Archives: Isea2012 FAQs

  • How do I create my own QR code right now?

    Creating a QR Code is easy. This site offers QR code generation without any redirects. You just enter your URL, message or other content and it creates a QR Code graphic which you can download. To view the code download a QR reader app to your mobile, hit the can code button, and it will take…

  • What do you mean by STEM + Arts?

    When we use the term STEM +Arts we are referring to art making that develops science, technology, engineering and/or math skills in the process. We use the term for the ISEA2012 Education Program to encourage creative interdisciplinary approaches to learning that will motivate and engage our youth. More on STEM and related acronyms.

  • What is the Intel Education Day?

    Intel Education Day of the conference is on Sunday, September 23, 2012, and will offer a day of education presentations, teacher training and youth activities focused on STEM Education. It is part of the ISEA2012 Education Program sponsored by Intel, which aims to expose youth and teachers in New Mexico to electronic arts through a progressive series…

  • What is the STEMArts approach?

    STEMArts refers to an integral approach to teaching/learning that encourages a collaborative exchange between the arts (visual, literary, humanities, performing, etc.) and the STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). The STEMArts project is an experimental research project founded by Agnes Chavez in 2009. The project was piloted at Taos Academy thanks to LANL CPO and a LANL Small Grant.

  • What is Gross National Happiness, and how is it measured?

    Gross National Happiness (GNH) is an assessment of a nation’s overall well-being, and was created as an alternative to the economic measure Gross Domestic Product. The term was conceived and developed in Bhutan beginning in the early 1970’s, and is now being used in the United States and other nations by both governments and non-governmental…

  • What is Creative Commons, and how is it being used online?

    Creative Commons can refer to a set of licenses which allow for the open exchange of creative works and educational materials, as well as the non-profit organization which established and advocates for those licenses. Creative Commons licenses provide an alternative to traditional copyright law and restrictions, allowing creators to share their works with a unique…

  • STEM, STEMArts, STEAM, what does it all mean?

    We have gathered some information about the acronym STEM and its connection to the arts which might be helpful in making sense of it all. What is STEM? The acronym S.T.E.M (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) was coined by Dr. Judith Ramsey when she was assistant director of the education and human resources directorate at…

  • What is a VJ?

    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   The VJ Book and VJ:Audio Visual Art + VJ Culture VJing is a broad designation for realtime visual performance. Characteristics of VJing are the creation or manipulation of imagery in realtime through technological mediation and for an audience, in synchronization to music.[1] VJing often takes place at events such as concerts, nightclubs, music festivals and sometimes in…

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