Teaching With Optical Toys, Then and Now

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Tuesday April 24, 2018 - Wednesday April 25, 2018
      11:30 am - 12:59 pm
  • Location: Klaus 2405
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Summary Sentence: On April 24 from 11:30 AM-1:00 PM, C21U will Host a Brown Bag Seminar featuring Patrick Ellis and the work of his ENGL 1102 students on optical toys.

Full Summary: On April 24 from 11:30 AM-1:00 PM in Klaus 2405, Dr. Patrick Ellis will discuss "Teaching Optical Toys: Now and Then." This talk explores the ongoing pedagogical potential of optical toys such as stereoscopes, zoetropes, and camera obscuras. As a case study, Dr. Ellis will describe an exhibit of optical toys at retroTECH that he curated and a related assignment in which his ENGL 1102 students produced their own optical toys. Please RSVP for the event at https://gatech.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_39N9H94uNIPJxU9. Lunch will be provided for attendees.

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students, Pedagogy, art, toys, retroTech, Brittain Fellows
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  • Created By: akrafft3
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Apr 17, 2018 - 3:28pm
  • Last Updated: Apr 17, 2018 - 3:28pm