This week, the Lee’s Summit Jazz Orchestra had a chance to celebrate a couple of milestone birthdays from our regular fans at our monthly 1909 Club gigs. This arrangement worked great for us, and I hope you’re able to use it too. Enjoy! Also, tag me on Instagram if you get a recording of it, […]
Fostering Creativity and Risk-Taking Through Alternative Assessment in Music Technology and Beyond
Presented at the Missouri Music Educators Association 88th Annual In-Service Workshop/Conference “Harmonizing the Future: No Roads Needed. Just Music.” Presentation PDF: Some more: Sample lesson/project on Digital Media Technology’s custom LMS: Quest 33: Samples, Patches, and More Example Projects: Best Reading Feldman, J. (2019). Grading for equity: What it is, why it matters, and how […]
Rule of Thirds Generator for Final Cut Pro
This is a basic Motion Generator I created for use in my Digital Media Technology class. It adds a rule-of-thirds grid overlay to any project in Final Cut Pro. If you’re a teacher, you might find it useful to add above the Primary Storyline in FCP as a quick way to demonstrate framing and composition. […]
Coding my first program (kind of)
This morning, I clicked a single button to send a to-do list item to each student in STA Digital Media, instantly creating about 45 to-do list items in 45 different Basecamp projects. This is the result of a little side project I’ve been working on over the last week or so, culminating in a flurry […]
11: Resolutions – Eduspeakeasy
It’s January. A new year. We all know what that means. In this episode of the Eduspeakeasy Podcast, let’s talk resolutions. I’ll share three big resolutions with you — mostly to keep myself honest. For two of these resolutions, it’s really obvious that I can’t complete them without working hard towards them every day. For […]
7 Audio/Video Creative Resources
For educators needing to create virtual content and lessons, editing media (both audio and video) is an essential skill. Below are 7 resources to learn new skills in audio/video editing and storytelling. Adobe Creative Cloud Tutorials: https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/tutorials-explore.html Due to the nature of CC (monthly subscription), these will likely be continually updated to match the current version […]
Hopefully, We Learn a Few Things
There’s no short supply of reflection during this unprecedented time: Reflecting on the things we miss as we socially distance ourselves. Reflecting on the things we can live without as we find ourselves potentially home for a longer streak than we’ve ever been before. Finally, reflecting on what’s most important in life. I’m hopeful that […]
Virtual Learning Quick Tips
I wanted to put some quick tips together in a single graphic, highlighting the things that I think are most important as we get further into the virtual learning experience. We’ve got this!
eLearning Principles We Can All Use
The following tips are adapted from eLearning and the Science of Instruction: Clark, R. C., & Mayer, R. E. (2011). E-learning and the science of instruction : proven guidelines for consumers and designers of multimedia learning (3rd ed. ed.). San Francisco, CA: Pfeiffer. While we’re not strictly creating complete eLearning experiences for our students, we […]
Five Tips for Virtual Learning
It seems we’re well on our way to new and uncharted territories in public education. In some ways, we’ve been preparing for this moment for a long time (think 1:1 technology and district-wide LMS adoption), but in other ways, we’ll be like fish out of water (think of broadcasting, art, and music classes; not to […]