November 2007
Online Watercolor Mixing Palette
by ycc2106
This online color mixing palette lets you experiment with mixing primary colors and secondary colors without worrying that you're wasting paint.
September 2007
December 2006
Plants In Motion
by jlesage
"Time-lapse photography allows us to easily see the movements of plants and clearly demonstrates that plants are living organisms capable of some extraordinary things." various phases of plant life, both on cellular and external level
Art, Design, and Visual Thinking
by jlesage & 3 others
a basic design text for art students, complete text and exercises onlin
November 2006
MIT communications forum archive
by jlesage
the various programs are on many topics of media and mass communications; available in audio, video, or print format; good overview of contemporary media issues by academics and practitioners
American Studies Electronic Crossroads
by jlesage
large American Studies web portal, organized into Communities | Curriculum | Technology & Learning | Reference & Research
ArtLex Art Dictionary
by jlesage & 3 others
search, arranged in alphabetical order, large number of terms
Design Observer: writings about design & culture
by jlesage & 1 other
very well written blog; as I have commented before, knowing about space and place is crucial for thoughtful mediamakers
Connectivism Blog
by jlesage & 1 other
a new theory of education and learning, for a digital Internet culture
(Notes on) Politics, Theory & Photography
by jlesage
blog that reviews and critiques aspects of art and visual culture and photojournalism, often from an ethical standpoint
Cabinet Magazine Online -
by jlesage
a quarterly journal of art, design, culture; partly playful, some art, some scholarly essays; good mix of specific reviews and overviews
RCCS: Course List of Cyberculture Studies
by jlesage
Site is a center of such studies; course list regularly updaged
Confronting Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Ed'n in 21st Century
by jlesage
Henry Jenkins, with Katie Clinton, Ravi Purushotma, Alice J. Robinson, and Margaret Weigel ; PDF or online in 6 parts; sensible and sparks new directions of thought; respectful of students
Knowing Knowledge
by jlesage
useful summary by George Siemens of his ideas from new book; educators need to rethink all ideas about knowledge, education, and learning for young people growing up in the Internet era
Henry Jenkins: Eight Traits of the New Media Landscape
by jlesage
succinct and useful as an overview 11/06
Teaching Art in the Context of Everyday Life
by jlesage
a useful essay for all production teachers who want students to see the world around them anew
walking as knowing as making
by jlesage
a concept of walking = knowledge building sensorially; bibliography of readings linked to here
October 2006
Knowing Knowledge - a photoset on Flickr by George Siemens
by jlesage
for those interested in infoaesthetics, this set of 57 images about aspects of knowledge is a stimulating philosophical exercise and a way to ask students how they might have made an image of similar interacting concepts
Making Sense of Evidence
by jlesage
strategies for analyzing online primary materials, with interactive exercises and a guide to traditional and online sources--many kinds of historical materials discussed; useful in most teaching areas
