Following on from the earlier posts about Judging Canoe Slalom, here is a short test of C1M judging.
The video was taken from the top bridge at the Penrith Whitewater Course, Australia. There are four gates in the video. it is in m4v format. It may need to play all the way through on some computers [...]
Archive for August, 2009
Judging C1M Quiz
Posted in Officiating, canoe slalom, tagged C1M, canoe slalom, Officiating, Quiz on 20 August, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Coaching, Conducting and Performing
Posted in Coaching, Communication, Performance, Teaching and Learning, tagged Coaching, Michael Tilson Thomas, Conducting, Leonard Bernstein, Yannick Nezet Seguin, Carlo Maria Giulini, Itay Talgam on 14 August, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I believe there are enormous similarities between coaching and conducting. In this post I would like to explore these similarities.
Some years ago I sat enchanted whilst I watched Leonard Bernstein’s The Love of Three Orchestras (1986). It was a ninety-minute video with excerpts from rehearsals and concerts. In it Leonard Bernstein talks about his career [...]
Mercier (Merce) Philip Cunningham
Posted in Performance, tagged David Vaughan, Judith Mackrell, Merce Cunningham on 13 August, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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A few weeks ago (1 August) I found an obituary of Merce Cunningham written by David Vaughan. I was reading the Canberra Times but have discovered that the Obituary appeared in The Guardian on 27 July.
David Vaughan worked with Merce Cunningham since 1959. His obituary is sensitive and rich in information. Here are some [...]
Narrative
Posted in Writing, tagged Tony Karrer on 12 August, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Some years ago I read Donald Polkinhorne’s Narrative Knowing and the Human Sciences (1988). The book focused my interest in narrative that was emerging during my PhD studies and led me to some fascinating discussions in anthropological discourse.
Since starting this blog I have become more and more interested in the process of writing and a [...]
Personal Learning
Posted in CCK08, Digital media, Teaching and Learning, tagged Bob Stein, CCK08, CommentPress, Editis, Gaggle, Gamer Theory, George Siemens, Graham Attwell, Horizon Report 2009, Howard Rheingold, Justin Kistner, Lisa M Lane, Melbourne Writers' Festival, Michele Martin, mindful infotention, Nancy White, Personal Learning, Personal Learning Environment, Personal Web, Public Sphere #3, Ramona Koval, Seth Simonds, Snopes, social media, Steve Wheeler, Tim McCormick, University of Canberra on 29 August, 2009 | 4 Comments »
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I have had a wonderful opportunity to explore personal learning in my new role at the University of Canberra. There are so many colleagues at the University keen to discuss and explore learning and there is a vast array of forums in which to engage. Last week I attended a Gaggle (“an orderly and [...]
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