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Design a Thematic Art Gallery with Google Art Project

Catlin Tucker

The moral is that the shape of a society must depend on the ethical nature of the individual and not on any political system however apparently logical or respectable.” ” I asked students to design a thematic art gallery that explored the truth about human nature. Title of the Thematic Art Gallery. Class Name.

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A Small College Hopes to Claim Artificial Intelligence for the Liberal Arts

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Colby College is carving out space in the liberal arts canon for artificial intelligence. But leaders at Colby say its new AI institute is a first for a small liberal arts college. What we want to do is bring to bear all the expertise of all our disciplines in the liberal arts college on AI,” McFadden says.

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Meet The Newest Liberal Art: Coding

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When coding shows up in the curriculum of a liberal arts program, its primary purpose is usually pretty obvious: help students get hired. Instead, coding is integrated to explore where it fits in “the broader idea of the liberal arts in the traditional Greek sense,” Anderson explains. In other words, coding isn’t just tacked on.

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Dear Liberal Arts Major: STEM Companies Need Your Skills to Grow

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More companies in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics—or STEM—fields are hiring workers with liberal arts backgrounds, according to a recent report. It’s so important that we have people who are thinking about the ethical implications of the technology we’re building today.” That was the case with Robert Dawson.

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Students in Tech Say Soft Skills and the Arts Set Them Up for Success

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this week, praised their experiences in the arts and the importance of soft skills as key to setting them up for success in their respective fields. His career in the arts led him to 3D printing and digital fabrication, and “that was my entry point into technology,” he said, adding that coding itself involves a great deal of creativity.

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The Power of I Used to Think…Now I Think

Catlin Tucker

Artistic Interpretation: In an art class, the teacher could ask students to reflect on how their perception of a particular art style or genre has changed after studying different artists and techniques.

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Unleashing Metacognition: The Power of See, Think, Wonder

Catlin Tucker

Whether exploring scientific phenomena, literary works, historical events, or visual art, observation is the foundation of deeper exploration and understanding. Art Analysis: Display a piece of art or a photograph and guide students through the routine. Next, students progress to the stage of “thinking.”