IDEAS
1) Disassemble an old telephone handset and photograph yourself putting it back together. (Rachel)
2) Research technological breakthroughs which have aided communication and connections between people such as the electrical wheelchair, hearing aids, cochlear implants, adaptive technologies such as mouth operated computer mouse or eye tracking typing which uses retinal sensing to allow quadriplegics to communicate or the recent research into nerve centre stimulation which allowed a quadriplegic to walk. (Rachel)
Rowena & Denise Media responsibility. George Orwell's war of the Worlds.
caused panic in the streets. time and again the media
have been responsible in an extreme way for causing a
reaction by the masses. Identify a media event and
produce a piece of creative work that reflects two positions.
1. represent the impact of the media driven reaction
2. represent the event as you imagine it without media intervention The Catenary Arch - 1. The curve formed by a perfectly flexible, uniform.y dense, and inextensible cable suspended from its end points. It is identical to the graph of a hyperbolic cosine. 2. Something having the general shape of this curve.
Investigate both early and contemporary use of the catenary arch. Why does the arch continue to be relevant and used in design in the 21st centuary.
Design and make a structure with foundations in a catenary arch. How does this particular construction technique benefit the integrity of your structure
Joanne Bellette
(I posted these under 'Discussion' and then found this... so here goes again) Tipping Point - Evolution
Evolution is the transformation of an organism (human, plant or animal) over time.
Your task is to:
• Study this website http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/12/evolutionexampl and select one example of evolution. Explain what occurred and why.
• How will humans evolve next? Consider and justify you description (in either an artistic or written medium) of how humans will evolve. What changes will our connections to technology, sport, transport, etc have on our bodies and brains?
Musical Communication - Rachel
For western society today it is inconceivable to find a car without some source of music playing device or a household without a radio but this was not always the case. Research the gramophone and what it meant for music and recording artists ability to communicate with the masses.
Social Networking - Debbie
Social media can take on many different forms, including Internet forums, weblogs, social blogs, microblogging, wikis, podcasts, photographs or pictures, video, rating and social bookmarking. Technology is continually connecting more and more people across the world. This rate of connection has enormous possibilities, however also brings with it various disadvantages.
Your task is to view the following video and highlight how social media has grown over the last 10 years and the positive impact that it has had on social connections. Also highlight the negative consequences of social media within society and how individuals can protect themselves from these issues. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMcfrLYDm2U
Creative Thinking
IDEAS
1) Disassemble an old telephone handset and photograph yourself putting it back together. (Rachel)
2) Research technological breakthroughs which have aided communication and connections between people such as the electrical wheelchair, hearing aids, cochlear implants, adaptive technologies such as mouth operated computer mouse or eye tracking typing which uses retinal sensing to allow quadriplegics to communicate or the recent research into nerve centre stimulation which allowed a quadriplegic to walk. (Rachel)
Rowena & Denise
Media responsibility. George Orwell's war of the Worlds.
caused panic in the streets. time and again the media
have been responsible in an extreme way for causing a
reaction by the masses. Identify a media event and
produce a piece of creative work that reflects two positions.
1. represent the impact of the media driven reaction
2. represent the event as you imagine it without media intervention
The Catenary Arch -
1. The curve formed by a perfectly flexible, uniform.y dense, and inextensible cable suspended from its end points. It is identical to the graph of a hyperbolic cosine.
2. Something having the general shape of this curve.
Investigate both early and contemporary use of the catenary arch. Why does the arch continue to be relevant and used in design in the 21st centuary.
Design and make a structure with foundations in a catenary arch. How does this particular construction technique benefit the integrity of your structure
Joanne Bellette
(I posted these under 'Discussion' and then found this... so here goes again)
Tipping Point - Evolution
Evolution is the transformation of an organism (human, plant or animal) over time.
Your task is to:
• Study this website http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/12/evolutionexampl and select one example of evolution. Explain what occurred and why.
• How will humans evolve next? Consider and justify you description (in either an artistic or written medium) of how humans will evolve. What changes will our connections to technology, sport, transport, etc have on our bodies and brains?
Musical Communication - Rachel
For western society today it is inconceivable to find a car without some source of music playing device or a household without a radio but this was not always the case. Research the gramophone and what it meant for music and recording artists ability to communicate with the masses.
Social Networking - Debbie
Social media can take on many different forms, including Internet forums, weblogs, social blogs, microblogging, wikis, podcasts, photographs or pictures, video, rating and social bookmarking. Technology is continually connecting more and more people across the world. This rate of connection has enormous possibilities, however also brings with it various disadvantages.
Your task is to view the following video and highlight how social media has grown over the last 10 years and the positive impact that it has had on social connections. Also highlight the negative consequences of social media within society and how individuals can protect themselves from these issues.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMcfrLYDm2U