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November night.

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Boris & Bruce: Rethinking Raccoons

Boris & Bruce: Rethinking Raccoons

Boris, 4×4” Oil on panel Raccoons. Or racoons. However you spell it (one ‘c’ is British, two is American), you’ve probably gone to war with one. They’re clever animals, able to get into the most ‘secure’ garbage bins (just ask Torontonians!). Growing up on a farm, where raccoons were associated with disease they might give to farm animals and considered pests that defecated in corn bins and hay…

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Hey white people, we need to talk

Hey white people, we need to talk

Originally posted on my Instagram (IGTV)

Transcript of video I originally posted to my Instagram on June 1, 2020.

Hey white people. This is for you. We need to have a little chat.

There is so much going on in the news right now in terms of the protests we are seeing. Not just in the US but also here in Canada.

As Canadians, I know that we like to think that racism is an American…

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Super Simple Recording Set Up

Do you find yourself suddenly needing to record audio or do a PowerPoint voice over? It’s not as difficult as it may seem! I am in no way a tech person— I started a podcast with zero knowledge about audio recording and editing— so I hope my tips and information will ease some of your fears!

A Blue Yeti hooked up to my iPhone via adapter. Simple Audio Set Up

First off, the built-in…

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Invasion of the Podcasters: Podcasting 101

I’ll be talking about my podcasting experience and all the things I’ve learned (the hard way!) in a two-hour workshop for Brock University students, staff, and faculty Wednesday 11 March 2020.

Once a fringe medium, podcasting has slowly and steadily grown to become mainstream. While big network names like I Heart Radio and Radiotopia are increasingly familiar to podcast listeners, there’s…

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New works

I updated my online art portfolio. Check it out!

I’ve been hard at work the past few weeks finishing off some of my works-in-progress and adding more to the list. I’ve updated my online portfolio–take a look, and if you see something you want, drop me a line!

Aubergines and peppers (oil on panel; 12 x 12″)

Aubergines and Peppers (detail)

Pamplemousse (oil on canvas; 12 x 12″)

Pamplemousse (detail)

Raspberries (oil on canvas; 4 x 4″)

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Muggs

Muggs, in her sixteenth year, passed away unexpectedly but peacefully with assistance of the vet on Tuesday, Nov. 26.

Born May 25, 2004 to a distinguished line of barn cats, Muggs is predeceased by her mother, Little Chubs, and two litter mates. Very early in her life, Muggs left rural farm life with her human to preside over a series of city apartments.

Muggs took the provision for and…

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Visualizing Mythology: Using Universal Design for Learning to Teach Greek Mythology 

Sketch note of Homeric Hymn to Demeter. Cc-BY Alison Innes @InnesAlison

CAC/SCEC McMaster University 7 May 2019

Lianne Fisher, Centre for Pedagogical Innovation, Brock University Email: lfisher@brocku.ca Twitter: @liannefisher

Alison Innes, Brock University Email: ainnes@brocku.ca Twitter: @innesalison

The relationship between learning, note taking and class preparation is not always articulated,…

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Inside Out and Outside In: Public Scholarship in Classics

Inside Out and Outside In: Public Scholarship in Classics

CAC/SCEC 2019  McMaster University  9 May 2019

Panelists: Amy Pistone, Darrin Sunstrum, Jeff Wright, Victoria Austen-Perry Chair: Katherine Blouin Organizers: Aven McMaster, Katherine Blouin, Alison Innes

When we talk about public outreach or public engagement with Classics, we tend to think of scholars communicating their research and ideas beyond the confines of the classroom or scholarly…

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Need or want? Both!

• Evening dress.

Designer: Elsa Schiaparelli (Italian, 1890–1973)

Date: Summer 1937

Culture: French

Medium: Silk

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in the cold december air

the walls at night

crack their pleasure

groan contentment

and settle deeper into hibernation

  Miller’s Window, Balls Falls, 2014

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Top Nine of 2018 My top nine Instagram art posts from 2018.

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Using Social Media for Public Engagement

Using Social Media for Public Engagement

Presentation by Alison Innes 8 May 2018 Classical Association of Canada Annual Conference Société Canadienne Des Études Classiques Congrès Annuel University of Calgary

Downloads and Links

Full panel information, including slide shows, additional materials, and Twitter threads courtesy Rebecca Futo Kennedy (Classics at the Intersections)

Slide show as PDF

Presentation text only PDF

Academic…

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Why I paint

New blog post! This one's about art-- Why I Paint.

Summer is captured in the sweet taste and glow of a strawberry. (Strawberry. Oil on canvas. 6×6”. 2017.)   Painting has become a compulsion of sorts, in the very best sense of the word. I spend hours each week thinking about my paintings–mentally working out compositions, values, colours; considering how I will mix my colours to get the hues and shades I want; even thinking about the gorgeous…

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A Note About Note Taking

Finally got around to replacing my Apple iPencil and what better way to try it out than creating a sketch note– about note taking? This is my attempt to show how visual note taking can be combined with the Cornell Note system. To learn more about sketch notes, try Sketchnote Army by Mark Rohde, Mauro Toselli, Steve Silbert, and Bineabi Akah. They even do a podcast about sketchnotes! Links to…

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More About Cornell Notes

I’ve been doing some updates and expansions of my note-taking notes and am sharing my Cornell notes here for anyone who would like to use them. All are CC-BY. Download links for PDF versions are listed at the bottom of this post. Download Quick Guide to Cornell Notes PDF Jan. 2018 Download Cornell Notes: A Quick and Dirty Guide (original) Oct. 2017 Cornell Notes template (lined) PDF Cornell Notes…