Tenure & Promotion Digital Document (.pdf) - KCC New Media Arts

chrisgargiulo1 2 3 4 5IntroductionBrief Summary & BioTeachingMy Primary ResponsibilityProf. DevelopmentLifelong LearningServiceGoing Above & BeyondLeadershipTaking InitiativeUnderstanding New Media Arts Students“The last few decades have belonged to a certain kind of person with acertain kind of mind — computer programmers who could crank code, lawyerswho could craft contracts, MBAs who could crunch numbers. But the keys tothe kingdom are changing hands. The future belongs to a very different kind ofperson with a very different kind of mind - creators and empathizers, patternrecognizers, and meaning makers. These people - artists, inventors, designers,storytellers, caregivers, consolers, big picture thinkers - will now reap society'srichest rewards and share its greatest joys.” 3- Daniel Pink, author of A Whole New Mind: Why Right Brainers Will Rule TheFutureNew Media Arts students come from diverse backgrounds with a widerange of existing and potential skills and varying goals for what they wantto accomplish after graduating.The age of NMA students ranges from beingfresh out of high school to being middle-agedand looking for a new career. Some have a highschool degree only, while others already havebachelor’s degrees and are looking for trainingthat will help them get a job or start a new careerpath.The NMA program attracts many internationalstudents, several with English as a secondlanguage. As one can imagine, this presents achallenge in any academic environment,especially for New Media Arts courses wherecommunication is integral to the field. I amcontinually trying to figure out how to bestIntroduction section page 11