| Date | TOPIC/GOALS/PREPARATION | DURING CLASS | ITEMS DUE |
| January 19 | Introduction to the class — purpose, frameworks, assignments, tools
No pre-work expected but a framework to consider for “Disruptive” and how it is an innovative force: Optional reading from the World Economic Forum: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/06/what-is-disruptive-innovation | Watch videos/ discuss class/ fill out info-sheet/ round robin introductions; | Due Friday by 6pm:a) Set up a Google folder for the class. b) Create a doc and note your takeaways. c) Read For Good or Bad, Technology Will Rule. (Canvas) and
d) Watch History of the Future
ON DISCUSSION BOARD: What surprised you in each? Look back at your google doc. What are your 3 biggest takeaways?
Sign up for your class curation date and your weekly news for EACH module. We will build out in Canvas so you know when your work is due 🙂
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZQRdvtYS7wmCHg6nR5nwrFBdr-yLpw5DLJ1xLHo7cGU/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Lw3GAT0BaHeWMBzJzstiGkDIqe5XooZomKRP0fCqsLg/edit?usp=sharing |
| AI and the Arts |
| January 26 | Artificial Intelligence and Creativity: Theory and Practice | Read Chapter 1 of Creativity Code (Library Digital Reserves, linked on Canvas)
Read each of the following aticles for considerations, issues & context:
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/15/technology/artificial-intelligence-google-bias.html
https://www.forbes.com/sites/evaamsen/2020/10/26/how-we-talk-about-ai-affects-who-gets-credited-for-ai-art/?sh=fc4e0ba1f49d
https://time.com/5792613/ai-art/
https://www.wesa.fm/arts-sports-culture/2021-03-08/pittsburgh-researchers-use-ai-to-study-bias-in-bollywood-hollywood-films
https://aiweirdness.com/ https://aiweirdness.com/ (I wish we had time to read her book)
Optional: https://www.bbvaopenmind.com/en/articles/artificial-intelligence-and-the-arts-toward-computational-creativity/
Robots are AI too (just for fun read — https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/robots/the-100-greatest-movie-robots-of-all-time/#40-ava-ex-machina )
https://www.wired.com/story/opinion-ai-is-an-ideology-not-a-technology/ | Discussion / Class Curation work / Weekly News Reel | Class Curation, Weekly News: See Canvas and Syllabus for times/dates for each individual |
| Feb 2 | AI & Artists | Artists working with AI are increasing every day. Weekly News will uncover a lot more (be sure to review) Here are a few starters for you:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/11/05/ai-artificial-intelligence-art-sougwen-chung/?arc404
https://www.wired.com/story/what-makes-an-artist-in-the-age-of-algorithms | Discussion / Class Curation work / Weekly News Reel; and Review Rabbit Hole Assignment | Class Curation, Weekly News, |
| Feb 9 | AI and Management | AI is used by artists and by organizations.
Reach chapter 4 of Creativity Code
Consider each of these articles and how organizations can use AI in their operations.
https://www.softwareadvice.com/resources/crm-machine-learning
https://bigduck.com/insights/alexa-chatbots-and-other-robots-your-nonprofit-shouldnt-ignore
https://observer.com/2019/09/broadwai-micah-hollingworth-artificial-intelligence-theater-tickets/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/louiscolumbus/2021/02/21/10-ways-ai-and-machine-learning-are-improving-marketing-in-2021/?sh=6c93497114c8
https://blog.givecentral.org/machine-learning-for-nonprofits-guide/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/gustav-klimt-google-digital-reconstructions/2021/12/28/4a18f61e-36a5-11ec-8be3-e14aaacfa8ac_story.html
Here are some webscraping options, too. (how might they use webscraping?) https://www.scrapingbee.com/blog/web-scraping-tools/ | Discussion / Class Curation work / Weekly News Reel, Review Hands On Assignments (demo + explanation of #1) | Class Curation, Weekly News, Submit Potential Rabbit Hole Topics on Canvas for feedback |
| February 16 | AI for Audiences | AI is being used for interactives and other Audience facing work. (REmember Dali?) Check out a few examples here: https://www.citybeat.com/arts/cincinnati-museum-centers-holocaust-and-humanities-center-opens-new-permanent-interactive-exhibit-12264611
http://www.futurescape.tv/featured/i-am-echoborg-ai-interactive-theatre/
https://mymodernmet.com/refik-anadol-quantum-memories/
| Discussion / Class Curation work / Weekly News Reel, Hands on #1 Feedback / Shareout | Class Curation, Weekly News, Hands-On #1 Due |
| Audience / Art / Artists | |
| February 23 | VR/XR/MR/RL | AR/VR/XR/MR are all emerging opportunities for artists and organizations. What are these technologies and their artistic opportunities and costs? https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/05/technology/virtual-reality.html?searchResultPosition=1
http://www.clairesophie.com/shining360excerpt
http://www.roilev.com/when-things-talk-back-an-ar-experience/
https://amt-lab.org/blog/2019/3/should-arts-managers-working-in-performing-arts-implement-immersive-technologies?
Immersive Technologies Primer from AAM (document linked on Canvas)
| Discussion / Class Curation work / Weekly News Reel | Class Curation, Weekly News, Rabbit Hole #1 Annotated Bibliography due Friday midnight |
| March 2 | Mapping Tech — Inside and Out / Space – based technologies for post-Covid times | Read / Listen / Play through these theories and examples:
Pandemic Solutions to Audience & Space Controls https://amt-lab.org/podcasts-interviews/2020/11/venues-during-covid-19?rq=whitney
Maps:
https://amt-lab.org/current/2018/11/is-a-digital-map-in-your-organizations-future?rq=maps
https://amt-lab.org/podcasts-interviews/2019/2/gis-and-fundraising-an-interview-with-kristen-kurland?rq=maps
Playful Design fka Gamification:
https://cmu.box.com/s/2wggykxr3331ao4xvgduyiwi4rfmc30t
What is gamification and why is it frequently a part of an app experience development?
https://clevertap.com/blog/best-examples-of-app-gamification/
Theory of play (read 2 paragraph overview): https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/well-played-game
UK designers (fun examples to check out): https://mathesonmarcault.com/
Apps (are best curated by specialists:) — select a 2 of the apps below to investigate
● Museums: https://theguru.co/portfolio/the-living-desert-zoo-gardens/
● Cuseum Membership App: https://cuseum.com/digital-membership
● CLEVELAND ART MUSEUM & ArtLens: https://amt-lab.org/reviews/2014/10/artslens-gallery-one-a-view-to-the-future?rq=artlens
● Theatre & Galapro: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/09/theater/new-york-city-theaters-accessible.html
● Apps and Symphonies: https://cmu.box.com/s/d7oi2k8jhu6wike3n161ei3djbqlvjft | Discussion / Class Curation work / Weekly News Reel, Rabbit Hole #1 Feedback / Share out | Class Curation, Weekly News, Rabbit Hole 1 Due (Complete in our class WordPress submit link on Canvas) |
| SPRING BREAK |
| March 16 | Interactive Audience-Facing Technologies | IN-PLACE INTERACTIVES Interactives in Museums (Artlens continued):
https://amt-lab.org/podcasts-interviews/2019/1/new-podcast-episode?rq=interactives
How multi-touch works: https://amt-lab.org/current/2015/10/multi-touch-technology-and-the-museum-an-introduction
Movie Theatres (and also performing arts spaces): https://www.christiedigital.com/en-us/cinema/cinema-projection-solutions/lobby-displays
Optional (detailed) from Tom Hughes: https://medium.com/@laserpilot/survey-of-alternative-displays-82d928480b9d | Discussion / Class Curation work / Weekly News Reel, Hands On #2 Feedback / Shareout | Class Curation, Weekly News, Hands On #2 Due |
| BLOCKCHAIN |
| March 23 | Blockchain: Primer | What is blockchain and where is it going? — https://www.blockchain-council.org/blockchain/a-brief-study-of-decentralized-autonomous-organization-dao-in-blockchain/
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/05/business/dealbook/what-is-web3.html
https://amt-lab.org/blog/2021/9/nft-considerations-and-implications | Discussion / Class Curation work / Weekly News Reel | Class Curation, Weekly News, |
| March 30 | Blockchain Applications for Artists and Enterprises | Read on:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ilkerkoksal/2019/08/19/how-blockchain-is-about-to-change-the-music-industry/?sh=5ed52a942baa
https://hbr.org/2021/04/how-blockchain-can-simplify-partnerships?mc_cid=1dd6ec9abf&mc_eid=a6ad7aa17f
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/11/11/16-of-americans-say-they-have-ever-invested-in-traded-or-used-cryptocurrency/?utm_source=Pew+Research+Center&utm_campaign=1dbefb38b9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2021_11_11_04_57&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3e953b9b70-1dbefb38b9-399466341
https://creanion.com/nft-art-and-music-blockchain-music-use-cases/ | Discussion / Class Curation work / Weekly News Reel | Class Curation, Weekly News, |
| April 6 | NFTs | What are NFTs? Are they a flash in the pan of Blockchain and a Covid fascination / hobby or a siesmic change to the industry? https://amt-lab.org/blog/2021/12/crypto-in-indie-film-economics?rq=kalnas
https://www.marketplace.org/2021/11/02/how-nfts-could-change-music-industry-better-worse/
Marketplace audio https://www.forbes.com/sites/georgehoward/2021/03/20/nfts-may-be-the-sufficiently-advanced-technology-artists-have-needed-to-utilize-the-power-of-blockchain-tech/?sh=1443f34c60b8
https://brankovlaw.com/insights/what-can-a-lawsuit-over-a-jay-z-album-teach-us-about-nfts | Discussion / Class Curation work / Weekly News Reel | Class Curation, Weekly News, |
| INFRASTRUCTURE |
| April 13 | Technology Infrastructure
How do we structure our IT infrastructure for effective operations? What offers efficiency at the lowest cost? What needs to be considered and understood in setting up an arts IT system? What is the cloud and how can an arts institution use it? | Read / watch /listen to the following:
https://amt-lab.org/s/StewartUrist_NavigatingTheCloud_Final.pdf
Pros and cons: cloud vs local – https://www.webhosting.uk.com/blog/local-drive-vs-the-cloud-for-data-storage-security-and-accessibility/
Environmental costs of the cloud: https://www.computerworld.com/article/3157854/greenpeace-announces-its-latest-report-about-the-environmental-impacts-of-cloud.html
How can you manage inventories and archives? https://blog.airtable.com/how-mingei-international-museum-moved-26000-pieces-of-art/?utm_source=email&utm_campaign=butter&utm_content=mingei
5G – hype v reality: https://www.forbes.com/sites/rscottraynovich/2021/03/31/the-real-year-of-5g-what-it-means-for-cloud-technology/?sh=447ec37485c2
OPTIONAL: Big picture thinking for IT Infrastructure https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/digital-mckinsey/our-insights/modernizing-it-for-a-digital-era?cid=other-eml-alt-mip-mck-oth-1609
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPUkLR3RqFc | Discussion / Class Curation work / Weekly News Reel | Class Curation, Weekly News, |
| April 20 | Technology & Public Policy — it’s affect on enterprise operations, business and artist work | READ THE introduction to Tools and Weapons and the following:
https://nonprofitquarterly.org/how-a-publicly-funded-foundation-can-lower-digital-inequality/?mc_cid=2300a34ae1&mc_eid=7c6e260f03
GDPR is an EU public policy that has a direct impact on arts organizations here in the USA? What does it require? https://www.charitydigitalnews.co.uk/2018/05/10/a-last-minute-gdpr-checklist-for-charities-infographic
Why is it there? https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewrossow/2018/05/25/the-birth-of-gdpr-what-is-it-and-what-you-need-to-know/#7c7af22755e5
Finally, data security qua cyber security is critical to an institution’s success. Here are two useful and short articles on the subject to get you up to speed (READ ONE OF TWO BELOW) https://www.nonprofitpro.com/article/why-cybersecurity-should-be-on-your-nonprofits-radar
https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/tools-resources/cybersecurity-nonprofits
Is there a way governments can use technology and AI in a useful way? (optional) https://www.wsj.com/articles/ai-comes-to-the-tax-code-11582713000 | Discussion / Class Curation work / Weekly News Reel, Hands on #3 Feedback / Shareout | Class Curation, Weekly News, Hands on #3 |
| April 27 | Web 2.0 / Freedom / Sureillance | US Citizens are increasingly concerned about their privacy and data yet often behave in antithetical ways (sharing data, reusing passwords, etc). Read the following to investigate some of the issues around our attitudes vs what’s really going on :
Skim Tools and Weapons through the Social Media Chapter. Then read through some emerging aspects
https://time.com/6071773/tiktok-faceprints-voiceprints-privacy/?utm_source=2021+May+Heinz+Community+-+Faculty%2C+Staff%2C+PhD&utm_campaign=01d8d895c8-NASPAA+Conference+Photos_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b2e859e313-01d8d895c8-291310038
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/19/technology/how-to-make-data-privacy-real.html
https://amt-lab.org/blog/2020/8/the-environment-surrounding-facial-recognition-do-the-benefits-outweigh-security-risks?rq=facial%20recognition
https://amt-lab.org/blog/2020/2/what-makes-facial-recognition-controversial?rq=facial%20recognition | Discussion / Class Curation work / Weekly News Reel | Weekly News, Class Curation, Rabbit Hole2 Annotated Bibliography Due Friday midnight |
| Online Wrap: TBD Date/Time Finals Week | Open Topic (curated the prior week) | Complete the google doc for open topics for discussion. Complete by Tuesday 5pm so that some preparation by the professor can be made. 🙂 | Rabbit Hole Share Out; Discussion, Course Evaluations | Extra credit Weekly News, Rabbit Hole Share Out |
| May 4 RABBIT HOLE 2 DUE ON WORDPRESS | | | | Hands on #4 (Extra Credit) |