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Space Tourist Chronicles Station One

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 The Cosmos Room The Space Tourist Chronicles: Station One narrative The Space Tourist Chronicles  playlist The Space Tourist Chronicles Station One narrative details specific locations and the challenges inherent in traversing the cosmos. Rumour Mill Stopover Station Function: Billed as a "stop and revive" sanctuary, offering "respite and rejuvenation during cosmic journeys." It serves as a hub for "caffeine and herbal revitalizers" and ship services. Aesthetic and Experience: It's a "dreamlike haven" with "soft, ethereal light" and "intricately detailed and ornate walls," blending "retro-futuristic aesthetics with organic, flowing lines." It offers "personalised environments" including "Dreamscape Suites" and "zero-gravity meditation gardens." Reality Perception: The station challenges perception, with mirrors acting as "shimmering gateways" to memories or visions, whe...
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2014 National Visual Art Education Conference - Digital literacy and participatory multimodal media

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I shall be presenting 'Digital literacy and participatory multimodal media' 2014 National Visual Art Education Conference in Canberra. The session details are; Session ‘21st Century Learning – Changing classroom paradigms for students, teachers and institutions’ Date Tuesday 21 January at 1.30 Presentation Duration 15 min Title and précis 'Digital literacy and participatory multimodal media' Schools are the engine house of the future however there is disconnect between workplace expectations, and students’ in-school and out-of-school learning experiences. This discussion is about ‘cultures of learning’ and engaging 21 st Century students through innovative programs. Abstract “ 10 Work Skills for the Future : Sense Making, Social Intelligence, Novel and Adaptive Thinking, Cross Cultural Competency, Computational Thinking, New Media Literacy, Transdiciplinarity, Design Mindset, Cognitive Load Management, Virtual Collaboration” (Wilen-D...
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iPADS & Convergence Culture

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iPADS are now an important learning tool within the 21st Century school environment. Schools need to view creative media as one of the key "learning corner stones" of the contemporary classroom. Classrooms should enable students to express their cultural situation, their stories and knowledge expressions whilst employing creative technologies such as iPADs. This need is well stated  by  Henry Jenkins re: "Convergence Culture". If you don't know Henry Jenkins play this video; A relatively new animation media app for the iPADS enables students to self express in an immediate and rewarding manner. The app looks fun and engaging. The app is called Blush Undivided Video. Check out the app via YouTube There is a change in who develops the content. It is important that students are engaged in creativity via "content creation". Rich media content development should not be the sole domain of the teacher. iPAD apps and the convergent culture are hel...
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