Kim Pearson

Civic Media Researcher

April 9, 2012
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On the Grid: Teaching and Research in the Digital Age

Archived U-Stream live feed: Video streaming by Ustream Video streaming by Ustream Fellow Panelists: Alison Clarke, Simone Browne, Howard Ramsby. Moderator: Thomas DeFrantz. I love, Thomas’ poetic articulations of issues, the more I listen to them. I think I will … Continue reading

February 10, 2011
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The Electronic Music Lab at Masterman School – An Adventure in Mathetics and Pedagogy

“There are, at least, two approaches to education: the mimetic approach and the mathetic approach. The mimetic approach emphasizes memorization and drill exercises and is most efficient in inculcating facts and developing basic skills [Gar89, p. 6]. The mathetic approach … Continue reading

February 1, 2011
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Discovering Masterman, Discovering Myself

One late afternoon in April, 1967, the guidance counselor at Kearny had called me and my parents in to tell me that the transfer had been approved. I could throw away my homework for that day; I was going to … Continue reading