“Hedgehog in Fog” cartoon was produced in 1975 by Yuri Norstein (director), Francheska Yarbuzova (production designer), Serhy Kozlov (script writer). In the year 2003, basing on results of a survey of 140 cinema critics and animators from different countries, “Hedgehog in Fog” was declared the best cartoon in the history of animation.” -article It’s perfect.
The Summer 2009 quarter at the college wrapped up last week. The quarter flew by and now a new one is upon us! That’s what’s so interesting about Ai, with quarters things go by so fast. I wonder at times what the students can retain in such a quick turnaround…things don’t have time to sink [...]
Recently, The Art Institute had it’s first Carnival! Student Affairs worked hard to create a fun little break for students right before finals week. The college also invited folks from the community to join in the festivities. I was impressed by the student participation and how many stuck around throughout the evening. It wasn’t a [...]
Lately, I have been seeing several articles about Latinas. Most prominently, of course, is the news of Judge Sonia Sotomayor taking her place on the Supreme Court. Which, by the way, Latina magazine is selling these cool t-shirts, in honor of Judge Sotomayor’s appointment. But sadly, the news has turned bleak again for Latinas. Most [...]
Within my career in education, I have been employed at a community college, an elementary school, and most recently, at a for-profit college. I probably could add my time in grad school as also being a part of a large university as well. Looking at all the experiences I have had in education, I can [...]
Lately I’ve been having a few issues with two of my classes. The first is my Intro to Scripting class. In the past, my web design classes were very small, just a handful of students. If one started getting behind, I could work individually with them while the others moved on. In such a small [...]
Today I reached out to a local web and interactive design firm here in Austin, to set up a meeting to discuss internships and what needs they may have. Rather than just having any students apply, I wanted to be able to only have students that fit the criteria they really want. I called the [...]
The Summer quarter at the Art Institute is starting on Monday. What classes am I teaching? Portfolio I – working 1 on 1 with a student on her porfolio. She is about to get her AAS in Web Design & Interactive Media and we need her to be ready for the world! Intro to Scripting [...]
This is why classes develop and grow each quarter, I keep getting more in-depth questions that I really want to answer and will add to the next class I teach. So keep questions coming! A student asked me about the psychology of coding things like CSS and XHTML. I was sort of taken aback. I [...]
I recently met a professor at my school who is doing a research study on young Hispanic males (for his PhD). Why “young Hispanic males” you ask? This is the group with the highest drop out rate. He has done a lot of research and conducted his own trials in trying to find a way [...]