Thursday, 10 Mar 2011
Winter Escapes Art Short Course
Join Jo Myers-Walker of the Left Bank Studio in Gilbert, Iowa, as she teaches a series of nine classes on watercolors and her trademark slumping plastic that will surely help you beat the winter blues.
Lecture: Brown Bag
Bring your lunch to the Gardens and enjoy an education program. Attend each month and experience a new topic presented by local and regional professionals and lecturers.
How Can I Expand My Online Assessment Offerings with Blackboard Learn?
Blackboard Learn's robust test and survey environment supports a wide range of items and media for use with traditional assessment and practice activities. In this session, you will learn how to create tests and surveys in Bb Learn, including how to create questions; import questions from Respondus; edit test and survey settings and results; incorporate randomization; use images, audio and video; and promote academic integrity.
Computer Science Distinguished Lecture: Dr. Carolina Cruz-Neira
Carolina Cruz-Neira is the W. Hansen Hall and Mary Officer Hall/BORSF Endowed Super Chair in Telecommunications in Computer Engineering, and chief scientist of the Louisiana Immersive Technologies Enterprise at the University of Louisiana, Lafayette. She will discuss integrating the ability to physically walk and run into a virtual environment, specifically in a CAVE-like virtual reality system.
An Introduction to Clay
If you are interested in working with clay but have little or no experience with the medium then this class is for you!
Oil Painting
Learn the basics of oil painting and become confident in your technique, you could be the next Rembrandt.
Object Lessons
The University Museums Christian Petersen Art Collection has 85 percent of the art created by the artist, but at any given time only 3 to 5 percent of the collection is on exhibition. Take this opportunity to view some of his lesser known studio sculptures and intimate drawings from his personal sketchbook. Object Lessons is a monthly hands on experience and conversation about what we can learn by looking at art.