Day One: What is Aesthetics?

Students created name tags. Use of creativity to help everyone learn everyone’s name. Introduced myself and what are aesthetics? The concept of what are one’s aesthetics was introduced to the students. This helped them understand who they are, what they like/dislike and how to take that information and develop designs around the...

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Manchester High School Jewelry Course

In the spring of 2015, I began working with Manchester High School’s “Exploration in Jewelry” class. I wanted to document the entire process for myself and the teacher. Manchester High School is in Manchester, Connecticut. It is a large high school—1,800 students—in a semi-urban environment (56,000 population). Manchester is a...

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The Blog Log

This blog is designed to document the process of teaching. Initially it will focus on one specific course, but as it grows it will include other aspects of teaching and learning.

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Teaching Philosophy

Nancy has 20 years of collegiate teaching experience. Currently, she is Adjunct Professor of Digital Art and Design at Eastern Connecticut State University where she teaches digital art and visual communication design classes. Other classes have included digital media, foundations and career development. Her publications have focused on experiential learning, the...

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