Saturday, October 15, 2005

a thought on community

    i'm struck that one of the things i most cherished about my experience with BAWP before this ti was the conversations and connections with colleagues. i sense greatness in this room. i get brief whiffs from checking in on other folks' websites or a stolen few words over the monitor or in front of the bathroom--but i miss the human connection of really being in conversation around a table or sitting in a circle. i know we're doing important learning each at our computer--maybe it's just a fundamental grief i have with technology. it isolates us and diminishes real human connection that's enlivened by warm eyes and loving smiles.

# - Jennnifer Rader - 10/15/05; 12:03:06 PM - Discuss (1 response)

October 15 Reflection

    ay, ay, ay. and a i am distant from this work today. i am still draped in the garments of the high holy days, awash in a sea of prayer and melody. so, today i had to wrench myself from my early morning minyan to bike through the grey mist up through campus flitting past ghosts of my graduate student days. lock my bike and tear up the stairs to lines of computers, quiet tapping. another world, a distant set of concerns...maybe if my body is here, my mind--if not my heart, will follow.

so. technology. we are just settling into our temporary campus our computer lab should be up soon. my students don't have access to computers. as you can imagine, this limits my ability to engage with these larger ti questions. i have been setting up a schedule with teachers for our pearson residency in march. i think we're set.

# - Jennnifer Rader - 10/15/05; 10:15:42 AM - Discuss (1 response)

Saturday, September 17, 2005

september 17

powerful day. lots of frustration, but also sparks of insight. I like how Karen gave us permission to have a "messy" process. And Perette's frustration is also affirming. I know that it's ok for me to be lost and flailing--at least in September. If I commit to the process and give it my energy and attention, I can trust that I'll be able to work more effectively with  blogs, film making and other aspects of technology in the classroom--and hopefully share it with folks in my own learning community.

# - Jennnifer Rader - 9/17/05; 12:33:39 PM - Discuss

 

# - Jennnifer Rader - 9/17/05; 12:09:16 PM - Discuss

september 17 check-in

whoa. overwhelming today. so much racing through and nothing is sticking. keep the faith. these folks know what they are doing.

# - Jennnifer Rader - 9/17/05; 11:58:55 AM - Discuss

Hot Flash Reflection Questions

Click the headline to read the guiding questions for the year. If it is too much effort to cursor to the headline, then click here.

# - Jennnifer Rader - 9/17/05; 11:30:54 AM - Discuss

Friday, August 12, 2005

august 11 check in

The plan as I understand it for follow-up to our summer experience is to meet periodically throughout the year with a one day retreat. This seems like a good way to continue our conversation and strengthen our nascent skills. In addition to our large group contact we could each be matched with a "mentor" that we could be in more regular contact with throughout the year. We could bounce ideas off this person and get advice and inspiration. We could also be a part of a pair or triad to have more intimate contact beyond our full group gatherings...

# - Jennnifer Rader - 8/12/05; 9:09:43 AM - Discuss

Wednesday, August 10, 2005

reflection 2

Wow. What a total immersion experience! I'm exhausted. Got all of my images in--just need transitions and to put in my music and a few title pages.

I can imagine doing some version of this process with a group of students working through our health center. We've had an arts program over the last few years and done a lot of work with text and photography. we're wanting to get into film, so this could be a perfect opportunity. I'm beginning to understand how it could work (thank you david) with A LOT of scaffolding up front. If the students already have their storyboard fairly complete before the film process starts, it seems less overwhelming...

I'm glad I'm here.

# - Jennnifer Rader - 8/10/05; 3:40:46 PM - Discuss (1 response)

Tuesday, August 9, 2005

checking in day 2

I came in yesterday with nothing prepared beyond a loose idea for my film. Realizing what I needed to get together in a short period of time, I was overwhelmed.  Yesterday during class I started to gather images and then went home last night finished my narrative and got  music and some more images. Today  I completed my storyboard--all of the images, narrative and music and I recorded the voiceover. I still have to scan a few photos and actually use the Premiere software to make all of this into a film. I feel grateful for the expert support and the access we have to these tremendous resources.

# - Jennnifer Rader - 8/9/05; 3:22:24 PM - Discuss (1 response)

Testing

here is my test post.

# - Jennnifer Rader - 8/9/05; 9:11:54 AM - Discuss