The Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company is looking for both dancers and non-dancers for an upcoming workshop and outdoor performance at Columbia University on October 18, 2008. This sounds like a fantastic opportunity, and it’s great when dance companies encourage people without any dance background to be part of a performance. So if you’re [...]

Otto Scharmer The pages of this site capture the evolution of Theory U and Otto Scharmer’s work. Otto Scharmer, author of Theory U, is an action researcher who creates innovations in learning and leadership that he delivers through classes and programs at MIT, the Global Classroom online programs, Presencing Institute programs, and through innovation and change [...]

I wasn’t expecting any questions in the last presidential debate to address the candidates’ arts policies, because, let’s face it - the state of the arts doesn’t affect most Americans on a daily basis. People want to hear about issues that hit close to home, like the economy and health care. Thus, funding [...]

Nonprofits-vernetzt.de - Stakeholder-Management und Web 2.0 für gemeinnützige Organisationen In diesem Blog geht es um die Frage, wie Nonprofit-Organisationen im Bereich sozialer Dienste ihre Beziehungen mit internen und externen Bezugsgruppen (Stakeholdern) ausbauen können und wie ihnen die neue Social Software dabei hilft. (tags: Weblogs gfwm_instrumente) Coventry University (MBA in Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Management): Issues in Strategic Management [...]

[Deutscher Titel: Semantic Web Company Newsletter, 9/2008 (Text übersetzen: Deutsch)] Semantic Web Company Newsletter, 18 September, 2008 EDITORIAL Web of Data - now and in 2009   VOICES Yves Raimond: “Finding vegetarian music using the web of data” Richard Cyganiak: “A growing data commons from meaningful bits and pieces”  SWC UPDATE SWC Open Seminars start mid-October  TRIPLE-I Blog- and Vlogathon  SWC sponsors Web of Data [...]

Leslie Kraus from Kate Weare Company Let me preface this post by saying that a full review of Friday evening’s performance is coming soon. But first, here are some thoughts and questions (and no real answers) about marketing dance at the Fall for Dance festival. Since 2004, audiences have packed New York City Center for its [...]

Political Art Embarrasses Me, photo by Julia Mandle, 2007 The 2nd annual Crossing the Line: FIAF Fall Festival kicked off today and will continue through October 5th with performances by several artists working in film, theater, music, art, and dance. This Saturday, from 4 to 6 PM, there will be a free roundtable discussion called Why [...]

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U St.Gallen (Wirtschaftspädagogik): Kurs “Active Learning: Participating in Learning Communities!” Aktives Lernen lässt sich nach Bonwell and Eison (1991, 2) folgendermassen charakterisieren: “students must do more than just listen: They must read, write, discuss, or be engaged in solving problems. Most important, to be actively involved, students must engage in such higher-order thinking tasks as analysis, [...]

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