Tony Brainstorms vs the Snark

7/30/2019 Tony Brainstorms vs the Snark

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Story and art by tony brainstorms

Special thanks to creative consultantNicole and bill


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Tony, a mild-manneredgrad student lectureshis class...

Noengagement,

there's got tobe a better

way!

Later that day...If only they

could customizetheir education!

...If only theycould learn by

solving real-worldproblems!

Pick your own material...

Zzzzzz...

Why do weforce them

through the sameexperience?

Everyonelearns

differently.

... Eliminate"canned" homework

problems...

... Design yourown major...


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The next day, inHancock hall...

Just to keep

the lights on inone building for amonth!

That's 3000students' tuitionTo power campus

each year!

Later that night...

... That endsthe review

session, have agreat night.

Now,where's the

lightswitch?

$20,000! That s twostudents' entireannual tuition!

There are125

buildings oncampus...


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This isn't mynormal room! I

don't haveaccess!

The lightswill be onall night!

$20,000...$20,000...$20,000!Noooooo!

Enterpassword to

control lighting


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The next day, at the education director's office...

... And so wecould use a green

engineering challengeas an educationalexperience for the

students.

Students can'tfix this! Theydon't knowanything!

I haven'tcertified

them yet!!

Don't rockthe boat!

Don't youhave

research todo!?

This is howwe've always

done it!

Thatwould be

veryinconvenientto grade!

Oh no! My arch nemesis!

The snark!!!

Just give the,your lecture likea good teacher-

bot!

Don't voidthe

warranty!

This is all Iknow so this is

what we'redoing!

There willbe no

creativityhere!

What's next,people thinking on

their own!?


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The snarkwill threaten

my career anduse my lovedones against

me!

I must assume asecret identity to combat the

snark and spread learner-centered teaching...

I mustbecome... Tony

brainst

orms!!!


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Back at his secret lair, a highly adaptable space focused on criticalengagement, tony brainstorms contemplates his next move...

I'mready to returnand battle the

snark!

Nice tights, who are yousupposed to be?

I'll combat yourindustrial view of

education with learner-

centered teaching andproven results!

Tremble at the wordsof Ivan illich, youdastardly snark!

I'm tonybrainstorms!

... Thank goodness for my GEDItraining And ongoing discussions in NMFS, or I would be

no match for the snark's narrow-minded and derisivecomments!


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...Theplanning of new

educational institutions oughtnot begin with the administrative

goals of a principal orpresident...

Our presenteducational institutionsare at the service of the

teachers' goals...

... Industry hassurrounded people with

artifacts whose inner workingsonly specialists are allowed

to understand...

... Start with thequestion, "what kinds ofthings and people might learners

want to be in contact with inorder to learn?"...

Warrantyvoid ifopened!


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... By being warnedthat it will break if he

tries...

... But nowcar makersmultiply wires and

withhold manuals fromeveryone except

specializedmechanics."

... In thethirties, any self-

respecting boy knewhow to repair an

automobile...

... The non-specialist is discouraged fromfiguring out what makes a watch tick...

... Paralleling the

untouchability ofteaching tools is theimpenetrability ofmodern junk...


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We're spending$20,000 per building

each month onelectricity!

If I had$20,000 to improve mycourse, I could get

educational artifacts formy students to learn

with!

Insert educationalartifacts from your favorite

field here...

And I have aneducational plan

to get us themoney!

We could breakdown the impenetrable

wall, and give them a real-world learning

experience!


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Engineering studentscould learn the principles

of fluid mechanics, heattransfer, and

thermodynamics byproducing green

energy!

Sociology and psychologystudents could develop Greenercultural thinking and behaviors!

Civilengineering

students couldincorporate the designsand make sure they are

structurallysound!

Managementstudents could

organize the teamand direct the

program!

Interior designstudents could createspaces that encouragegreener thinking and

make it convenient tobe green!

Marketing andcommunications studentscould promote the program

and solicit corporatesponsors!

Finance studentscould evaluate the

viability of concepts andpredict a return on

investment!

Horticulturemajors could

introduce plants thatimprove interior air

quality!

Landscapearchitects coulddesign exterior

planting a thatimprove energyefficiency!

Architecture students

could design green buildingmodifications to reduce powerconsumption!

Students could learnfrom experience rather than

textbooks! and make a lastingdifference!


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If we could cut campus powerconsumption in half, we would save

$16 million annually.... Providing fundingfor undergraduate

research andeducational materials!

Tune in next time to see tonybrainstorms join with fellowbrainstormers as they battle theirmost challenging foe yet:

I'll get you nexttime, brainstorms!

Blast you tony

brainstorms! I can't arguewith your learner-centeredideals that are self-

supporting!!

Tonybrainstorms!

The amazingGardo!

GEDI mastershelli

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