Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Suburban Museums Worth the Trek
This is a list from Time Out Chicago of great museums out in the burbs. It might be fun if you can find the time for a little day trip...so maybe we can start thinking about this over the summer break, when we might have any time for leisurely-learning. Having been to a few of these museum and knowing how great some of them are I would be willing to bet the ones here offer a variety of really unique experiences.
The Kohl Museum is probably a little less than an hour from SAIC, but, given you have a small child or someone who acts like a small child with you, it is really an amazing place to explore.
The Mitchell Museum is a tiny place from what I remember, a little less interactive than say, the children's museum, but really interesting, especially when we are thinking about forgotten histories in the context of a master narrative. The location of the museum speaks to this as it is situated in Northwest Evanston, where the non-white resident population is a whopping 7%.
I haven't been to the Holocaust Meseum in Skokie yet, despite my uncle being a docent there.
The other two I have never heard of, and it look like at least the Discovery center isn't actually in the suburbs, but pretty north in Chicago. Anyone interested in a field trip or two let me know...transportation will be on me.
To check out the Time Out Chicago complete list with descriptions of the museums, click here.
1. Discovery Center
Mon–Fri noon–10pm; Sat 9am–6pm; Sun 9am–9pm
2940 N Lincoln Ave (between George St and Wellington Ave) Chicago,
2. Health World Children's Museum
1301 S Grove Ave
3. Kohl Children's Museum
Mon 9:30am–noon (June–Aug 9:30am–5pm); Tue–Sat 9:30am–5pm, Sun noon–5pm
2100 Patriot Blvd, the Glen Glenview, North Suburbs
4. Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center
Mon–Wed 10am–5pm; Thu 10am–8pm; Fri 10am–5pm; Sat, Sun 11am–4pm
9603 Woods Dr Skokie, North Suburbs
5. Mitchell Museum of the American Indian
Tue, Wed 10am–5pm; Thu 10am–8pm; Fri, Sat 10am–5pm; Sun noon–4pm
3001 Central St Evanston, North Suburbs
The Kohl Museum is probably a little less than an hour from SAIC, but, given you have a small child or someone who acts like a small child with you, it is really an amazing place to explore.
The Mitchell Museum is a tiny place from what I remember, a little less interactive than say, the children's museum, but really interesting, especially when we are thinking about forgotten histories in the context of a master narrative. The location of the museum speaks to this as it is situated in Northwest Evanston, where the non-white resident population is a whopping 7%.
I haven't been to the Holocaust Meseum in Skokie yet, despite my uncle being a docent there.
The other two I have never heard of, and it look like at least the Discovery center isn't actually in the suburbs, but pretty north in Chicago. Anyone interested in a field trip or two let me know...transportation will be on me.
To check out the Time Out Chicago complete list with descriptions of the museums, click here.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Exploring Art Apps for Techno Teach-In
Here is a list of Art-related apps that we are going to hopefully explore a little during the techno teach-in tomorrow. I wanted you all to have a link to the list of apps we will be talking about. That's all for now.
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Thursday, March 17, 2011
No Right Brain Left Behind
As some of you may already know, I have my b.a in marketing communications and I did a lot of work in advertising, which is how I came to find out about a competition called No Right Brain Left Behind. A friend of mine works at Energy BBDO, which is a Chicago advertising agency in the final round of competition (and according to my friend, the team that won the entire competition, though the official website indicates no winner yet). Their proposal is for a reality competition that will demonstrate how creative problem solving skills are essential for the nation's success. A TV show will drive awareness of the issue and motivate the public at large to care about education reform, while online properties will enable viewers to take action for positive change in the country's education system.
I know it sounds crazy, but then I realized that most reality shows sound nuts in writing, at yet our country can't get enough of them. Sure there are a million things wrong with this competition, but it is interesting to think about advertising social issues. Let's face it, they can sell pretty much anything, so selling the public an idea--more creativity in our education system--shouldn't be that hard, right? But if advertisers are busy telling me there's an education crisis, how am I supposed to know what to buy?
I'm only kidding, of course--I can buy my own toothpaste. Sort of. Either way, here it is.
I know it sounds crazy, but then I realized that most reality shows sound nuts in writing, at yet our country can't get enough of them. Sure there are a million things wrong with this competition, but it is interesting to think about advertising social issues. Let's face it, they can sell pretty much anything, so selling the public an idea--more creativity in our education system--shouldn't be that hard, right? But if advertisers are busy telling me there's an education crisis, how am I supposed to know what to buy?
I'm only kidding, of course--I can buy my own toothpaste. Sort of. Either way, here it is.
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Sunday, March 13, 2011
Example: Augmented Reality Apps for Art Education?
The article Ray posted about Augmented Reality Apps for Art Education made me really curious about what these AR apps actually look like and how students might interact with them. So, I decided to try it. I found one for the iPhone called WaterColor by a company called AR VISION Inc. The information provided in the app explains, "Watercolor application is intended for photo to image with non-photorealistic effects"
I downloaded the app to mess around with it. The app has only one photo affect, which you'll see it a before and after of in the images below. I used a photo that I took with my phone a few weeks ago when our class went to the school forum at UIC.
Enjoy.
It is pretty boring, I think, and as a potential app for use in art education, it definitely has a long way to go.
I downloaded the app to mess around with it. The app has only one photo affect, which you'll see it a before and after of in the images below. I used a photo that I took with my phone a few weeks ago when our class went to the school forum at UIC.
Enjoy.
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It is pretty boring, I think, and as a potential app for use in art education, it definitely has a long way to go.
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