Class Procedures and Reminders
Planning for the semester. I hope this first week of all-classes-online has gone well! A lot of you took some time off in this class to get oriented in your other classes this week, and that's great; that's exactly what the Flex Week is for. You might want to review all those special announcements about this class so you can plan out what your strategy for the rest of the semester.
Project Stack. I've been keeping up with projects this week as people turned those in, and if you turn in something today I will try to get comments back to you before the weekend. Plus you can always check the stack to make sure I received your assignment.
The following items are for fun and exploration:
Blog Stream. Here's something from the blog stream: penguins. Even better: how Rhys went swimming with penguins! Behold the Galapagos penguin:
And here's a Corvid-related item: a great project from the people at Internet Archive to make library books available online; it's the National Emergency Library. There was also a story about it at NPR: National Emergency Library Lends A Hand.
Indian Epics. Plus an item at the intersection of India and science: Shiva at CERN: The Dancing Shiva represents the changes in the universe around us, as matter and energy constantly bump into each other, create and destroy systems and keep renewing the world. Find out more.
Writing. Research is a huge part of writing (even writing stories), so here are some tips to boost your Google search skills.
Mindset Cats. The mindset cat knows you have to seek the answers.
Mindset Video. And it helps if you are seeking with passion and enthusiasm!
March 27: M.C. Escher. Today marks the anniversary of the death in 1972 of the artist M. C. Escher; he was born in 1898. You can read more about Escher's life and work in this Wikipedia article. I am sure you are familiar with many of his drawings and paintings. Here is Drawing Hands, along with a Vimeo video inspired by Escher's way of seeing the world. Enjoy!
