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Vision 2 - The Unbearable Truth

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  The Situation - Red Alert JB , a middle-aged mail spaceship pilot. Starship piloting JB is held not by ropes, but by the cryo-unit's nanoweave swaddle—a tight, absolute embrace mimicking paranoiac wrappings. This material presses against him, preventing his shivering flesh from flying apart under the centrifugal force of his panic. He feels a cold burn and constant helplessness sinking in. His anxiety is a crimson klaxon, a "relentless tempest" of warring thoughts. He is mentally back in the cockpit, but the instruments scream in an alien language; every light and warning signifies impending failure. His pure instinct screams ABORT , yet there is no escape route. Confrontation Rising JB is shown the war of impulses tearing him apart—the "lunge and the retreat". His existence is reduced to the strained gasp: "I live for fucks sake, I don't know.” Full Assault a Violet Firestorm JB responds with explosive, automatic violence, his lungs burning from the...

Digital Literacy Multimodal Media

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On Tuesday, 21 January 2014 I was fortunate to participate within the 2014 National Visual Art Education Conference . I presented within session 3 - 21st Century Learning – Changing classroom paradigms for students, teachers, and institutions . Presentation: Slides and Transcript Slides Full Resolution:  jjfbbennett  Flickr Slide 1 Hello, my name is John Bennett I have been involved in education since the 1980s For more details about my professional career, please visit jjfbbennett.com This site will connect you to my ePortfolio , Twitter, Google+, Flickr, YouTube, and Linkedin sites. Slide 2 This presentation is about teaching and learning practices. It is about why I believe schools need to become future focussed. Slide 3 My career phases Before I begin this story, I'll overview where I fit in. I started my career as an exhibiting Artist . In the 90's I dedicated myself to Classroom Teaching . And more recently I have ac...