Tag Archives: education

Ai Student Carnival

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 [...]

The Gap

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 [...]

Quarter – Summer ’09

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 [...]

Young Hispanic Males

I recently met a professor at my school who is doing a research study on young Hispanic malesĀ  (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 [...]