1. Where Good Ideas Go APPLYING STEVEN JOHNSONS IDEAS TO LEARNING2013 TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS/ TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS CONFERENCE, DALLAS, TX RICHARD ERDMANN, SYFR MATTHEW DEARMON, ELITE CONTINUING EDUCATION UNIVERSITY AND THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN

2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NugRZGDbPFU 3. Key Ideas Liquid Networks density helps grow ideasAdjacent Possibilities exponential growth of creative boundariesSerendipity Chance favors the connected mindPlatforms of Knowledge when different platforms encounter one another, they bend and stackSlow Hunches ideas that build and ferment before blossomingExaptation bricolage; bending something old to become something newError the creative power of mistakes 4. Case Study: A Brief History of DJ Culture Began in New York in the late 1970s and early 1980sOriginally there were no hip-hop records. Early DJs used their parents old soul and rock records.DJs have/had to know and listen to lots of records to recognize good songs, play to the crowd, and have the right record at the right time!The best part of each record often the drum break was extended for dancing.Contemporary artists began to rediscover lost classicsEventually the breaks were recombined into something completely new.Every DJ has cleared the dance floor. Multiple times! 5. The Art of the DJ Bass is emphasized for the beatsOne record plays the main cut or beatTempo is adjusted to match the beatsTreble is emphasized for the vocalsThe crossfader blends the two tracksThe second record plays the next cut or vocal sample 6. The Art of the DJ Bass is emphasized for the beatsTreble is emphasized for the vocalsTempo is The crossfader One record plays adjusted blends the the main cut or to match two tracks the beats beatThe second record plays the next cut or vocal sample 7. Innovation Lies at the Heart of Hip Hop/EDM Culture Key IdeaHistorico-Cultural CorollaryLiquid NetworksThis urban movement began in New York in the late 1970s and early 1980s.Adjacent PossibilitiesOriginally there were no hip-hop records. Early DJs used their parents old soul and rock records. Digging led to new influences and inspirations.SerendipityDJs have to be connected to recognize good songs, play to the crowd, and have the right record at the right time.Platforms of KnowledgeMusical ideas bended and stacked onto one another, as the best part of each record often the drum break was extended for dancing.Slow HunchesContemporary artists began to rediscover lost classics, which they sampled for future use.Exaptation/BricolageEventually the breaks were recombined into something completely new. The remix was born and soon influenced musical genres as diverse as jazz and classical, country and pop.ErrorEvery DJ has cleared the dance floor while improvising in the moment. 8. Zones of Learning Knowledge and Skills Boundary of Stretch Adjacent Possibilities Frustration Zone 9. The More We Know, The More We Can Learn The Boundary Zone of Stretch Grows Knowledge and SkillsBoundary of Stretch Adjacent Possibilities Frustration Zone 10. ObservationConnectionsCognition, Relationships, MotivationSimplification 11. Syfr Connecting to Johnson Think:Observe Simplify ConnectSlowHunch - Serendipity Adjacent Possibility Platforms of Skill and Knowledge Liquid Networks Bricolage New Platform of Skill and Knowledge 12. Symmetry? Boudin The Honfleur Lighthouse, 1858Monet Towing a Boat, Honfleur, 1864 13. Monet - Women in the Garden 14. Hokusai - Sazai Hall - 500 Rakan Temples 15. Monet - Terrace at St. Adresse 16. Monet Impression, Sunrise 17. Hokusai - Sazai Hall - 500 Rakan Temples 18. Monet Haystacks on a Summer Morning 19. Monet Fog at Charring Cross Bridge 20. Skill Building BuildKnowledge 21. Simplification or Abstraction Variation within Repetition: Addition Problem 4 + 3 + 6 = xHorizontal and Vertical Move the Unknown Create Word ProblemYou have been asked to go to the store to buy bread, milk, and eggs. You were given $20. Write a word equation explaining the math problem.The total cost of Bread + Milk + Eggs must not exceed $20.Replace the words with letters for the equation.x + y + z $20 or x + y + z + r + $20 with r being the remainder 22. ConnectingDistance = speed x time. X=SxT Income = Wages x time. X = W x T