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What is the Disparity Portal

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What is the Disparity Portal?  A Metamodernist Commentary by artist JJFBbennett Portrait of a Metamodernist Artist If you stepped through the glass ring, which version of yourself would look back? A metamodernist discussion by artist JJFBbennett. A calm young man with wavy, dark cerulean-blue hair and a subtle smile stands perfectly centred inside a massive glass ring portal. He wears a simple light blue long-sleeved shirt. Behind his head, an intense golden sunburst radiates sharp, blinding rays. To his left are thick purple impasto swirls; to his right is a serene green valley painting. High-detail digital art, metamodern, surreal masterpiece. The Churn of the Unmade Look at the left side of the canvas. It isn’t just paint; it’s the heavy, exhausting gravity of pure affectation. I applied these deep purples and stark whites with a thick palette knife, wanting you to feel the weight of the medium itself—the messy, chaotic over-saturation of our digital lives, the constant noise. I...

Paradigm ICT systems and Learning

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I would like to take this opportunity to talk with you about a paradigm shift in relationship to ICT systems and education. I would like to refer this paradigm shift to The Matrix movie. Your challenge is recognising whether you have taken the red pill or the blue pill. So here is the red pill. You are living in a 20th century paradigm. Your paradigm problem  is to increase productivity. To increase productivity you standardise operations. This achieved via the following methods; One software platform across your system Limiting the type of devices connected to your system You manage a centralised support system based on limited device type and platform. Your system is highly controlled and managed by a centralised authority. Your client's connect to your system So here is the blue pill. You are living in the 21st century paradigm. Your paradigm problem  is how to continually adapt with rapid change. To adapt your operations with rapid change you are s...