CalvinsJanuarySeries2013

 

Calvin College: The January Series
Presentations begin 12:30 p.m. EST (11:30 a.m. CST, 10:30 a.m. MST, 9:30 a.m. PST)
NOTE: Due to contractual restrictions, a few of these presentations will not be recorded or archived.

More details here, but a listing of the speakers/topics include:

Thursday, January 3
Jeremy Courtney – “Restoring Hearts in Iraq”

Friday, January 4
Sheryl WuDunn – “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide”

Monday, January 7
Roberta Green Ahmanson – “Dreams Become Reality: Inspiration through the Arts”

Tuesday, January 8
Jenny Yang – “Welcoming the Stranger: Justice, Compassion and Truth in the Immigration Debate”

Wednesday, January 9
Richard J. Mouw & Robert Millet – “Evangelicals and Mormons: A Conversation and Dialogue”

Thursday, January 10
Peter Diamandis – “Abundance: The Future is Better Than You Think”

Friday, January 11
Captain Scotty Smiley – “Hope Unseen”

Monday, January 14
Jeff Van Duzer – “Why Business Matters to God”

Tuesday, January 15
Rebecca Skloot – “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks”

Wednesday, January 16
Cokie Roberts – “An Insider’s View of Washington DC”

Thursday, January 17
W. Dwight Armstrong – “Feeding the World and the Future of Farming”

Friday, January 18
Garth Pauley – “Rituals of Democracy: Inaugural Addresses in American History”

Monday, January 21
Robert Robinson – “Celebration through Gospel Music” in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Tuesday, January 22
Mike Kim – “North Korea-China: A Modern Day Underground Railroad”

Wednesday, January 23
Chap Clark – “Sticky Faith”in partnership with the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

Architectural watercolors by Maja Wronska — from thisiscolossal.com
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Architectural Watercolors by Maja Wro?ska watercolor painting architecture

 

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Architectural Watercolors by Maja Wro?ska watercolor painting architecture

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carsten nicolai’s unidisplay: an extended private viewing — from derivative.ca

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Exhibition Views, HangarBicocca, Milan, Italy. image © designboom

 

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Exhibition Views, HangarBicocca, Milan, Italy. Photos: Agostino Osio

 

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More incredibly surreal 3D street art illusions — mymodernmet.com & Eduardo Relero

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Talk about the creative side of computing! Turning video games into live music -- meet the Tacit Group

 

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Some serious cross-disciplinary work/fun/experimentation going on here!

 

 

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Incredibly beautiful fractal flowers [mymodernmet.com]

Incredibly beautiful fractal flowers — posted by Alice over at mymodernmet.com

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Yosemite Range of Light -- by Shawn Reeder

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Magical worlds exist just above the clouds — from mymodernmet.com by Katie Hosmer


Magical worlds exist just above the clouds

Edgar Moskopp

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Gorgeous long-exposure photographs of golden waves — from mymodernmet.com by Katie Hosmer

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Addendum on 10/23/12:

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Outdoor learning spaces [Nyberg]

Outdoor learning spaces -- from artchoo.com by Jeanette Nyberg

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A 40-minute crash course in design thinking  — from fastcodesign.com by Kyle VanHemert
Let this short film on designer and teacher Inge Druckrey open your eyes to the design details all around you.

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Kuers introduces What If Learning dot com

 

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The site presents teaching examples—for both elementary and secondary classrooms—from a range of subjects: art, cooking, dance, technology, drama, English, environment, geography, history, technology, math, foreign/second language, music, physical education, health, Bible class and science. (There are also categories titled “teacher,” “tests” and “topics.”)

Each example leads off with a question: “What if a grammar lesson challenged selfishness?” “What if success in math depended upon forgiveness?” “What if history could inspire students to love their city?” The site also provides tabs labeled “The Approach,” “Training,” “Big Picture,” and “Information,” where teachers can learn how to apply what they’ve learned in their classrooms.

“The website helps teachers ask key questions and make strategic decisions, not only about what to teach but about how to teach,” said Matt Walhout, Calvin’s dean for research and scholarship. “It relates specific topics like language, history, and math to the overarching Christian principles of faith, hope, and love.”

 

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Ron Arad designs a 3D theater that immerses you in projection art

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