

    Thanks James, I added yours http://artinmypocket.wordpress.com/
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  • Karen Keifer-Boyd
     
    Heather I sent you an email earlier this evening and this repeats some of it. I saw the URL in the comment area under the blog page. However, I was not sure if you were ready to show it. When I go to it at https://protected.personal.psu.edu/h/j/hjf110/blogs/heather/2011/01/1-public-pedagogy-meet-and-greet.html I get the message:

    "Authorization Required
    You do not have permission to access this page. In order to view this page, the page owner must grant you permission using the Access Control Manager."

    There is a support button that you can write a message about the problem such as the message above appears, and you will get a response how to change it. Here's my guidance: Login so that you have the blog editing, and then under preferences make sure the "comment settings are so "anyone" can comment

    Accept Comments
    If enabled, comments will be accepted.

    And decide on "Registration Settings"

    Options include:
    Allow Registration
    Authentication Methods

    Anonymous Comments

    Require E-mail Address for Anonymous Comments
    If enabled, visitors must provide a valid e-mail address when commenting.

    WebAccess

    Not to worry--try tomorrow after you finish teaching to set it so we can see what you posted.
  • Karen Keifer-Boyd
     
    Option for a "protected" PSU blog so only the class can see.

    Hi Heather,

    Penn State blog can be set as protected, which is what you have done. Only a selected group of people can view it.

    When creating a Penn State blog, if you choose protected, which you must have done, after publishing the site, go to Manage--> Users. Then, select "Grant user permission to view this protected blog or see who already has access." Then follow the instructions to add each students in the class to the list (see Roster in ANGEL to add us). Under the "Access restriction Selection," select the first option (using Access Account userids, class lists, roles and/or groups), then select second option (using just Access Account userids.) on the next page. Then, you will be able to add individuals by typing in their Penn State ID. Here is the instruction page. http://aset.its.psu.edu/docs/acm_wizard/

    In addition, you can grant users to edit the blog under Manage--> Users.
    This is only a one time process. I don't see any functionality of blogging is disabled though.

    Or, you can have the PSU blog open so the public can see and then manage who can comment in this way.

    Go to "preferences" for the PSU blog and then "comment settings" and select

    Immediately approve comments from

     * No one
     * Trusted commenters only
     * Any authenticated commenters
     * Anyone

    Karen
  • Karen Keifer-Boyd
     
    Heather, I still can not access your blog at https://protected.personal.psu.edu/h/j/hjf110/blogs/heather/2011/01/1-public-pedagogy-meet-and-greet.html I get this message:

    Authorization Required
    You do not have permission to access this page. In order to view this page, the page owner must grant you permission using the Access Control Manager.
  • Karen Keifer-Boyd
     
    Heather's blog is now available to me--is it to others? I paste below Heather's blog entry for the meet & greet to generate comments. If you can comment at https://protected.personal.psu.edu/h/j/hjf110/blogs/heather/2011/01/1-public-pedagogy-meet-and-greet.html please do. If not comment here.

    1. Public Pedagogy Meet and Greet
    By HEATHER JOAN FRY on January 18, 2011 6:40 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks
    When I try to locate a public sphere of influence, among the many, that may describe the person I am, I don't narrow it down to spaces such as TV, Internet, news, advertisements etc. Instead I'm pointed towards travel. I love to travel, I would go so far as to say I love even the transit of any route that takes me to the destination.
    There is something about other physical places, cultures, landscapes, smells, other than my own, that I've always found intriguing. Knowing that there isn't just one event, buildings, a few people, or a comfortable proximity of personal space that is different, but a whole everything.... and that is both entertaining and humbling.
    The places that take you in, expand your horizons, and teach you about yourself become what are better known as "sacred places". I remember while traveling alone in my younger years I never came to know myself better than I did then. There were such a collage of places that I involved myself in, rather than just have an outside view of or interface with. Whether it was the lure of the ancient art and old cities of Italy, the huts of Fiji, and the pleasant sound of Australia's slurred vowels, those places still resonate with me.
    I find that now in my early thirties, I view places I go slightly different. I don't think I view it so much as a tool to know myself while still learning about others, but how might I stretch what I've experienced (cultural beliefs, ways of doing, art practices or techniques) back to my classroom for my students to have their own experience...enough to ignite an excitement for them to want more. I travel now more through books, stories, and short field trips, but still try, even through that, to develop a motivation or capture enough special spaces for my students to desire to seek and find outside their TV shows, video games and "home-base".
James Rickard

Chair Activity - 6 views

started by James Rickard on 25 Jan 11 no follow-up yet
  • Karen Keifer-Boyd
     
    Exciting to read this. I have used the draw a chair activity in many contexts and it always seems to be an eye-opener that there is not just one way, that art and visual communication has varied forms.

    BTW, Cyberhouse is now working. We had to reformat the server and reinstall. It is linked in the course site and at http://explorations.sva.psu.edu/~cyberhouse/

    I am working on response/feedback/grade letters for exploration 1 that I had hoped to finish yesterday. It is coming.
Karen Keifer-Boyd

Waiting for Superman - 5 views

waiting for Superman teacher union mentoring during induction years
started by Karen Keifer-Boyd on 23 Jan 11 no follow-up yet
  • Karen Keifer-Boyd
     
    I saw Waiting for Superman tonight. Did anyone else see it? Karen

    Karen,
    No. I did not see Waiting for Superman yet. How was it? My union suggested that we see it.

    Where did you rent it? Can I get it at a Red Box or Blockbuster? Or was it special order somewhere?

    -Steve


    Waiting for Superman is playing at a Theatre in State College where I live. I don't think it is for rent yet. The trailer and locations of showings is at http://www.waitingforsuperman.com/

    AFT union is contextualized for how it came about and why needed, but also as not current with the educational issues today.

    For me it supports what I have found from preparing art teachers for certification, and that is the need to build-in mentorship during the induction years, at least the first year if not the first 3 years.

    Karen
James Rickard

Public art in NY and Karen's photo - 13 views

started by James Rickard on 20 Jan 11 no follow-up yet
  • Karen Keifer-Boyd
     
    I took a look at the site. Amazing the energy, care, and time given to these visual creations! It appears that there is a strong desire to communicate with images in public spaces.
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