Homework#1 due Jan 27, 12:00 PM: 1) Create an individual blog. Use your creativity and personal style to design its elements. Add your blog-URL along with your name to this document: http://piratepad.net/eXDJGbaLHQ. Keep your blog open to the public, if you want; however, if you decide to keep your blog private, which is up to you, please invite the instructor (using vlogart@gmail.com) to become a reader of your blog. 2) Write up a first blog post that introduces you and your educational background. Add a few sentences about your experience-level with new media and digital art materials. Post an image of yourself in the sidebar of your blog. 3) Conduct a short research online and locate an artist who uses technology as an important part of his art making. Write a blog entry about his/her work and how he/she uses technology creatively (1 or 2 paragraphs); include a reference image of her/his work. Observe curiously and with an open mind so you can make connections between the work of the artist and our class theme. 4) Research an art institution/gallery/museum or, if you prefer, a school that focuses on creative technologies and list the type of media/technology they specialize in; a general note: don’t just copy/paste text from other web-pages, it makes your work much more meaningful if you use your own words to summarize. BTW when you quote text or media files, add its resource. Also, please give your post a descriptive title that identifies the assignment and refer to the assignment number (HW 1/1 etc); this will help you to track your progress throughout the semester. 5) Familiarize yourself with the syllabus (sent in a separate email). New Media New Forms has 8 Learning Objectives; take some time and write down your personal learning objective/s and post them on your blog; be as specific as you can. Instruction: http://www.wikihow.com/Add-a-Page-to-Blogger.
In preparation for our next class: I) Think for a moment about this question: What counts as technology? Bring a piece of technology to our next class. Choose creatively.
General notes: A) Your blog will serve as your main scrap-book throughout the semester. You will use it as an archive, as a repository for homework, lesson plans, and as your own visual journal. Please use it to reflect your process, your thinking, to notes from the class, etc. Blog about what you deem meaningful in forms that you deem meaningful: be it sketches, drafts, writing, images, videos, links, etc. And please give your entries clear titles: Homework #, so you can track your progress and the completed-ness of the requested homework. B) Let me know how I can support you best. And please help each other when you see your classmate needs help. None of us is the sole expert on technology. I am happy to be available to you often before, when possible during, and usually after class. Feel free to take advantage of my office hours and to make appointments when needed; it’s easy and you don’t even have to ask me: richardjochum.youcanbookme.com. C) Regarding feedback: Ask me for specific feedback where you need it. And give each other feedback, too, it is is a sign of community and care, and it creates community and a culture of care.
Homework#2 due Feb 3, 12:00 PM: 1) Go back to our class discussion about technology. What did you notice? What did our discussion make you understand about the relationship we have to technology? Share your observations in a blog entry (2-3 paragraphs). 2) On/off experiment, part 1: While having been with your computer/digital devices for a while, decide to leave them and turn them off. Find artful ways to exit the online world. Document your experience on your blog (1-2 paragraphs). 3) On/off experiment, part 2: Create an artistic response based on this experience and bring the outcome into our next class so we can share. Take pictures of the outcome and post them onto the blog. — If the effort you put into this artistic response exceeds regular homework (4 hours) or needs more time, feel free to submit the outcome in Session 4 rather than Session 3; in that case, however, share at least a sketch or initial description of your artistic response on your blog. 4) You brought a piece of technology into class. What was it? How would you like to explore this piece of technology in an (art) class? Describe three things that students could learn by using it. Think outside the box. 5) Requested Reading: Douglas Rushkoff, Program or Be Programmed, Chapter 1 and/or 2 (see Moodle).
Homework#3 due Feb 10, 12:00 PM: 1) A creative relationship with technology is dependent upon the ability to control rather than being controlled and hence to set boundaries. This is of particular relevance when it comes to social media. Go to http://eetiquette.com and pick three select quotes that resonate with you and re-post them as screenshots on your blog. Add a sentence or two why you chose each. 2) Create a digital collage. It is up to you where you want to go with this thematically and creatively; just put some time into it and have fun. The goal is to explore the artistic potential of drawing/painting digitally in art classrooms and studios. Use the additional studio-opportunity offer with Jungeun as an additional resource on Tuesday 2-4pm to work on this. Feel free to collaborate with one another as long as you identify the individual contributions in the making. Post the outcome on your individual blog and a short reflection on your experience with this exploration and potential of it. Resources: a) lynda.com/portal/columbia; “Digital Painting Fundamentals”. b) http://community.wacom.com/en/inspiration/blog/2014/june/how-to-sketch-awesomely-in-photoshop/. 3) Research one artist who works with digital drawing/painting. Share your findings on both your individual blog and the class-blog. 4) Research one artist who works with social media creatively and blog about it. 5) Reading: see upload on Moodle.
Homework#5 due 2/24 at 12:00 PM: 1) Create two series of scanographs with 4 images each; group both series around a theme, an idea, or a story. Feel welcome to work collaboratively if that adds something unique to your process. Print the outcome on our MMAS ink jet printers and present the 8 prints in our next class. Make sure to also bring the original files on a flash drive so we can continue to work with them. 2) Research one artist who has used scanning creatively and share his/her process through a blog post. 3) Blank/Empty assignment: Go back to what we have achieved in class so far and think about what you would like to explore more or do differently now. Do it. Post the outcome along with a description on your blog. Use your personal learning objective as your guide. If you need technical help, please contact Jung Eun or me. PS: Take advantage of the Community Studio time on Tuesday 2:00-4:00 PM at MMAS. Indicate whether you will be able or unable to attend (yes or no) in the Moodle Poll by Tuesday Feb 23 at 1:00 PM.
Homework#6 due Mar 2 at 12:00 PM: 1) Create a short stop motion animation similar to what we did in small groups in class. Post the outcome on your blog. Create a powerful digital narrative while making sure you have some fun with this. Help/Resource: “Getting Started with Stop Motion Animation” (Richard Harrington), at: http://lynda.com/portal/columbia. 2) While you create your stop motion animation, document your process. Take pictures of all steps involved so you (or anybody else) can reproduce what you did at any given time in the future. Post your documentation on your blog. Add as much description as necessary. 3) Research an artist who works with animation (Stopmotion, Claymation, animated Gifs, etc.) creatively and post your finding on your blog. 4) Come up with a lesson plan idea for a target audience of your choice for any one of these three subject matters: photography, scanography, or stop-motion animation. Make your pick and post the outcome on your blog. 5) Post the current status of your Impact 100 work on your blog. Include a preliminary sketch or image, on your blog. Point out with whom you collaborate. [Reminder: the final due outcome of this collaborative project is due on Mar 9.] 6) I’ve posted two readings on Moodle for you: a screenshot on a lesson planning template by Judy Burton. And a short chapter from Kylie Peppler's book on digital media tools and practices. I will continue to share short readings with you. 7) Take advantage of the community studio time on Tuesday from 2:00-4:00 PM. Indicate by Tuesday 1:00 PM whether you will be able or unable to attend (yes or no) by using the Moodle Poll.
Homework#7 due Mar 9, 12:00 PM: 1) Similarly to what we have done in class: Create a short video from a template video of your choice. Post both onto your blog so we can compare. Use iMovie for the making (or any other video editing software that works best for you). Add titles and credits (including a link to the reference video; if you try to reference a section of a youtube-clip, use https://www.tubechop.com). Help: Use lynda.com as a resource and the following short guide as mentioned in class: http://www.macworld.co.uk/how-to/mac-software/imovie-in-10minutes-3536690. 2) Research one artist who works creatively with video. Create a blog post with a paragraph about his/her work and why you selected it as an example for using video creatively; include a representative image and media-link. 3) Describe the creative potential of video and what it can do for art classrooms or education in general (2 paragraphs). 4) Finish working with your collaborative partner on the Impact100 project and present its final form in class. 5) I have uploaded Chapter 3, Digital Story Production, of Frazel, M. (2010). Digital storytelling guide for educators. Eugene, Or.: International Society for Technology in Education. The article adds context and guidance to our video-exploration. Please skim it for your own interest. 6) Take a selfie: Go back to what you have achieved in class. Reflect on your learning so far. Share your self-assessment in a short paragraph, and also what you would like to explore more, if anything. 7) Indicate your ability or unavailability to participate in the Community Studio Time with Jung Eun on Tuesday March 8, 2:00-4:00 PM through the Piratpad-Page http://piratepad.net/4xSKCM7SrN.
Homework #11 due April 13 at 12:00 PM: 1) You started to create a 3D model through Tinkercad in class (theme of your model: a piece of jewelry, a trophy, or another form of your own choosing). Output your model through Makerbot - with the help of the studio staff - and bring it to one of our next classes (April 13 or 27) to share. Post a screenshot of your Tinkercad model and a photograph of the 3D printed outcome on your blog along with a short paragraph reflecting your experience. — FYI: I have posted the class slides on Moodle and a short manual on how to print your 3D print on the class-blog. Please use either MMAS or the Thingspace for your print. The studio staff will assist you. And do let me know if you need additional help or have difficulties, so we can set up a time to meet before class. 2) Research one artist who works with 3D-printing and post your finding on your blog. 3) Finish your empty assignment from last class and post it on the blog. 4) Create a lesson plan for a target audience of your choice involving one of these 4 “digital materials”: sound, scratch, laser cutter, 3D printing. 5) We had 3 student-teachers visit our class and report from the field. Share some of your take-aways and thoughts on your blog.
Resources: https://www.tinkercad.com/
Tinkercad, at: http://www.lynda.com/portal/columbia
Tinkercad: Modeling Custom Designs for 3D Printing; with Kacie Hultgren. http://www.lynda.com/portal/columbia
What you can make with 3D printing 3D Printing; with Kacie Hultgren http://www.lynda.com/portal/columbia
3D Printing in the Classroom; with Mike Hathorn http://www.lynda.com/portal/columbia
Homework due April 20 at 12 PM: 1) Create a pop-up card featuring a basic circuit with battery and LED. Design and decorate it, photograph it and create a step-by-step guide showing how you did it. Add a paragraph reflecting on your process, what you noticed, and experience. 2) Research an artist who uses physical computing in her practice. Describe what makes its approach particularly creative. 3) Come up with an initial idea for your final project and post it on your blog. What did the 3 dice cast for you? Reach out to the instructor, to Jung Eug or to each other, if you need help. 4) Revise the lesson-plans that you had created throughout the semester. Part 1: add a visual that draws attention to each and revise the description and make it enticing for other teachers to use. Share your lesson plans with 2 class mates and give each other feedback. Due: April 20 at 12:00 PM. Part 2: Once you receive feedback, finalize your lesson plan, choose a nice design to present it, and upload it as your collection as a pdf on Moodle. Due: April 27, 12:00 PM.
Homework#2 due Feb 3, 12:00 PM: 1) Go back to our class discussion about technology. What did you notice? What did our discussion make you understand about the relationship we have to technology? Share your observations in a blog entry (2-3 paragraphs). 2) On/off experiment, part 1: While having been with your computer/digital devices for a while, decide to leave them and turn them off. Find artful ways to exit the online world. Document your experience on your blog (1-2 paragraphs). 3) On/off experiment, part 2: Create an artistic response based on this experience and bring the outcome into our next class so we can share. Take pictures of the outcome and post them onto the blog. — If the effort you put into this artistic response exceeds regular homework (4 hours) or needs more time, feel free to submit the outcome in Session 4 rather than Session 3; in that case, however, share at least a sketch or initial description of your artistic response on your blog. 4) You brought a piece of technology into class. What was it? How would you like to explore this piece of technology in an (art) class? Describe three things that students could learn by using it. Think outside the box. 5) Requested Reading: Douglas Rushkoff, Program or Be Programmed, Chapter 1 and/or 2 (see Moodle).
Homework#3 due Feb 10, 12:00 PM: 1) A creative relationship with technology is dependent upon the ability to control rather than being controlled and hence to set boundaries. This is of particular relevance when it comes to social media. Go to http://eetiquette.com and pick three select quotes that resonate with you and re-post them as screenshots on your blog. Add a sentence or two why you chose each. 2) Create a digital collage. It is up to you where you want to go with this thematically and creatively; just put some time into it and have fun. The goal is to explore the artistic potential of drawing/painting digitally in art classrooms and studios. Use the additional studio-opportunity offer with Jungeun as an additional resource on Tuesday 2-4pm to work on this. Feel free to collaborate with one another as long as you identify the individual contributions in the making. Post the outcome on your individual blog and a short reflection on your experience with this exploration and potential of it. Resources: a) lynda.com/portal/columbia; “Digital Painting Fundamentals”. b) http://community.wacom.com/en/inspiration/blog/2014/june/how-to-sketch-awesomely-in-photoshop/. 3) Research one artist who works with digital drawing/painting. Share your findings on both your individual blog and the class-blog. 4) Research one artist who works with social media creatively and blog about it. 5) Reading: see upload on Moodle.
Homework#5 due 2/24 at 12:00 PM: 1) Create two series of scanographs with 4 images each; group both series around a theme, an idea, or a story. Feel welcome to work collaboratively if that adds something unique to your process. Print the outcome on our MMAS ink jet printers and present the 8 prints in our next class. Make sure to also bring the original files on a flash drive so we can continue to work with them. 2) Research one artist who has used scanning creatively and share his/her process through a blog post. 3) Blank/Empty assignment: Go back to what we have achieved in class so far and think about what you would like to explore more or do differently now. Do it. Post the outcome along with a description on your blog. Use your personal learning objective as your guide. If you need technical help, please contact Jung Eun or me. PS: Take advantage of the Community Studio time on Tuesday 2:00-4:00 PM at MMAS. Indicate whether you will be able or unable to attend (yes or no) in the Moodle Poll by Tuesday Feb 23 at 1:00 PM.
Homework#6 due Mar 2 at 12:00 PM: 1) Create a short stop motion animation similar to what we did in small groups in class. Post the outcome on your blog. Create a powerful digital narrative while making sure you have some fun with this. Help/Resource: “Getting Started with Stop Motion Animation” (Richard Harrington), at: http://lynda.com/portal/columbia. 2) While you create your stop motion animation, document your process. Take pictures of all steps involved so you (or anybody else) can reproduce what you did at any given time in the future. Post your documentation on your blog. Add as much description as necessary. 3) Research an artist who works with animation (Stopmotion, Claymation, animated Gifs, etc.) creatively and post your finding on your blog. 4) Come up with a lesson plan idea for a target audience of your choice for any one of these three subject matters: photography, scanography, or stop-motion animation. Make your pick and post the outcome on your blog. 5) Post the current status of your Impact 100 work on your blog. Include a preliminary sketch or image, on your blog. Point out with whom you collaborate. [Reminder: the final due outcome of this collaborative project is due on Mar 9.] 6) I’ve posted two readings on Moodle for you: a screenshot on a lesson planning template by Judy Burton. And a short chapter from Kylie Peppler's book on digital media tools and practices. I will continue to share short readings with you. 7) Take advantage of the community studio time on Tuesday from 2:00-4:00 PM. Indicate by Tuesday 1:00 PM whether you will be able or unable to attend (yes or no) by using the Moodle Poll.
Homework#7 due Mar 9, 12:00 PM: 1) Similarly to what we have done in class: Create a short video from a template video of your choice. Post both onto your blog so we can compare. Use iMovie for the making (or any other video editing software that works best for you). Add titles and credits (including a link to the reference video; if you try to reference a section of a youtube-clip, use https://www.tubechop.com). Help: Use lynda.com as a resource and the following short guide as mentioned in class: http://www.macworld.co.uk/how-to/mac-software/imovie-in-10minutes-3536690. 2) Research one artist who works creatively with video. Create a blog post with a paragraph about his/her work and why you selected it as an example for using video creatively; include a representative image and media-link. 3) Describe the creative potential of video and what it can do for art classrooms or education in general (2 paragraphs). 4) Finish working with your collaborative partner on the Impact100 project and present its final form in class. 5) I have uploaded Chapter 3, Digital Story Production, of Frazel, M. (2010). Digital storytelling guide for educators. Eugene, Or.: International Society for Technology in Education. The article adds context and guidance to our video-exploration. Please skim it for your own interest. 6) Take a selfie: Go back to what you have achieved in class. Reflect on your learning so far. Share your self-assessment in a short paragraph, and also what you would like to explore more, if anything. 7) Indicate your ability or unavailability to participate in the Community Studio Time with Jung Eun on Tuesday March 8, 2:00-4:00 PM through the Piratpad-Page http://piratepad.net/4xSKCM7SrN.
Coursework/Online Assignments (OA) due Feb 17, 12:00 PM: OA #1: Revisit Homework: Look at each others homework and give comments. Leave a minimum of 7 thoughtful comments, which provide feedback to the work as well as recommend ways to take the work further. Indicate on your blog who you gave comments to and share in a few sentences your take-away from looking at each other’s assignments. Due: Feb 12, 6:00 PM.
OA #2: Explore each others outcomes from the digital painting exploration. What are your take-aways? Revisit the assignment and respond to the question: How could you push this assignment further? What would you do differently now? Where would you want to go next? Respond with a post on your blog. Due: Feb 12, 6:00 PM
OA #3: What are ways to sensibly incorporate digital drawing and painting in an art class? How do you imagine it to be done? Come up with a lesson plan idea and post it on your blog. Be specific. Due: Feb 12, 6:00 PM
OA #4: Explore Digital Photography I. Assignment (20 min): grab a camera, get up, walk around (regardless of where you are, in your apartment, at your workplace, outside, in your neighborhood), notice something, take one picture ((while being aware of what you notice; choose carefully). Share the picture on your blog. What did you notice? Explain the observation (1 paragraph) that led you to take this picture. Due: Feb 11, 6:00 PM
OA #5: Explore Digital Photography II. As a next step: Come up with 2 interesting ideas about what you would like to do with this image, where you would like to go from here, artistically. Use our Moodle space and the assignment that I have set up (Discussion Forum OA#5), “add a new topic", post your image (as an attachment) and describe both ideas. Due: Feb 12, 6:00 PM. When you are done, give each other feedback on the image (like in a "critique") and comment on the artistic potential of the two ideas.
OA #6: Explore Digital Photography III. You shared your image with us, came up with 2 ideas where to go from here, and given and gotten feedback on it (please continue if you haven’t participated in this step yet). As a next step, let us go social. Share your image with an external community and document (through screenshots) where you took the image or where the image took you. Feel free to use your initial image or one that’s altered by your idea or the feedback you received. Here are a few possibilities for you to consider: Instagram, Pinterest, Instagram, Flickr, Behance, or any other space online you would like to work with. Share your report through a blog entry on your individual blog, due: Feb 16, 6:00 PM. Due: Feb 16, 6:00 PM
OA #7: Share 1-2 paragraphs of observation from the reading (Lankshear&Knobel: New literacies and social practices of digital remixing", see Moodle) on your blog. Due: Feb 16. 6:00 PM
OA #8: Research 1 photographer who uses photography creatively. Share the outcome on your blog. Due: Feb 17. 12:00 PM
OA#9: Think about digital photography as a medium, about its materiality and process, and in which way it lends itself to art-making. Make 3 connections to children. Be thoughtful in your observations and post the outcome on your blog. Due: Feb 17. 12:00 PM
Homework #8. Due: March 23, 12:00 PM: The objective for the assignment for this week is to explore the creative potential of sound in the practice of an artist and for a classroom. An often used platform to work with sound within education is “Audacity”. I have uploaded a 10 min tutorial for you, which should equip you sufficiently to do this week’s homework (https://drive.google.com/a/tc.columbia.edu/file/d/0B5nUuTpbH-xxYjRLQmZzbUJuRlk/view?usp=sharing). In detail: 1)* Walk around and listen in your environment for sounds. Record 3-4 sounds to use as material for a composition (you should be able to use your smart phone as a recorder, or any other recording device; there are free apps such as Voice Record Pro or Voice Recorder that you can use along with your phone). As you consider combining these sounds, create one more sound and record it. This can come from any instrument that you choose (an object, your body, your voice, etc.). Use audacity (free download) to compose, combine, layer, and manipulate these sounds. Share the outcome by uploading the file to Soundcloud and copying the code on your blog. Add a title to your piece and a description (50-100 words) about the process. 2) Research one artist who uses sound creatively. Describe how he/she uses sound and what makes it creative. 3) Create a blog post in which you reflect your observations on sound in your life, in the arts, and in the curriculum. What have you noticed, what do you observe? 4) Instead of a text for you to read, I’m adding a podcast for you to enjoy, “The Act of Listening”: http://www.npr.org/programs/ted-radio-hour/411697251/the-act-of-listening.
*As I’ve mentioned in class: If you prefer to create your own instrument rather than recording sounds from your environment, that's also great. In this case record a short sequence of sounds from your instrument, once it's done, and upload it to soundcloud. Embed the soundcloud file in your blog along with an image of your instrument on your blog.
Additional Resources: Up and Running with Audacity, at http://www.lynda.com/portal/columbia
EdLab Seminar September 2014: Breaking the Sound Barrier: http://bit.ly/1lzqGpd
Listening in Classrooms: http://www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2014/11/07/361921500/pythagoras-iphone-is-listening-a-lost-classroom-art
Homework #9 due Mar 30 at 12:00 PM: 1) We have started to explore visual programming by using Scratch. Continue this inquiry with a new project and create a basic animation, simple interactive game or, if you prefer, visual narrative that you find conceptually rich and visually satisfying; consider an artistic approach. Post the result on your blog (once you share your project on scratch with the public, you will be able to access its "embed"-code and paste it into your blog). 2) Create a blog entry about your Scratch experience and make 2 connections to the art classroom. 3) Research an artist who works creatively with programming. 4) Reading on "New Media Arts, The Do-it-yourself Movement and the Importance of Making", see moodle.
Due March 30: The Studio Works exhibition is coming up. Please send me a PDF continuing an image/screenshot of work you would like to display including a short description about its content, the media involved, and the way you would like to see it displayed (I will try to put together a selection and consider your suggestions as much as possible). FYI: We will have limited space for prints, but are able to use video monitors and projectors as well. I think it would be best to show a variety of work including stop-motion animation, gifs, video, prints, maybe also some of the outcome from the on/off projects. See this as an opportunity only, not an obligation.
Due ASAP: Deren, who will facilitate an physical computing workshop for us, will not be available on April 20 but has offered April 19 (1:30 - 4:00 PM) or Friday April 22 (any time). Please let me know which of the different times works best, I have created a doodle poll for you to submit: http://doodle.com/poll/w22emygte2iewr6t.
Homework #10 due Apr 6 at 12:00 PM (except part 4): 1) Post an image of your laser cutter project on your blog along with a short reflection (1 paragraph) on the recent studio-workshop. If you haven't finished your design yet, please go ahead and laser cut the outcome with the help of Andrew or Sohee. 2) I have uploaded readings to Moodle. The readings are divided into requested and recommended. Please use the requested readings to reflect on the potential of design thinking and maker spaces for art classrooms and education. Share your reflections in a blog post (2-3 paragraphs). 3) Look at each others homework and give comments. Leave a minimum of 7 thoughtful comments, which provide feedback to the work as well as recommend ways to take the work further. Indicate on your blog who you gave comments to and share in a few sentences your take-away from looking at each other’s assignments. 4) Look back at the various media and materials we have explored in our class. Identify one medium or “digital material” you would like to explore more or approach differently now; go ahead and start the process. Take this as our second blank or empty assignment, an assignment that encourages you to consolidate the course learning objectives with your own personal learning objectives in order to deepen your encounter with a digital medium, material, or aspect of our class. This last part of the homework is due on April 13 only.
Resources: Video (mentioned in class) Design Thinking http://www.designthinkingforeducators.com
Andrew and Sohee’s Slides (see Moodle upload)
Additional Resources for further study: Design Thinking, http://www.designthinkingforeducators.com/design-examples/
Illustrator CS6 Essential Training, at http://www.lynda.com/portal/columbia
Illustrator CS6 One-on-One: Fundamentals, at http://www.lynda.com/portal/columbia
Laser cutting, at: http://www.lynda.com/portal/columbia
Book: Alesina, I., & Lupton, E. (2010). Exploring materials: creative design for everyday objects. New York: Princeton Architectural Press.
Homework #11 due April 13 at 12:00 PM: 1) You started to create a 3D model through Tinkercad in class (theme of your model: a piece of jewelry, a trophy, or another form of your own choosing). Output your model through Makerbot - with the help of the studio staff - and bring it to one of our next classes (April 13 or 27) to share. Post a screenshot of your Tinkercad model and a photograph of the 3D printed outcome on your blog along with a short paragraph reflecting your experience. — FYI: I have posted the class slides on Moodle and a short manual on how to print your 3D print on the class-blog. Please use either MMAS or the Thingspace for your print. The studio staff will assist you. And do let me know if you need additional help or have difficulties, so we can set up a time to meet before class. 2) Research one artist who works with 3D-printing and post your finding on your blog. 3) Finish your empty assignment from last class and post it on the blog. 4) Create a lesson plan for a target audience of your choice involving one of these 4 “digital materials”: sound, scratch, laser cutter, 3D printing. 5) We had 3 student-teachers visit our class and report from the field. Share some of your take-aways and thoughts on your blog.
Resources: https://www.tinkercad.com/
Tinkercad, at: http://www.lynda.com/portal/columbia
Tinkercad: Modeling Custom Designs for 3D Printing; with Kacie Hultgren. http://www.lynda.com/portal/columbia
What you can make with 3D printing 3D Printing; with Kacie Hultgren http://www.lynda.com/portal/columbia
3D Printing in the Classroom; with Mike Hathorn http://www.lynda.com/portal/columbia
Homework due April 20 at 12 PM: 1) Create a pop-up card featuring a basic circuit with battery and LED. Design and decorate it, photograph it and create a step-by-step guide showing how you did it. Add a paragraph reflecting on your process, what you noticed, and experience. 2) Research an artist who uses physical computing in her practice. Describe what makes its approach particularly creative. 3) Come up with an initial idea for your final project and post it on your blog. What did the 3 dice cast for you? Reach out to the instructor, to Jung Eug or to each other, if you need help. 4) Revise the lesson-plans that you had created throughout the semester. Part 1: add a visual that draws attention to each and revise the description and make it enticing for other teachers to use. Share your lesson plans with 2 class mates and give each other feedback. Due: April 20 at 12:00 PM. Part 2: Once you receive feedback, finalize your lesson plan, choose a nice design to present it, and upload it as your collection as a pdf on Moodle. Due: April 27, 12:00 PM.
Resources: Circuit Sticker & Origamy http://technolojie.com/circuit-sticker-sketchbook/
Circuit Tutorials: http://chibitronics.com/learn/
High-Low Tech: http://highlowtech.org
Fabtronic Tutorials: http://teknikio.com/learn.php
Tinkering Studio: http://tinkering.exploratorium.edu/projects
21st Century-Notebooking: https://nexmap.squarespace.com/21c-notebooking-io
Popup-book Tutorial: http://www.auntannie.com/greetingcards/Step_Popup/
On basic circuits: http://highlowtech.org/?p=2505
Homework #13 due April 27 at 12:00 PM: 1) Deren’s presentation included a prompt for a homework assignment (see her second last slide), link: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1UgxArv8cJSkp2BlE1HNpOaPTM-n8n5qKWSkjT8Vu43k/edit. a) Create an account on IFTTT and browse the different channels. Imagine that your magic lamp could be controlled from live internet data. b) Create a “recipe”, think about how you want to map the information to different colors of your LED. Why is your lamp useful? What does it replace or enhance? c) Write a reflection of your recipe and of the workshop for next week. 2) Research an artist who you consider a "maker". Describe her/his practice and what you think makes him/her a good example. 3) Readings: I’ve assigned a few more readings on “Making” (see Moodle). Share your observations from the readings on your blog (2 paragraphs). 4) As the semester slowly comes to an end, consider redesigning your blog to make it look the way you want it to look like. Go ahead and give it your personal touch. PS) Finish Assignment 12/4 and upload the outcome on Moodle (see there).
Resources for 13/1: Resources for 13/1: Here is a link to the Photon Build platform: https://build.particle.io/signup. - Select the "web connected LED" example and change the code to add the pins that they connected their LED (you already did this in class, but basically changing D7 to D1, D2, D3). Here's a link explaining how to link it to IFTTT in case you need a reminder from what Deren showed you: https://www.particle.io/ifttt. A code-example is included in Deren's slides.
Homework #14 due May 4: 1) Finish your final projects and present them in our next class. Please come in prior to our class so you can find a spot in the Thingspace to best present your work. The studio will be open and staff is informed about this. 2) Document your final project on your blog with good images and descriptions (due: 1 day after class). 3) Revisit the class as a whole and create a blog entry about what you have learned. Address what you see as the potential of using technology-infused materials for art making and classrooms. As you revisit your self-stated, individual learning objectives: share how you managed to meet these goals. 4) Take a picture of your assembled brush-bot (or whatever you connected the little pager motor and battery with) and put it on the blog.
PS1) If you are enrolled in this course for 3 credits, address in a blog post how you have met the expected additional course work; add images if possible. PS 2) All homework and final assignments become due on May 5; if you need extra time and haven’t approached me yet, please do so before the end of class. PS 3) Please approach me - or JungEun, my teaching assistant - if you need additional help.
Homework #13 due April 27 at 12:00 PM: 1) Deren’s presentation included a prompt for a homework assignment (see her second last slide), link: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1UgxArv8cJSkp2BlE1HNpOaPTM-n8n5qKWSkjT8Vu43k/edit. a) Create an account on IFTTT and browse the different channels. Imagine that your magic lamp could be controlled from live internet data. b) Create a “recipe”, think about how you want to map the information to different colors of your LED. Why is your lamp useful? What does it replace or enhance? c) Write a reflection of your recipe and of the workshop for next week. 2) Research an artist who you consider a "maker". Describe her/his practice and what you think makes him/her a good example. 3) Readings: I’ve assigned a few more readings on “Making” (see Moodle). Share your observations from the readings on your blog (2 paragraphs). 4) As the semester slowly comes to an end, consider redesigning your blog to make it look the way you want it to look like. Go ahead and give it your personal touch. PS) Finish Assignment 12/4 and upload the outcome on Moodle (see there).
Resources for 13/1: Resources for 13/1: Here is a link to the Photon Build platform: https://build.particle.io/signup. - Select the "web connected LED" example and change the code to add the pins that they connected their LED (you already did this in class, but basically changing D7 to D1, D2, D3). Here's a link explaining how to link it to IFTTT in case you need a reminder from what Deren showed you: https://www.particle.io/ifttt. A code-example is included in Deren's slides.
Homework #14 due May 4: 1) Finish your final projects and present them in our next class. Please come in prior to our class so you can find a spot in the Thingspace to best present your work. The studio will be open and staff is informed about this. 2) Document your final project on your blog with good images and descriptions (due: 1 day after class). 3) Revisit the class as a whole and create a blog entry about what you have learned. Address what you see as the potential of using technology-infused materials for art making and classrooms. As you revisit your self-stated, individual learning objectives: share how you managed to meet these goals. 4) Take a picture of your assembled brush-bot (or whatever you connected the little pager motor and battery with) and put it on the blog.
PS1) If you are enrolled in this course for 3 credits, address in a blog post how you have met the expected additional course work; add images if possible. PS 2) All homework and final assignments become due on May 5; if you need extra time and haven’t approached me yet, please do so before the end of class. PS 3) Please approach me - or JungEun, my teaching assistant - if you need additional help.
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