Overview
Over the 12-week semester, there are two 80 minute classes scheduled each week. There is no exam for this course. Participants will be required to spend a considerable amount of time outside of class hours cultivating an intentional practice of attentiveness. An overview of the entire course schedule is provided below. Each class has its own page which can be accessed through the links below or from the Schedule drop down menu above.
Unit 1: Getting started (what?)
Day 1: Welcome and introduction
Day 3: What is available as sensory information?
Unit 2: Methods (how?)
Day 4: Photography
Day 5: Audio
Day 6: Video
Day 7: Drawing
Unit 3: Enhancing practice (when and where?)
Day 8: Walking
Day 9: Repetition
Day 10: Duration
Day 11: Making and holding time and space
Interlude: Mid-term presentations
Day 12: Mid-term presentations I
Day 13: Mid-term presentations II
Unit 4: Language (what’s going on?)
Day 14: Captioning
Day 15: Describing
Day 16: Silence
Interlude: Checking in
Day 17: Final multi-media essay consultations.
Unit 5: Making connections (why?)
Day 18: Encounter(ing)
Day 19: Story(ing)
Day 20: Corrugation
Unit 6: Extension (now what?)
Day 21: Extension in theory
Day 22: What does all/any of this have to do with research?
Day 23: Extension in practice
Outro: Tying knots
Day 24: Final showcase
Day 25 (exam period): Self-assessment meetings with instructor
Madeline Donald 