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Interface Innovation: From MashUps to McLuhan-esque Metacognition

Amy Burvall

Dec 11, 2016
2 min

Interface Innovation: From MashUps to McLuhan-esque Metacognition

The other day my dear friend @Braddo posted this little jewel of a link on the user interfaces that have really made an impact in the ways we work, play, and, well, live: https://www.xerox.com/en-us/insights/user-interface-examples It struck me that this would be an excellent springboard for an inquiry project, particularly for older students though I never underestimate the mind power of the younger ones. Idea 1: Mash Up Makery Mash up two more more of these innovations to c

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Amy Burvall

Sep 1, 2016
6 min

Building Community Through Creativity

note bene: while this post is directly applicable to educational organizations, the strategies may be effectively applied to any organization As schools start back up again, teachers seek ways to “get to know” their students and cultivate a healthy classroom community. Many schools engage in pre-term professional development and other meetings in order to prepare for the new year. Confession: I have never been a fan of meetings, in particular. In fact, in some of my workshops

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The End is Near: Creative Reflections for the End of the School Year

Amy Burvall

May 11, 2016
5 min

The End is Near: Creative Reflections for the End of the School Year

I’ve been reviewing some of my old Theory of Knowledge (TOK in the International Baccalaureate) curriculum as I prepare for a creativity workshop, and thought I’d share two really successful challenges (I hate the word “assignment”) I gave my students – one at the end of the semester and one at the close of the year, though both could be used at either or both times. The Listicle This is based on the concept of a “listicle”, made popular by Buzzfeed. Usually listicles are in

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The Scientist Storyteller: Interview with Dr. David Kipping, exomoonologist

Amy Burvall

Apr 6, 2016
7 min

The Scientist Storyteller: Interview with Dr. David Kipping, exomoonologist

“You just need to tell the world about what you’re doing, why it fascinates you and illuminate the process of finding things out” – Professor David Kipping, Columbia University Imagine sitting in bed watching the Science Channel with your daughter and you hear a great quote from the astronomy expert – exomoonologist, to be exact- being interviewed. It intrigues you so much you sketch it (as you tend to do with clever soundbites), and decide to share it on Twitter. Because yo

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Plus ça change: Why Mobile Learning is the New Impressionism, Part III

Amy Burvall

Jul 26, 2015
7 min

Plus ça change: Why Mobile Learning is the New Impressionism, Part III

“Blessed are people who see beautiful things in places where other people see nothing” – Camille Pissarro This is the 3rd blog entry in a series of four in which I aim to draw comparisons between the paradigm shift in education today (in particular, the influence of mobile and connected learning), and the Impressionist Art Movement. My main point is that something considered to be avant-garde or revolutionary eventually becomes quite ordinary, and therefore we need not fear s

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Plus ça change: Why Mobile Learning is the New Impressionism, Part II

Amy Burvall

Jun 26, 2015
7 min

Plus ça change: Why Mobile Learning is the New Impressionism, Part II

Hopefully you have perused the intro to this blog series. Part II is about HARDWARE (that is, the physical components and technologies that facilitated the Impressionist art movement and how they are analogous to what is going on now) I. Paint Tubes Perhaps most importantly was the invention of the portable metal paint tube – something of course we all take for granted now (Sweden even sells caviar in tubes!). Prior to the invention of such a tube by John Goffe Rand (patented

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#rawthought: Personal Palettes: Claiming your COLOURs for your Digital Presence

Amy Burvall

Dec 28, 2014
4 min

#rawthought: Personal Palettes: Claiming your COLOURs for your Digital Presence

First off, I need to admit that I am American but have adopted the OU in certain words like “colour” – perhaps it’s all the Agatha Christie books I read as a kid (I remember getting “glamour” marked wrong on a 6th grade spelling test), or perhaps it’s because I have a lot of dear friends from the UK and Canada. Sorry if it seems a bit pretentious, but this post is about crafting an image and sticking to it – not caving into the “norm” or external pressures. This is a #rawthou

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Amy Burvall

Jul 4, 2014
2 min

Ode to the Gutenberg Parenthesis

I’m a big fan of the Gutenberg Parenthesis Theory, which I was introduced to by media philosopher Alejandro Piscitelli. On a recent plane ride I decided to exercise my mind and write a little poem. It’s actually potentially part of a larger project I’m dabbling in. You can also listen to the audio clip below. For more resources, check out my Diigo folder on the subject. Or you can view a relatively old (2012) Prezi keynote I created. Another book I’m reading at the moment, Cl

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How Life is Like Dinner Theatre: On Embracing Participatory Culture

Amy Burvall

Feb 24, 2013
3 min

How Life is Like Dinner Theatre: On Embracing Participatory Culture

First watch this: This was indeed life not too long ago. Until, perhaps, the “YOU” was inserted as a prefix to “TUBE”, among other advances. In the ’80s, I recall watching Videodrome, primarily because my New Wave idol Deborah Harry of Blondie was starring. Someone has uploaded the entire film here , but here’s a gist: “Television is reality, and reality is less than television” Talk about “participatory”! That scene is clearly dystopian, but I think offers a bit of insight i

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Also....Advent (an Alternative Advent Calendar, 2020)

Amy Burvall

Dec 28, 2020
6 min

Also....Advent (an Alternative Advent Calendar, 2020)

This year I decided to once again use the digital Advent calendar creation site https://tuerchen.com/ However, I noticed that they don't...

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Amy Burvall

Nov 29, 2020
1 min

The #globalthankswondercut project

If you were to write a love letter to the world what would it be? A Crowdsourced Creativity Project In the midst of this global pandemic...

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