Sound, Electronics, and Music: A Radical and Hopeful Experiment in Early Music Education

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 36-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren Hayes
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
Computer Music ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Music Technology ◽  
Musical Ability ◽  
Early Music ◽  
Field Recording ◽  
Additional Support ◽  
The University

Discussions of pedagogical approaches to computer music are often rooted within the realm of higher education alone. This article describes Sound, Electronics, and Music, a large-scale project in which tutelage was provided on various topics related to sound and music technology to around 900 schoolchildren in Scotland in 2014 and 2015. Sixteen schools were involved, including two schools for additional support needs. The project engaged several expert musicians and researchers to deliver the different areas of the course. Topics included collective electroacoustic composition, hardware hacking, field recording, and improvisation. A particular emphasis was placed on providing a form of music education that would engender creative practice that was available to all, regardless of musical ability and background. The findings and outcomes of the project suggest that we should not be restricting to the university level the discussion of how to continue to educate future generations in the practices surrounding computer music. We may be failing to engage an age group that is growing readily familiar with the skills and vocabulary surrounding new technologies.

Girls, Boys and Technology in Music Education

1993 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Comber ◽  
David J. Hargreaves ◽  
Ann Colley
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Music Education ◽  
Crucial Role ◽  
Music Technology ◽  
Educational Computing ◽  
Equal Opportunities ◽  
Music Curriculum ◽  
Profound Impact ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
The University

Information technology is having a profound impact upon the music curriculum, and there is general agreement that boys and girls should have equal opportunities to benefit from it. Although music has traditionally been a subject in which girls predominate, technology is clearly stereotyped as a male preserve. The present paper reports some findings from the Leverhulme Trust-funded ‘Gender and educational computing in the humanities’ project at the University of Leicester, which is using survey and interview techniques with a large sample of pupils and teachers in the Midlands to investigate these questions. The preliminary results suggest that boys are more confident in their use of music technology; that they are showing an increasing interest in music as a result of it; and that teachers have a crucial role to play in ensuring that girls are not disadvantaged in the use of music technology.

SOCIAL PROJECT AS A PLATFORM FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROFESSIONAL SKILLS OF FUTURE INFORMATICS TEACHERS

2019 ◽  
pp. 16-22
Author(s):  
E. V. Klimenko ◽  
N. S. Buslova
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Professional Competencies ◽  
Future Teachers ◽  
Professional Skills ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Theoretical Reasoning ◽  
Social Project ◽  
The University

The article is devoted to the consideration of ways to solve one of the actual problems in theory and methodology of training and upbringing — the problem of developing professional skills of future informatics teacher. As a way to adapt students to the profession, the possibility of their involvement in social designing was chosen. Participation in social projects contributes to the approbation and introduction of new forms and methods in teaching informatics. Expanding the experience of future teachers in carrying out large-scale events contributes to the formation of a socially adapted personality competitive in modern society. The potential of a social project in consolidating the knowledge and skills obtained during the theoretical training at the university is indicated. In the article, theoretical reasoning is accompanied by examples of real social projects and activities aimed at the formation of professional competencies of future informatics teachers.

Disruptive innovation and operationalization in local and sustainable food systems: Examining the University of Toronto-Local Food Plus partnership

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 120-139
Author(s):  
Lori Stahlbrand
Keyword(s):  
Food Systems ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Food System ◽  
Local Food ◽  
Disruptive Innovation ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
University Of Toronto ◽  
The University

This paper traces the partnership between the University of Toronto and the non-profit Local Food Plus (LFP) to bring local sustainable food to its St. George campus. At its launch, the partnership represented the largest purchase of local sustainable food at a Canadian university, as well as LFP’s first foray into supporting institutional procurement of local sustainable food. LFP was founded in 2005 with a vision to foster sustainable local food economies. To this end, LFP developed a certification system and a marketing program that matched certified farmers and processors to buyers. LFP emphasized large-scale purchases by public institutions. Using information from in-depth semi-structured key informant interviews, this paper argues that the LFP project was a disruptive innovation that posed a challenge to many dimensions of the established food system. The LFP case study reveals structural obstacles to operationalizing a local and sustainable food system. These include a lack of mid-sized infrastructure serving local farmers, the domination of a rebate system of purchasing controlled by an oligopolistic foodservice sector, and embedded government support of export agriculture. This case study is an example of praxis, as the author was the founder of LFP, as well as an academic researcher and analyst.

Interdepartmental BIM-elective of the university as a basis for the implementation of the new technologies in the educational process

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alena Vsevolodovna Gavrilova ◽  
Liubov Leonidovna Kniazeva ◽  
Vadim Viacheslavovich Koykov ◽  
Oleg Pavlovich Fyodorov
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
The University
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