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Necropolis Gully

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  Necropolis Gully Ancient Fertility  The only sound in the deep quiet of the crevice was the crunch of my boots on the debris-strewn ground. Towering stone walls, draped in vibrant green moss , rose on either side, making me feel like an intruder in a forgotten tomb . My matte-black suit , a product of a future this place could never have imagined, felt profane against the ancient rock . Then I saw it: a weathered, silent figure standing in the path. It was a statue of a woman , carved from the same stone as the gully but shaped with clear intent. Moss crept up its base and clung to its form like a second skin. This impossible artifact, an architectural anomaly in this raw, natural fissure , stopped me. My steady, determined posture belied the storm of questions raging in my mind. The statue stared forward with blank, unseeing eyes, a silent witness to a history I had just stumbled into. My mission was to find my crew, but this place, this silent, stone woman , was a new, un...
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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...
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Fertility series

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Fertility series , a set on Flickr. Oil paintings by John Bennett - jjfbbennett. Painted in the late 1980's. Influenced by Balinese, Javanese and Thai art and stories of external strategy and personal needs. jjfbbennett.com
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Multimodal SLIM challenge

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School Leaders in the Making Program Challenge Title : 21st Century Multimodal Learning Purpose : Today’s students are the 21st century students whose lifetime experiences are enriched with using digital technologies. They need to develop 21st century skills to become the valued skilled workers, entrepreneurs, innovators and global citizens of tomorrow The Department is working to meet the needs of the 21st century student through the provision of a rigorous curriculum, technologies of today and expert teachers inspiring learning with passion and purpose This project is purposed to; introduce innovative technologies into schools, change teaching practices, align with the Australian Curriculum, and inspire learning. Benefits : The benefits to teachers and students should; ensure that the selected technologies will meet the demands of the curriculum, employ technologies which are accessible in daily life, and gain digital fluency skills. One-off sponsorship ...
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