First, a few words about William Wiley
Before we plow into the weekend s (and next week s) great art events, I would like to take a moment to remember first-generation UC Davis art faculty William Wiley. Some of my most fun and interesting days at the UC Davis campus were spent with Wiley. He came back to the university in 2014 to present his iconic Gong sculpture to campus. I wrote about that event here. Today, the San Francisco Chronicle published his obituary, which does a great job telling his life story from his days before UC Davis, at UC Davis, and after UC Davis. He was 83, passing away this week after battling Parkinson s disease. There will be more on Wiley later.
Creating educational resources for the modern student
4 Apr, 2021 05:05 AM
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Dr Deb Hill, Political Philosopher of Education and author of An Introduction to Deep Thinking, among other works. Photo / Paul Brooks
Dr Deb Hill, Political Philosopher of Education and author of An Introduction to Deep Thinking, among other works. Photo / Paul Brooks
Paul Brooks is editor of Whanganui Midweek, in your letterbox every Wednesdaypaul.brooks@nzme.co.nz
Dr Deb Hill, who works out of the Whanganui Learning Centre, received funding from Ako Aotearoa to pursue a project and the subsequent publication of An Introduction to Plagiarism and An Introduction to Deep Thinking . so far.
Monday, 15 March 2021, 11:52 am
With travel restrictions still in place, how do you
deliver a global learning experience to students? Thanks to
a collaborative effort with Second Shanghai Polytechnic
University (SSPU), UCOL Creative Industries students have
taken part in a four-week Interactive Design course based in
Shanghai.
UCOL Whanganui students have spent the start
of their year attending classes via Zoom, alongside third
year Bachelor of Product Design students at
SSPU.
“Our relationship with SSPU started in
2019,” says Victoria Campbell, UCOL’s Head of School for
Creative Industries. “They’ve come to New Zealand and
visited us in the past, and we’ve run workshops and