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University of California Television (UCTV) is making a host of videos available on its website during this period of social distancing. Among them, with descriptions courtesy of UCTV (text written by UCTV staff):
“How We Learn Vs. How We Think We Learn”: There are negative associations with the word “forget,” and we often envision ourselves as striving not to forget things. But according to Robert Bjork, Distinguished Research Professor in the UCLA Department of Psychology, forgetting is actually an important component of learning and memory. In his words, “Forgetting, rather than undoing learning, enables learning and focuses remembering.” Bjork maintains that humans misunderstand our system of remembering and forgetting as it relates to learning. Consequently, the decisions we make about managing our own learning are not optimal. Additionally, we grapple with societal assumptions and attitudes that actually reinforce behaviors counterproductiv
I’m
David L. Coddon,
and here’s your guide to all things essential in San Diego’s arts and culture this week.
Singer-songwriter
Michael Tiernan modestly calls it “one of the lesser known, longest-running showcases in San Diego.” Fans of this local musician, however, have known about Tiernan’s
“Acoustic Wednesdays” showcase since he began hosting it “many moons ago, back in 2006 or 2007” at En Fuego Cantina & Grill in Del Mar.
Every Wednesday, Tiernan would preside over an evening of music, performing and presenting other area artists to audiences.
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“It became kind of my office,” Tiernan recalled. “My listeners always knew I was there.”
It certainly wasn’t Jonathan Nussman’s plan to graduate from UC San Diego during a pandemic. But that’s exactly what happened.
Last year, as the coronavirus pandemic shut down the arts world, the baritone received his Doctor of Musical Arts, a degree he completed after six years of hard work.
It wasn’t easy. He juggled school with work performing as well as teaching music history classes and private voice lessons. Receiving his degree last summer was the finish line he’d long worked hard to cross. Then COVID-19 happened.
“I had a full season lined up through next year,” said the 36-year-old Nussman, a South Carolina native who moved to San Diego in 2014 to study contemporary music performance at UCSD. “Most of that has been canceled.”