The use of visual aids for students is an essential part of the education process. whether it’s creating posters for the students to have in their classroom or appealing classroom handouts and graphics to help them grasp concepts and make connections. Conveniently, we live in a time where most of this work can be done […]
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A Reflection on Teaching Technology.
Last week, we had our first In-situ technology class and visited a school in Kimberly to teach stop motion. While I have discussed stop motion in the blog, I thought it might be interesting to reflect on teaching that process to students using Gibbs’ Reflective Cycle. Description We met at the school and were assigned […]
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The Thread That Binds – Textiles and History
The next milestone of my free inquiry project is to sew a garment. I started this project online by watching a series of how-to videos. Next, I went on Amazon and ordered a pattern. After that, I went to Fabric Land, picked out some material, and asked for advice on my project. However, I was […]
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Stop Motion
In 1999, when I was eight years old, I saved my allowance to purchase my very own VHS tape. After weeks of chores, I finally accumulated ten dollars, a veritable fortune to an eight-year-old in the nineties. My excitement could not be contained as my mother drove the family to Blockbuster. When we entered the […]
Continue readingThe power of leveraging transferable skills
I have chosen to learn how to sew for my free inquiry project. I want to go from having zero experience (in what I’m learning is a very expansive discipline) to sewing my own garment in three months. So, when I sat down to take stock of my position, I had to ask myself some […]
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The dark side of online convenience
My alarm buzzed at 8 am. After hitting the sleep button one too many times, I swung my feet out of bed to make my way into the kitchen and begin my morning routine. Every day starts with a cup of delicious hot coffee. As the kettle heated, I sat at the table and picked […]
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The Cost of Fast fashion
I browsed the racks at our local Winner’s department store this summer. There were hundreds of shirts from brands like Calvin Klein, H&M, Nike, and more. When a simple hoodie with an exciting design caught my eye, I took my hand and felt the fabric; it was a good weight. It felt expensive; the seams […]
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Social Media
In 2004, on a December evening, my cousin helped me sign up for my first email address. “it needs to be something you will remember and that people will recognize you from. Some people choose an interest or a hobby.” This was my introduction to the online world. against my cousin’s better judgment, I picked […]
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