The guy call it NWL. It has reviews and links to dub music and other new bits of freshness and minimalists. Much of the music can be found on Internet Archive and has CC license of some sorts.
Archive for February, 2006
International Voice Exchange (IVE): Good teacher training courses for spoon-fed teache…
Good teacher training courses for spoon-fed teachersBefore we can expect teachers and students globally to make full use of blogs, podcasts, Skypecasts and webcasts, we need to build good teacher training courses. In my opinion, the courses should be (1) multifaceted, including both text, pictures, video, sound, and hands-on components, thus (2) mostly asynchronous, with also (3) some synchronous components. There could also be (4) a ‘Quick Start’ for those who do not need all the details that the spoon-fed teachers require. Even they may find the instructions useful for certain points later. Finally, the instructions need to be (5) ongoing, so that users can continue to ask and answer each other’s questions. Motivated learners will want to dig…
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The Real Paul Jones: Grant deadline
Working all day and a good part of tomorrow on a grant to add more films to folkstreams.net which is already a rich resource modestly called “The Best of American Folklore Films.”
Many surprises among the films up already including:
Painted Bride
This 1990 video features the exquisite mehndi body painting tradition as it is practiced among Pakistani immigrants living in Queens, New York City. The film follows a mehndi artist, Shenaz Hooda, as she prepares a henna paste and paints intricate designs on the hands and feet of a bride-to-be, while the bride’s friends sing humorous songs mocking the groom and the future in-laws.Remembering Emmanuel Church
An oral history of Emmanual Episcopal Church in…
