At some point the Associate in General Education disappeared from my "programs" list at Gaston College. With the letter I just received I wonder if perhaps something was done to cause problems for that degree as well. It was already complete when I turned in the documentation, I was just waiting for a semester to […]
Today in the mail I received a fun little notice from Gaston College: August 25, 2008 Dear Student: Our records indicate that you did not complete the required course work indicated on your Petition for Graduation form for your degree. This deficiency in your record prohibits you from receiving your degree at this time. However, […]
Today I went shopping for supplies for my sculpture project. I first went to Hobby Lobby, where I was originally in search of "Sculptamould". I found none. After a bit of browsing and amusing myself with looking at electric trains, model truck kits (btw, if anyone sees an F350 kit, please let me know), drawing […]
Monday was my first real day in the studios at Gaston College and I found myself in a familiar, but yet totally strange environment. First of all, there is a huge age range in the studios. The youngest student is 18, she just graduated from high school and is starting a degree in art education. […]
After spending many hours pouring over lists of artists, I selected one to discuss for my Art History II course. I selected Eddie Kent, a British potter. http://www.pots-n-things.co.uk/ I like his style, it is very simple, but at the same time has a lot of expression. His glazes are also very simple and highlight the […]
ART 115 (Art History II)- Everything seems to be OK. We are doing an introduction assignment at the moment, I have to pick an artist that has a K at the beginning of their last name to discuss, and I’m still working on that. This evening our syllabus was recalled (to be reissued Monday), because […]
I love Microsoft Office as much as anyone, but there are limits to its capabilities. Occasionally I end up with an instructor (usually one that isn’t very PC friendly) who decides that Doc is the best possible format to share content with students. I personally can’t stand Word when I have a browser open (exception […]
Every semester there is a moment I both look forward to and dread, its the moment I have the full assignment list. While it is nice to know the way things will line up, it is such a pain getting everything into GITI. I have for many years considered writing a bulk assignment addition script […]
I currently have two courses open and active, but already I feel like I am a little overwhelmed by the syllabi and the course information stuff. I don’t know quite where to begin with stuff. I suspect it might be my tiredness, but I really want to get started with the courses, but feel too […]
CPCC Online courses are now open. It seems I have one in Blackboard and one in Moodle… No consistency across platforms this semester (especially since I have one course at Gaston on WIKI!)