Does the internet make us stupid?
This Book Review is a little off topic, but at the same time maybe should be a cue to make us think about how we use technology, and perhaps a Continue Reading →
Category: thoughts and writings
Perhaps we need to rethink which nonprofit arts groups are considered leaders in their fields?
Diane Ragsdale who was here in Vancouver two years ago as the keynote speaker for the Arts Alliance conference now has her own blog where she comments on her own Continue Reading →
Social media & customer engagement
This recent article on BC Business magazine explores how to use social media, and gives a great example of why you don’t want a junior employee in charge of it. Continue Reading →
Tiger Moms and other curiosities
The Elephant Mom in The Roomfrom the Globe and Mail. Feb.14, 2011 Many years ago, my wife and I were driving somewhere with our three young daughters when one of Continue Reading →
What is Wrong with the Arts?
A very interesting discussion is taking place here about this article which appeared yesterday. Here is the article, and follow the link below to the orginal site. from Michael Kaiser.President Continue Reading →
Study – Students are failing to learn in American Universities
If the purpose of a college education is for students to learn, academe is failing, according to Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses, a book being released today by Continue Reading →
The Seven Spaces of Technology in School Environments
Matt Locke originally came up with the concept of the Six Spaces of Social Media. Evan McIntosh added a seventh earlier this year, Data Spaces, and ideas about how education Continue Reading →
Why work doesn’t happen at work
Jason Fried has a radical theory of working; basically implying that the environment of the modern office isn’t a good place to acutally get work done.. At TEDxMidwest, he lays Continue Reading →
Happy New Year!!
Happy New Year to all our readers at Music Schools BC. I think 2011 should prove to be an interesting year for us here in British Columbia working in the Continue Reading →
Explaining an Arts NonProfit
Here is a short but funny little video that unfortunately rings true to those of us that work in the non-profit arts sector.