Visual Arts (167 total posts)

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50 Shades of Grey Areas: Ethics and Plagiarism

November 29, 2017
Shades of Grey (Areas) Plagiarism itself is not a grey area. It’s black and white. But what about being influenced, reminded, informed or inspired? My blog this month has a Theory of Knowledge (ToK) flavour. There is a lot of visual arts/ToK overlap, but one recent...
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“All Good Things Come To An End”

November 10, 2017
Nelly Furtado – All Good Things (Come To An End) (US Version) Dear old OCC, Farewell. You have been such familiar habit I may find it hard to simply forget you because “My IB” is the new kid on the block  Yes, I know you had your foibles and of course over time...
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Reminders for November session schools

October 13, 2017
If you are teaching in a “November session” school, October is a busy month! Here are some reminders: IBIS upload deadlines: 10 Oct         Predicted Grades and Internal Assessment marks 20 Oct            Internal Assessment (Exhibition) upload 30 Oct           ...
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ARE YOU TRYING TO SHOCK ME with the TRUTH?

September 13, 2017
This month I’m posting about questions provoked by TWO VIDEOS submitted as part of a DP visual arts exhibition submission by a female student. VIDEO 1 A short, (1 minute) dark (in both senses of the word) video. Here is a quote from the text: “My idea and purpose of...
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The Rationale (talking the talk vs walking the walk)

August 25, 2017
There is a DP Visual Arts Curriculum Review in progress at the moment, with a lot of art teachers voicing a lot of art teaching and art education concerns. Their voices are expressed through a lively and fascinating forum, with a lot of thoughts and opinions about...
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Selectivity and Distillation: the Process Portfolio is NOT a Diary

July 17, 2017
Diaries. Journals. Sketchbooks. They serve a range of purposes; diaries document the momentous and the mundane, the day-to-day detritus, and the sporadic moments of joy and/or despair. Artists’ diaries can give a good insight into the creative processes. (See the...