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...

“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...

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           ...

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...

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...

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...