Deep-Play & the Engaged Scholar

by | Friday, February 05, 2016

The Engaged Scholar is a magazine published by MSU’s Office of University Outreach and Engagement with the goal of celebrating “Michigan State University’s ongoing partnership with Michigan, our nation, and our world.” I just got the 10th anniversary issue in the mail and was pleased to find an article about the MSU Museum and their collaborations with faculty across the university—with a specific mention of my exhibition (Deep-Play: Creativity in Math and Art through Visual Wordplay).  I don’t have a PDF of the article at this time but below is a photo of the spread – click to get a larger view.

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Happy Hanukkah: New Ambigram

Happy Hanukkah: New Ambigram

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Design and creative repurposing: Thinking about Ed Tech

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TPACK & More: Presentation at RemoteK12 summit

TPACK & More: Presentation at RemoteK12 summit

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Guest blogging for Nashworld: TPACK video

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The Pledge, the Turn & the Prestige: Building teams

The Pledge, the Turn & the Prestige: Building teams

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TPACK newsletter #37, June 2018

TPACK newsletter #37, June 2018

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