Kim Lonzo on Two Poems by Carlos Hiraldo and Susan Smith Nash
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by susan smith nash
1M ago
 The two poems that I have chosen deal with the basic question, does our technological progress represent true human progress. Susan Smith Nash’s poem, “The Nature of Poetics,” (https://marshhawkpress.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Marsh-Hawk-Review-fall-2021.pdf) explores the subjects of modern work aided by technology, traditional work aided by tools, and our possible disconnection as a society as the nature of work becomes more ephemeral. Nash uses Aristotelian analysis to search for her answers. This is a much different approach than the second poem. Carlos Hiraldo, in his work, “The ..read more
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Revisiting “Black Chalk” (1994) by Rochelle Owens
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by susan smith nash
6M ago
It’s hard to believe it has been almost 30 years since the long poem, “Black Chalk,” was published as a chapbook by Texture Press in Norman, Oklahoma. A companion video was filmed and produced in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, to be debuted at the Fred Jones Museum of Art on the campus of the University of Oklahoma.   Video: https://youtu.be/EdTdsfaessY?si=6aUtiW3-ptsXfsiD  The text: https://rochelleowens.net/poetrybooks.php?book=black_chalk  The poem consists of three interwoven threads. The first consists of the arrival of the Spaniards in North America and the brutality and m ..read more
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"Oklahoma Too" - A Rare Video Gem by Rochelle Owens: Humor, Disruptions of Language, and a Question of What Is Real
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by susan smith nash
6M ago
The short film, Oklahoma Too, written and directed by Rochelle Owens in 1987, is filled with wry humor and social commentary. In addition, it is an exploration of the capacity of language to classify, represent truth, human desire and behavior, and ultimately to contain the seeds of its own disruption of meaning(s).  In the gift store, Voila, in Oklahoma Too Video: https://youtu.be/1wVC8Oh6SPU?si=RXgZPNMcR6OyCEEH   How Much Paint Does the Painting Need  https://rochelleowens.net/poetrybooks.php?book=how_much_paint  BACKGROUND AND CONTEXTS Filmed in Norman ..read more
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The Experience of the Two Choctaw Removals in Poetry and Biography
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by susan smith nash
7M ago
In the winter of 1831, the Choctaw Indians were forced out at gunpoint to walk barefoot and in thin clothing from their homelands, 11 million acres in what is now Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, and Arkansas, to the Indian Territory in what is now southeast Oklahoma.  There are historical accounts of the privation, suffering, and extreme cruelty, but I did not realize that individuals wrote poems.   The Gilcrease Museum (located in Tulsa, Oklahoma), actually has a document written by an unnamed author about the removal. It appears on the Choctaw Nation website: https://www.cho ..read more
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A Conversation with Rochelle Owens about Patterns of Animus (2022)
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by susan smith nash
1y ago
 Audio Recording of interview with Rochelle Owens over Patterns of Animus: http://www.zenzebra.net/audio/rochelle-2022-12-07.mp3  Rochelle Owens:  Patterns of Animus Speaking to Rochelle Owens is always a pleasure because she sheds insight on her work and philosophical underpinnings. She also explores the ideas that inform her poetry as well as her plays. Welcome to an interview with Owens, where she reads from her new long poem, “Patterns of Animus,” and chats with Susan Nash about her work and interests now and in the past. “Patterns of Animus” appears in her collecti ..read more
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Assessment in Moodle 4.0: So Much New Potential
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by susan smith nash
1y ago
Moodle allows you to bring together assessment, content, collaboration all in one place. In the video below, I discuss the kinds of popular assessments and assessment strategies in this brief video. This includes multiple choice quizzes to use with your smartphones, tablets, laptops; self-grading assessments, short answers, essays, and collaborative workshops. All are available with Moodle mobile.  Check out the video  The key is following good instructional design so that you are aligning the assessments with the content and learning objectives. Moodle assessments are perfe ..read more
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Interview with Claudia Ruiz-Graham, Co-Founder, Imaged Reality, on using Virtual Reality for Training, Field Work, and Team Building
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by susan smith nash
1y ago
 Welcome to an interview with Claudia Ruiz-Graham, founder of Imaged Reality (https://www.imagedreality.com/). Imaged Reality develops immersive technologies with applications to Earth Sciences in Energy, Mining, Engineering and Academia. With their technology, customers can create digital reservoir atlases and virtual core stores in immersive and collaborative environments, integrating data across different scales. This leads to improved interpretations and a better integration between multi-disciplinary teams, resulting in better decision-making, risk reduction and increased capital ret ..read more
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Effective E-Learning with Virtual Learning Environments
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by susan smith nash
1y ago
 Virtual learning environments take advantage of all modalities of online instruction, ranging from listening to recorded lectures to interacting in real-time in a 3D immersive environment.  Perhaps the most flexible virtual learning environment now is Moodle, particularly with Moodle 4.0's new capabilities. Please check out Moodle 4.0 E-Learning Course Development.  https://youtu.be/ft8003rMjag There are a number of ways in which virtual learning environments are the most effective path forward for training, primarily when there are health, safety, logistics, and cost issues ..read more
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Interview with Ian Wild on Effective E-learning: From 3D Immersive Training to Fearless Physics and Math
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by susan smith nash
1y ago
Welcome to an interview with Ian Wild, AVEVA, who shares his experiences with Moodle and discusses how to design effective, interactive learning experiences that are effective across the board -- from math and physics, to complex immersive 3D training environments. Some of his many publications can be found through his LinkedIn site: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iandavidwild/ Ian and I have an interesting chat about what it takes to be effective when using a VLE (Virtual Learning Environment) such as Moodle to work with all kinds of learners and their learning goals. 3D Training on a Train: Ian ..read more
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Interview with Stephen Downes on E-Learning and Connectivism
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by susan smith nash
1y ago
Welcome to a conversation with Stephen Downes, National Research Council of Canada. Stephen has been at the forefront of innovative approaches to learning and e-learning for many years, having invented and launched, among other things, the game-changing concept, the MOOC. Stephen Downes works with the Digital Technologies Research Centre at the National Research Council of Canada specializing in new instructional media and personal learning technology. His degrees are in Philosophy, specializing in epistemology, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of science. Today, we talk about where we are w ..read more
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