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Monday, January 26, 2015
Jan 26 (M), 2015. A Little Seed Says...
Sunday, January 25, 2015
Jan 25 (Sn), 2015. Solidarity Forever of 100 year ago...and NOW.
Solidarity Forever - Written 100 Years Ago. Sound ironic, doesn't it
- " You, Union Thugs/Thinkers ! " ?? )!
" Solidarity Forever!
It is we who plowed the prairies, built the cities where they trade.
Dug the mines and built the workshops, endless miles of railway laid.
Now we stand outcast and starving ’mid the wonders we have made..."
- See more at: http://portside.org/…/%E2%80%98solidarity-forever%E2%80%99-…
For the union makes us strong!
‘Solidarity Forever’ Written 100 Years Ago, Today
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Solidarity Forever (Pete Seeger)
This is a worker's anthem by Pete Seeger. Thank you for watching comrades!
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Sun Lasting Just read and sent feedback to learners for the online assignments regarding Race, Class...etc.- the Construction of Human Identity.
One thing was amazing - some students (about 15%) analyzed and critiqued 1676 Bacon Rebellion- quite objective from different perspectives (such as structural-functional, and social conflict aspects about law, order/chaos, conflicting interests/power and the stratified society).
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江浪 好友 晨安愉快 ღ ▐▬▌APPY ღ: *day
輕輕的祝福 平安喜樂✿ 幸福洋溢 ღ (•♫•) ღ
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Saturday, January 24, 2015
Jan 24 (Sa), 2014. Songs for tonight. リンゴ追分 / 懷念蘋果花 / Nostalgic Apple Blossoms and 廣東花 / 支那むすめ / Bride
- Music: an effect of the colonial-imperialism of Japan on her annexed state(s).
リンゴ追分 (懷念蘋果花/Nostalgic Apple Blossoms)
Composer:米山正夫
Lyricist:小沢不二夫
Sung: Xena LCH# 121
リンゴの花びらが 風にちったよな
月夜に 月夜に そっと えええ……
つがる娘は ないたとさ
つらい別れを ないたとさ
リンゴの花びらが
風に散ったよな あああ……
「お岩木山のてっぺんを 綿みてえな白い雲が
ポッカリポッカリながれてゆき
桃の花が咲き 桜が咲き
そいから早咲きのリンゴの花ッコが咲く頃は
おら達の一番たのしい季節だなやー
だどもじっぱり無情の雨っこさ降って
白い花びらを散らすころ
おらあのころ東京さで
死んだお母ちゃんのことを思い出して……
おら……おら……」(Skipped)
つがる娘は ないたとさ
つらい別れを ないたとさ
りんごの花びらが
風に散ったよな あああ……
http://youtu.be/KxSMs6_-tQQ
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Bride
- Music: an effect of the colonial-imperialism of Japan on her annexed state(s).
Composer:服部良一
Lyricist:高橋掬太郎
Sung: Xena LCH #120
花の前髪 月の眉 お嫁にゆく日が もぅ近い
柳に燕の 来るように その日の来るのを 待ってるの.
金の耳輪を きらきらと お嫁にゆく時 なんで往く
お籠にゆられて あのまちへ ふちんむちん さようなら.
幼馴染の あの人を お嫁に往ったら なんと呼ぶ
思っただけでも 恥ずかしい わたしは十八 支那娘
http://youtu.be/Qpxc-j8vNNs
Friday, January 23, 2015
Jan 23 (F), 2015 Part III : Songs for NFL-NFC Post-Game Blue: 夢で泣け ( 昨夜夢醒時/黃俊雄的布袋戲-恨世生 ) Tears in the Dream and 秋怨 片われ月 Taiwan Folk Song. The Reluctant Autumn
Still recuperating from the NFL-NFC...A song for cathartic therapy ! http://youtu.be/fKrzeommE7M 夢(で泣け / 昨夜夢醒時 / Tears in the Dream / 黃俊雄的布袋戲-恨世生 )
Lyrics (with minor changes in the 2nd part - Mandarin) :
夢で泣け ( 昨夜夢醒時) Tears in the Dream
- Music: an effect of the colonial-imperialism of Japan on her annexed state(s).
A song to commemorate an unprecedented football game - Packers vs. Seahawks on January 18, 2015 (NFL-NFC)
夢で泣け 昨夜夢醒時 Tears in the Dream
Composers : 北原謙二, 船村徹
Lyricist:游國謙;
Arranger: 劉清池
Sung: Xena LCH #119
Lyrics in Japanese
捨てる未練が曠野の果てに
赤く染まって消えてゆく
あの娘の幸福 邪魔せずに
夢で泣け泣け 夢で泣け
あの娘ばかりが 女じゃないと
想いなからもつのる戀
口には出せないさびしさを
夢で泣け泣け 夢で泣け
にぎる拳に 淚が落ちて
茜 空さえ胸をやく
あの娘を恨んで 何になろ
夢で泣け泣け夢で泣け
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Lyrics in Mandarin
記得昨夜,
醺醺酒醉,
只記得淚雙垂 一路上thinking of the weird 2 point conversion...
不知喝了多少杯,淚雙垂到底是為了誰?
又為誰夜半不歸,
被NFL-NFC所毀.
記得昨夜,
驀然驚覺.
不知道為了誰 ,
The fumble of the onside kick...
窗裡窗外漆漆黑, 無情風對我冷冷的吹.
The horrific last 4 minutes, on the Jan 18th.
記得昨夜,
醺醺酒醉,
只記得淚雙垂 ,
一路上討厭那 goal-faking,
不知 why 16-0 turned into 28-22 at the very end?
淚雙垂到底是為了誰 又為誰夜半不歸.
Seahawks were not Packed.
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Original lyrics:
記得昨夜 醺醺酒醉 只記得淚雙垂 一路上模模糊糊街燈明滅
不知喝了多少杯 淚雙垂到底是為了誰 又為誰夜半不歸 閒了鴛鴦被
記得昨夜 驀然驚覺 不知道為了誰 一夜裡夢來夢去無頭無尾
窗裡窗外漆漆黑 無情風對我冷冷的吹 有誰來夢中相會 夜夜不能睡
記得昨夜 醺醺酒醉 只記得淚雙垂 一路上模模糊糊街燈明滅
不知喝了多少杯 淚雙垂到底是為了誰 又為誰夜半不歸 閒了鴛鴦被
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秋怨 片われ月 Taiwan Folk Song. The Reluctant Autumn
A song to commemorate an unprecedented football game - Packers vs. Seahawks on January 18, 2015 (NFL-NFC)
秋怨 片われ月 Taiwan Folk Song. The Reluctant Autumn
Composer:周添旺
Lyricist:楊三郎
Sung: Xena LCH #118
行到溪邊水流聲 引阮頭殼痛
日思NFL - NFC 怨嘆阮運命
孤單無伴賞月影 也是為著贏
怎樣last 4 minutes 0-16 變 28-22
黃昏冷淡日頭落 思念阮Packers
看見Seahawks 飛過河 目屎輪輪靠
講阮有贏也那無 無人通喂靠
人人講阮想不開 想著心照嘈
月色光光照山頂 天星粒粒明
冷風伴阮心未清 目屎滴胸前
燒香拜拜求神明 球場真無情
放阮孤枕夜夜冷 祈待明年贏
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Original lyrics:
(一)行到溪邊水流聲 引阮頭殼痛
每日思君無心成 怨嘆阮運命
孤單無伴賞月影 也是為著兄
怎樣兄會不知影 放阮故你行
(二)黃昏冷淡日頭落 思念阮親哥
看見孤雁飛過河 目屎輪輪靠
講阮有紅也那無 無人通喂靠
人人講阮甲君好 想著心照嘈
(三)月色光光照山頂 天星粒粒明
冷風伴阮心未清 目屎滴胸前
前世無做歹心幸 郎君即無情
放阮孤枕夜夜冷 等君回家庭
http://youtu.be/aRgUVYx-0XU
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Sunday, January 18, 2015
Jan 18 (Sn), 2015 Part I: Songs for the NFL- NFC Post-Game Blue...
港都夜雨 - Taiwan Folk Song: A Rainy Night at A Harbor City
A song to commemorate an unprecedented football game - Packers vs. Seahawks on January 18, 2015 (NFL-NFC)
港都夜雨 - Taiwan Folk Song: A Rainy Night at A Harbor City
Composer:楊三郎
Lyricist:呂傳梓
Arranger:詹凌駕/Keith
Sung: Xena LCH#117
Original lyrics was with a minor change:
今夜又是風雨微微 異鄉的都市
路燈青青 照著水滴 引阮心悲意
青春女兒不知自己 要行叨位去
啊~the craczy NFL-NFC, 港都夜雨寂寞暝
想起 January 18, 2015, Packers were ready to win,
真正稀微你我情意 煞來 god came to intervene.
不知何時for Champion, 前情斷半字
啊~ the last 4 minutes... 港都夜雨落抹離
海風冷冷吹痛胸前 漂浪的旅行
為著 a ball game, 費了3. 5 hours, the football field was horrific
我的心情為你犧牲 你那抹分明
啊~depressing, 港都夜雨那抹停
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Original lyrics:
今夜又是風雨微微 異鄉的都市
路燈青青 照著水滴 引阮心悲意
青春女兒不知自己 要行叨位去
啊~漂流萬里 港都夜雨寂寞暝
想起當時惦在船邊 講甲糖蜜甜
真正稀微你我情意 煞來拆分離
不知何時會再相見 前情斷半字
啊~海風野味 港都夜雨落抹離
海風冷冷吹痛胸前 漂浪的旅行
為著生活費了半生 海面做家庭
我的心情為你犧牲 你那抹分明
啊~茫茫前程 港都夜雨那抹停
http://youtu.be/zvM8_u7PM3k
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舊情綿綿 Taiwan Folk-song - Nostalgia
A song to commemorate an unprecedented football game - Packers vs. Seahawks on January 18, 2015 (NFL-NFC)
舊情綿綿 Taiwan Folk-song - Nostalgia
Lyricist:葉俊麟
Sung: Xena LCH #116
一言說出就要放乎忘記哩 舊情綿綿暝日恰想也NFL-NFC...
啊……不想你 不想你 不想你
怎樣我又擱想起 the terrible January 18.
Superbowl 夢斷你我已經是無望 舊情綿綿心內只想NFC...
明知the weird jinx 因何happened during the last 4 minutes...
啊……不想你 不想你 不想你
怎樣我又每晚夢 彼日 the fumble of the onside kick...
女子立誓甘願看破來避走 舊情綿綿猶原對情意厚
明知the aweful 2 point conversion 因何偏偏為你犧性
啊……不想你 不想你 不想你
怎樣若看黃昏到 就來想到那 mystery...
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Original lyrics:
一言說出就要放乎忘記哩 舊情綿綿暝日恰想也是你
明知你是採花蝴蝶 因何偏偏對你鍾情
啊……不想你 不想你 不想你
怎樣我又擱想起 昔日你談戀的港邊
青春夢斷你我已經是無望 舊情綿綿心內只想你一人
明知你是花心浪蕩 因何怎樣我不反悔
啊……不想你 不想你 不想你
怎樣我又每晚夢 彼日談情的樓窗
女子立誓甘願看破來避走 舊情綿綿猶原對情意厚
明知你是輕薄無情 因何偏偏為你犧性
啊……不想你 不想你 不想你
怎樣若看黃昏到 就來想你目屎流
http://youtu.be/DHwUksm_lYQ
Saturday, January 17, 2015
Jan 17 (Sa), 2015 Brave MOOC World - since 2008! Crystal's one-page-snippet #319
Who doesn't like technology? Raise your hoof, fin, or paw :)! - solute to my animal-lover friends heart emoticon!
Yep, remember 2nd life? It hyped me a short while ago.
The beauty and strength of technology - the digital dream job creator, the imagination simulator, the artificial consumption generator, the "disruptive" inventor, the silicon valley constructor, the dot.com-million//billionaire builder, the cubical world designer, the technocrat organizer, the Big-Brother's lover, and the rest...
Let's rehearse it - The digital world: The final frontier...These are the voyages of the Binary Enterprise.... Its continuing mission:
To explore strange new worlds...
To seek out new experiments at whose cost, as well as
the new digital civilizations-whether inhabitable?...
To boldly go where no one has gone before! - Digital Trek: The unlimited Enterprise, many next generations to _____________ (fill-in-the-blank).
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Sun Lasting Constructing a unified, solid foundation of digital theory...
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Friday, January 16, 2015
Jan 16 (F), 2015. Where is that little child who points something out during the emperor's parade ? Crystal's One-Page-Snippet #316
Jan. 16 (F), 2015. After having met (all 6 classes) and done the exciting school week One honeymoon-stage's loving and interesting activities, do I desperately love this precious weekend? !
...../\„,„/\.......//^ ^\\ Live simply
...( =';'= )....(/(_•_)\) Speak kindly
..../" * * "\...._/'' * ''\_ Care deeply
....(,,,).(,,,)....(,,,)^(,,,) and Love completely
Have a wonderful weekend! Happy Birthday to you! 願您 慈悲為薪, 智慧如火!
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Sun Lasting Note - The assumption behind the above poster: you might disagree => Human beings are born with the blank slate/tabula rasa ! not other ways around - yet !
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Jan 14 (W), 2015. A Serendipitous Diary.
What a day!! After Packers' O.K. Game at the Lamabeau field, then I found my old car moody, not letting me start. Fine! My colleague + officemate professor Kathy (and Tim) gave me a ride to school (they dropped me off for another activity), and then I found my office key still immersing the post-game joy at the apartment, not with me.
So I was wondering/wandering around the main campus. Lucky me, finally I found A Room of My Own working on student day 1 tech- survey name tags/sheets and double-checking everything...now - to avoid being an imperfect perfectionist.
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Sun Lasting Tonight I need to set up 3 alarm clocks - the best part of the whole story of an incurable Night Owl - for tomorrow 5 o'clock get-up: to walk to school, attend 3 classes (from 8:00 am.) so my old car can recuperate for her moodiness !
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Helen Ringwelski I wish I didn't work and lived closer! I wish you luck my favorite professor and keep warm.
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Sun Lasting @Helen, thanks for your nice words. Hopefully, tomorrow, my early 8 o'clock students shall not experience what I have had so far. Keep fingers crossed.
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Helen Ringwelski I will!
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黃麗月 take care !
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雙子 阿姨辛苦了 保重身體喔~
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江浪 好友 晚安吉祥美好ღ(✿_✿)ღ✻ ღ(•‿•)ღ
祝福❥幸福天天❥幸福滿滿, .._/█\_~
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Sun Lasting 謝謝 麗月 姊姊 and 雙子的關心, 和江浪友的祝福 !
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Sun Lasting 要進貢到美國, 真是無孔不入!
歷史上寫得很明白地: 中國鴉片戰爭, 八國聯軍, 割地給款, 稱賊作父, 到現在大大小小金主, 靼官顯跪, 冥門妄卒 (not just Taiwan, China), 還是前仆後繼地 - 五詭搬運, 來獻金貢銀地啊!
大家也早就司空見慣的了 !! 但是小小民的一分一毫都在天網恢恢, 眾目睽睽之下....納完三分之壹的稅, 再把三分之壹供養資本主義,付貸款利息學雜用費, 最後寄點小錢回去, 還顧慮四面埋伏, 危機重重! 美國錢是會認主的 - 不好賺! 尤其是我們這種升斗小民教書匠 !
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人往高處爬, 水往低處流, 是常情, 不過, 當牙刷, 這種訴就有點染上 - 文化政治心理不適症. 需要好調解.其俗. 哦也訴, 很當局者迷的ㄋㄟ...
用錢 - 購買國際外交, 飛機大礮, 還情有可原 ( 以臺灣這種亞細亞健壯美麗的孤兒地位而言)! 不像以色列與其在美族裔, 錢用在美國的刀口上 ,做得最巧, 最厲害, 最攏斷操縱, 也最船過水無痕 - 才叫以色列 - :哦給你顏色看看!! 日本倭寇運氣倒很好, 似乎很免疫 (也少來這兒當次等繳稅族, 億養美人的貧苦老百姓) - 奇怪嗎?
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Sun Lasting (Note -其實 錢帶出來的, 就當怎麼送回需用之處.這不是蠻好地嗎? 雖然帶出來的人民血汗錢不多, 有了比較穩定的工作後, 都已一點一點地寄回去- 這叫肥水不落美人田 - 即使美國是個比較民主的國家!) 請莫見怪- 這種計較心理, 有點像是小兒科式的民族主義 - 在做祟???5 mins · Like
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Jan 12 (T). 2015. What is the highest form of Arts?
Sunday, January 11, 2015
Jan 11 (Sn), 2015. 又要開始- 悟人子弟 咯 ! "Are you ready to be fired by your school or by the Taxpayers? - Don't worry - have you ever been qualified as an edu- Martyr?? :D!" A grateful reflection :)!
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又要開始- 悟人子弟 咯 !
Guess what I wanna do for today? - my Exciting fb dull-diary
1. A final touch for tomorrow Day 1 courses (tomorrow has 3)
Here are my classes for spring 2015: (Still have time to register !)
(1) 1 200/transfer level cohort pure face to face Introductory Sociology;
(2) 1 100 level hybrid Introduction to Sociology;
(3) 2 online Introduction to Diversity Studies;
(4) 2 hybrid Introduction to Diversity Studies;
2. Watch what Cowboys can do in Lambeau Field.
3. Cooking
4. Cleaning....and so on so forth
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Rodney Schultz You get to have all the fun Sun! Educating the masses with your words of wisdom from experiences few others can claim.... Have a fantastic semester!
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DaisyMae Maus Good luck!
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Thanks, Marcie, Rod and DaisyMae: repost. Here is a hypothetical fun topic and question for today - "Are you ready to be fired by CVTC or by the Taxpayers? - Don't worry - have you ever been qualified as an edu- Martyr?? :D!" - Issues of "Good Tools Make Good workers who make good work". (工欲善其事, 必先利其器- 不能既要馬兒好, 又要馬兒不吃草).
The following happy monologues are only focusing on Hardware Issues. For the software part - tightly stay tuned.
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I need to confess that teaching at a 2-year college is the greatest privilege that I have ever had in my last 20 years' teaching career at 2 high schools, 2 universities, and two 2-year colleges (both in Taiwan and the US.) The 2-year college makes me rethink how entitled, advantaged, and lucky I was, and will be :)!
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Lucky I - have 6 classes for spring 2015 (Some faculty got 7, depending on the delivery format configuration). From next semester, seemingly every faculty will teach 7 classes at least 3 preps for 21 credits. Yep, teaching is our Supreme, God-like Tasks - enjoy it ! Welcome more educators to answer this Great Calling - join us !!
One condition should also be added to your repertoire if you decide to join us - If President's exciting idea of the first 2 year free edu policy became reality, you might need to teach 8, 9, or 10 classes with the similar compensation, since teaching is not really a ''blue collar" job - or shamelessly speaking, a de-unionized job?? But be grateful, before all courses are taken by the Digital Instructors and the Cyberic Professors, or Mooced for money-saving (and the rest of invisible edu-tech-business agenda) instead of doing better education!!! And I would like to quote my colleague Professor LeCount's edu-joke (don't worry, I won't intend to make him a martyr) that we used to have 10 faculty members sharing one COZY office (I was there). He named this elbow-to-elbow closeness as - us "ZooMates" ! My current office is shared by 9 faculty and adjuncts. My neighbor office is shared by 20!! (Note, I am not trying to make the above episode too exciting, but I have to say when I was a TA teaching art, I Occupied an office which was no bigger nor smaller than my current whole office's size - surely, in a 4-year university).
But don't get me wrong - Sharing is good. Who doesn't like it??
In addition, we all cave in the basement - underground and safe, like _____ (fill-in-the-blank) and see who can get the nice answers :)! Furthermore, a best friend custodian told me - "don't worry, here was Radon tested" - nice of him.
As for students' sake, not to mention we don't have any basketball/football fields, field and track, and the rest of sport facility and utility, nor Auditoriums, Dormitories, recreational centers, student centers, and the rest that you can imagine from a prison or concentration camp (these two terms need some kind of sociological imagination) ! However, we do have a humongous cafeteria from a well-fraternized Big Food industry that an organization of Michigan state filed a lawsuit against its employee wage abuse, and a huge cosmologist saloon for many functions via tearing down a used-to-be child care center for students and staff (if I were not wrong about this info).
The most magnificent area is our library which is a multi-functional spot for assisting learning, career-life counseling, training, diversity...and the rest of miscellaneous jobs and tasks...
The 2-year colleges manifest the most economically successful story, so beautifully parsimonious, and so invisible ! It is a great place to meditate, to be ascetic, and - to be a real Macro and Micro Economist !
It is a tremendous way to save Taxpayers' money, and benefit our capitalistic businesses and industries. But I am quite happy to take aspirins and any other pain-killers (don't worry, no steroids to enhance my mood and muscles) with proper doses on daily basis to make me flamboyant, energetic, and look nice on campus!
Not all the knowledge workers are created equally. And the other scenario may need to put into the big picture as well - all the proprietary/for-profit edu-businesses and edu-capitalists has been stirred up edu-monetary-emotionally toward President and 2-year colleges.
In short, hopefully, the attraction to the politicians, taxpayers, and the rest of the stakeholders is not just because of our simplicity, innocence, and frugality.... Stay tuned.
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Sun Lasting Didn't I post a stupid and risky question yesterday?? Here is a memory retention strategy by reposting it:
" Vernacular Sociology Series - Edu and Society"
- A Hot Topic was just out from Washington D.C. a few hours ago.
Short answer for today-
Are 2-Year Colleges the Time-Money-Problem saving and curing panacea to whom, by what and how, for whose best interests at what and whose cost.... a smart "win-win" idea, isn't it !?
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Saturday, January 10, 2015
Jan 10 (Sa), 2015 The Eight (八家將) and the "馬+扁 = 騙" ? Crystal's Serendipitous teaching-learning-sharing #51
and a NON-PROFIT commercial from 恁爸係台灣郎甜爸's profile photo
for 工商服務 非廣告, posted below.
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Sun Lasting Let me re-post this non-profit commercial. Smell, vernacular, like the home-grown and home-groaned sweet potatoes !
I thought it was 馬+扁 = 騙 ? (names associating with 2 presidents??) which did not exactly link with 633 ? Missing something?
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Sun Lasting Switching gears from the poly-ticks to an interesting Folklore - "The Eight" Show - an important motif of Painter Mr. Te-Cheng Chuang.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoKMGmLpJAM
One of the legends says that once upon a time, there were 8 dire poor individuals who became gangsters to make a living and were caught by the authority. When an important festival came, 2 of their prison guards sympathized the 8 and let them go home to meet their folks. The eight promised the guards to return for their jail time.
But for what so ever reasons, the eight could not keep the promise to serve their time. So the 2 guards took their own lives for the negligence of their duties.
Later the eight realized that the 2 guards died for them, all the Eight came back to the prison and all committed suicide to redeem their guilt. According to the legend, the Two Guards and the Eight all became local gods.
Isn't reading folklore safer and healthier than watching political shows?
Friday, January 9, 2015
Jan 9 (F), 2015. The Most Successful Enterprise of Volunteerism in the Mutli-verse?
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Most of friends and folks know that I work in the public sector as an educator, but rarely people know that I have an extremely noble and prestigious part-time job working in the private sector for ------------- Mark Zukerberg......
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Sun Lasting On facebook, for free - voluntarily ! ! to save capitalism?
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- The world most humongously generous, gracious, successful volunteerism enterprise, in addition to the small businesses relating to the psycho-cognitive-emotional, social-hierarchical-power-struggling and adjustment jobs, created by the myths of thumbs-up and thumbs-down !
Sun Lasting I doubt if there were aliens on other planets, they won't be shocked by the charm of the above logo??
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Sun Lasting The classic Idealism may, never die - just gradually waking up the mass...
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Sun Lasting The two cartoons in the poster were borrowed from Bill Day and Ted Rall to enliven my sloppy snippet. Thanks.
The Supreme Art form of all sorts of High Arts : the Political Cartoonist Art.~ Xena Crystal LCH
Crystal Curriculum Vitae
Crystal LC Huang, is a writer, folksong melophile, visual art/social science educator, and "poetic" cultural-n-social critic.
Teaching Experience:
Fall 2003 to Spring 2020, faculty professor, teaching Art Appreciation, American Government, Diversity Studies, Psychology, Sociology, and Social Problems via multiple delivery formats (course designer and facilitator for the face to face, online, hybrid, ITV -Youth Option, Web-conference, and Accelerated/Evening alternative methods) at Chippewa Valley Technical College. (During the above teaching career, I also completed my terminal degree in 2015 through being a part-time student for 10 years. This could be an answer to some friends' curiosity why I did not teach at the 4-year college? In fact, students and I have some similarity regarding SES at the 2-year college environment that sustains my teaching enthusiasm.)
Spring 2000 to spring 2003, Lecturer, Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Stout
95-97, TA at the Wayne State College, NE
1. Taught “Introduction to Visual Arts” sections
2. Assisted Design, and Painting studio courses
3. Conducted workshop for Information Literacy and Library Automated System
Professional Experience:
2000 to 2003, adviser of Undecided Student Advisement Program, UW-Stout
1999 to 2000, program coordinator at the Undecided Student Advisement Office,
College of Arts and Sciences, UW-Stout
Nov.1997 to Jan.1999, Computer Layout Specialist in the Composing Department and
lifestyle columnist in the Editorial Department of the Dunn County News, Menomonie, WI
1992-93, library assistant, UW-Madison
Civil Servant:
1. Supervisor, the Supervisory Committee of the Congressional Aide Association of the Legislative Yuan (首屆立法院國會助理協會監委 Congress of Taiwan), Taipei
Job including: coordinating election campaigns, Congressional speech writing and serving constituencies.
(問政質詢總主筆, 競選文宣策劃, 選民服務)
2. Executive Secretary and member of Taipei Women Rescue Foundation (台北婦女救援會執行長)
3. Taiwan-China policy researcher at the Executive Yuan (研究考核委員會/大陸工作會報 - 陸委會前身 of the Central Government), Taipei
4. Journalist at the Ta Hwa Evening News, Taipei.
5. Cultural/English tour guide at the Ministry of
Transportation, Taipei, Taiwan. (交通部導遊 英語組)
6. Military educator, and English/Japanese instructor.
Education:
(Luckily, I won a full scholarship to study abroad through a nation-wide competition in 1990.)
Ph.D. Learning Technologies (previous Instructional Systems and Technology) , Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
明尼蘇達大學科技教育研究所博士
Dissertation: Preferences, Pedagogical Strategies,
and Challenges of Instructors Teaching in Multiple Delivery Formats within A 2-Year College Context
M.S. Ed., Art Education, Wayne State College, Nebraska with a minor in Computer Science.
Research Project: Integrating Multimedia Technology into Art Curriculum with Classroom Implementation, 1997.
偉恩大學美術教育研究所碩士
M.S. Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Major: Social Psychology focusing on Social Movements
Minors: Journalism and Women's Studies. Thesis Title: Multilevel Analysis of A Social Movement-1947, 228 Social Uprising in Taiwan, 1993.
威斯康辛大學社會學研究所碩士
M.S. Socio-political Science (the Graduate Institute of National Development), National Taiwan University. Thesis: Social Ideology and Gender Roles- Women's Issues in Contemporary society, 1986.
臺灣大學國家發展研究所碩士
Special Training. Major: Military Education. Political Warfare Academy, Army of Taiwan (due to a national crisis, I joined the Army Academy).
國防部政治作戰學院
B.A. Sociology, National Taiwan University.
臺灣大學社會學學士
Taipei Municipal First Girls' High School.
北一女
Areas of Interests
Innovation in Online Education Programs
TPACK Integration of Emerging Technologies
Equity and Quality of Diverse Learning in the Digital Age
Learning Technologies in the post-secondary educational setting
Interdisciplinary collaborative (Education, Social Science, and Technologies) Learning
Skills
Interpersonal, enthusiastic, and helpful with strong work ethics
Multiple language ability: Taiwanese, Mandarin, English, and Japanese
Have taken computer science as a minor (2001-2003).
Knowledgeable of C++, JAVA, Assembly language and Web Design
CMS/LMS: BlackBoard, WebCT, E360, Moodle, Joomla.
General Software application: Multi-aid, QuarkXpress, Pagemaker.
2010,Hyperstudio, Inspiration and variety of social media applications
Authorize tools: Macromedia (DreamWeaver, and Flash)
Web 3.0, Blog 2.0., Cloud Computing,
Photoshop/Photodeluxe, Premiere, Illustrator
PC and Mac proficiency
Visual-art making (2-D: Calligraphy; drawing, traditional ink/painting and mixed media;
3-D: mainly, ceramics and other mixed media
Trained quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methods
Statistic software: Spssx, MaxQDA2, and Minitab
Certificates:
Canvas/E360/BlackBoard/WebCT/Joomla - LMS (Learning management system) Teaching Certificates from UW-Stout and CVTC
Hybrid/blended and Web-conference training Certificates from CVTC
Quality Matters Certified Peer-Reviewer
Web Design and ITV Certificates from UW-Stout
General and Special Higher Civil Service Certificates from Taiwan
Academic Activities and Professional Development
Research, Papers, Posters, Projects, publications, and Professional Development
Book
1993, Title :The February 28, 1947 Uprising in Taiwan:
A Multi-leveled Analysis of Collective Actions Author Li-Chin (Crystal) Huang
Publisher: University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1993
Digitized Feb 19, 2008. Length 172 pages
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89048376008;view=1up;seq=12
2004, Title: The Wonder of Tao: A Meditation on Spirituality and Ecological Balance.
Author: James Eggert.
Illustrations and Calligraphy by Li-chin (Crystal) Huang
Green Dragon Publishing. Printed in the United States of America and
the United Kingdom.
2018 Title: A Mystic Flow. Poems.
Publisher: Xena Crystal LC Huang
https://www.bookemon.com/flipread/777800/mystic-flow-from-sun-sun
Theses/Dissertation
2015, Dissertation: Preferences, Pedagogical Strategies,and Challenges of Instructors Teaching in Multiple Delivery Formats within A 2-Year College Context. Dept. of Curriculum and Instruction, Learning Technologies (previous Instructional System and Technology), University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.
1997, Thesis Research Project: Integrating Multimedia Technology into Art Curriculum with Classroom Implementation. Wayne State College.
1986, Thesis: Social Ideology and Gender Roles- Women's Issues in Contemporary society. Socio-political Science (the Graduate Institute of National Development), National Taiwan University.
Research Papers/Publications, Posters, and Projects
2017, Internationalizing the Curriculum Conference, Panelist, 2017
Apr 13, 2017 publication description Crystal Li-chin Huang Learning-Teaching-Sharing BlogTitle: “The Voice of Faculty and Staff”
2012, title: Integrate Learning Technologies into A Social Science Course-Race, Ethnicity and Diversity Studies
https://drive.google.com/?utmmedium=et&utm_source=about&utm_campaign=et-about%23my-drive
Presented at the 28th Distance Teaching and Learning Conference
at UW-Madison, Aug, 2012.
Paper published in the Conference proceedings. https://drive.google.com/?utm_medium=et&utm_source%20=about&utm_campaign=et-about%23recent
2012, Project Presentation- STEMSS
Project presentation to the future- STEM scientists for the local district.
https://www.linkedin.com/profile/edit?trk=nav_responsive_sub_nav_edit_profile
2009, Title: “What is the Lived Experience of Designing and Teaching Multiple Delivery Methods -Live Meeting, Hybrid, Online, and Face To Face (f2f) within a Semester at a Technical College Setting”?
Paper presented at the 2009 AECT International Convention, Louisville, KY
Published in the Convention Proceedings, and in the ERIC
http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED511355.pdf
2009, Title: Learning Information Technologies as Empowering Tools to Narrow the Gender Gap in the Rural-Urban Spectrum - a Review from Global to Domestic Perspective (Project Leader: Dr. Susan Walker)
Paper presented at the 2009 AECT International Convention, Louisville, KY
Published in the Convention Proceedings, and in the ERIC
http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED511355.pdf
2008, Title: Beauty and Artistic Beauty
Presented at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, 2008
http://tinyurl.com/XenaCrystalLCHuang-A
2008, Title: Green and Dao
“The Wonder of the Tao-Six Meditation on Science, Spirit,
and the Future of Economics”
Presented at University of Minnesota- Twin Cities, 2008
http://tinyurl.com/XenaCrystalLCHuang-B
2008, Title: Freedom Writers
Presented at University of Minnesota- Twin Cities, 2008
http://tinyurl.com/XenaCrystalLCHuang-C
The next 5 research projects, due to my job descriptions (mainly, as hired in a Non-Research Institution of a 2-year college setting, the dir. of professional development (a male) at that time/2010, informed me that the school budget supported attendees, but not the researcher-presenters), I was unable to attend/present to the following conferences.
2015, Research proposal: Title:
“How Could It Be, Two Identical Online Deliveries in One Composite, and One Did So Well,
While the Other…” , accepted by Association of Educational Communication and Technologies (AECT) for presentation
at the 2015 International Conference.
2010, Research proposal. Title:
“Struggles and Triumphs– A Female Minority Social Science
Instructor’s Reflection on Sociology Web-conference Course in
Facilitating Disadvantaged Learners”,
accepted by Association of Educational Communication and
Technologies (AECT) for a presentation
at the 2015 International Convention.
2010, Research proposal: Title:
“From Quantity to Quality - Quality Matters! But, What and How Does It Matter?
– Pursuing Online Courses Quality Assurance One Step at
A Time!” accepted by the Association of Educational
Communication and Technologies (AECT)
for a presentation at the 2015 International Convention.
2010, Research proposal. Title:
“Live Meeting: Web-conference Triumph in Sociology Course
facilitation”, accepted by the League of Innovation for a
presentation at the 2010 Maryland Conference.
2010, Research proposal. Title:
“Constructing a Bio-ecological System of Teaching and Learning Environment for 2-year College”, accepted by the League of Innovation 2010 Maryland Conference
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2008, Quantitative Research Project. Title:“Do The Knowledge Of Using The Internet And The Annual Income Level Affect The Total Life Skill Assessments Of Rural Low Income Mothers”? University of Minnesota - Twin Cities (as part of my collaborative research projects)
2008, Co-presenter: The 16th Midwest Quality Research Conference
Topic: “The Lived Experience of Relocated Teachers in Korea”,
at St. Thomas University.
2008, Co-presenter: “A Brief Introduction to the Multimedia
Enhancer” at UW-Stout.
2008, Co-presenter: “A Mini-presentation: A brief of CMS”
at UW-Stout
2007-8, Collaborative Research Project: Joined the “Rural
Families Speak”
– A Multistate, Longitudinal and Multidisciplinary research
project, focusing on low-income women’s using information
technology, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.
2007, research project presentation. Title: “Reflection on the Pedagogies of the Oppressor and the
Oppressed”, at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
2007 The Four Asian Dragons.
Presented at Professor Husby's International Business program http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/lchuang-229189-4-dragons-new-entertainment-%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20ppt-powerpoint/
2006, Research paper: Exploration of PCTMK Model of Hybrid Teaching.
Published as an Op-Ed in the Dunn County News.
2004, Collaborative project.
Assisting professor emeritus Jim Eggert as a translator and
illustrator of the Book-
“The Wonder of the Tao- A Meditation on Spirituality &
Ecological Balance”. FL: Brumby Holding, Inc.
2004, Panelist, UW-System Women's Study Consortium
Topic: “A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study of Childless
Issues in Contemporary American Society”, at UW-Stout.
2003, Keynote speaker:
Annual Spring Awards and Recognition of Multicultural Student Services at UW-Stout.
2003, Presenter, “A Cultural Sojourner's ‘Courage to teach’ in
Intro-Sociology”, at UW-Stout.
2002, Poster presentation, Student and Faculty Research Day:
”An Action Research Report on a Spontaneous Thematic
Pedagogy in Intro-Sociology”, at UW-Stout.
2002, Panelist- International Forum
AAUW Midwest Regional Conference Presentation:
1.“The Trajectory of Women's Transformation via Education
- 3 Women's Stories”, at Rapid City, South Dakotahttp://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/lchuang-1577072-mini-cultural-presentation-%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20calligraphy/mini-cultural-presentation- calligraphy/
2. Story-tellinghttp://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/lchuang-224205-3-women-stories-%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20gender-presentation1-education-ppt-powerpoint/
2001, Teaching Day Display,
“Sociological Pedagogy-Blending Teaching Strategy to Empower Student Active Learning”, at UW-Stout.
2001, Presenter, Professional Development Day:
“Enhancing Active Teaching/Learning Via Electronic application” at UW-Stout.
2001, Research paper:
“A Thematic Approach of Teaching Sociology during September
11th Crisis”, accepted to the Midwest Sociologist Conference
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2014 Diversity Pedagogical Project
-The Gettysburg Address recorded in English, Mandarin,
and Taiwanese http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR4PZFwrj-hN3un6lZg_ADXauCGe7JCCy
Affiliations /Associations
American Education and Research Association (AERA)
Association for Educational Communications and Technologies (AECT)
International Society for Technology Education (ISTE)
Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE)
Wisconsin Association for Career and Technical Education (WACTE)
National Educational Computing Conference (NECC)
CVACTE, EDUTOPIA
American Sociological Association.
Member of American Association of University Women (AAUW)
Governance Involvements
Executive Secretary of Li-ling Huang Gender Equity Memorial Endowment at Chippewa Valley Technical College (CVTC). (2016 to present).
Sponsor of the Tsai-Huang Memorial Endowment Scholarship at CVTC. (2007 to present).
Adviser of Art Club at CVTC (2016 to present).
Adviser of Diversity Student Organization at CVTC (2011-2013).
Co-chair of Professional Development Committee of
Chippewa Valley Technical College Career and Technical Education Association (2009-2011).
Chair of the Chippewa Valley Technical College Education Association Scholarship Foundation (2010 to present).
CVACTE Event/Year Book Coordinator (2010-11).
Representative of ALC (Academic Leadership Council –WTCS).
Representative to the Advisory Committees of Renal Dialysis, Surgical Technician programs.
Course representative of Art Appreciation and Diversity Studies.
Nominations and Awards
2019, nominated to the Teaching Excellent Award at Chippewa Valley Technical College.
2013, nominated to the Teaching Excellent Award at Chippewa Valley Technical College.
2010, nominated to the Teaching Excellent Award at Chippewa Valley Technical College.
2006, nominated and the recipient of the Regional Outstanding Teacher of Chippewa Valley Technical College.
2001, nominated and the recipient of the Outstanding Contribution to UW-System and Women of Color representing UW-Stout in 2001.
Activities in Taiwan
1989-1990 Taiwan-China policy researcher at the Executive Yuan
(大陸工作會報兩岸政策研究員 - 陸委會前身
Central Government), Taipei.
- 1988: Elected as the Supervisor
of the National Congressional Assistant Association, Taipei.
(首屆國會助理協會監委)
- 1987-88: Delegate of Taiwan, invited
by both Congresses of Taiwan and the U.S. to observe the
Primaries and Causes in New Hampshire and Iowa as well as
followed the Presidential campaign trails.
- 1985-88
1. Journalist at the Ta Hwa Evening News, Taipei.
2. Cultural/English tour guide at the Ministry of
Transportation, Taipei, Taiwan.
the Speech Writer in the Congress.
(問政質詢總主筆, 競選文宣策劃, 選民服務)
4. Executive Secretary and member of Taipei
Women Rescue Foundation. (台北婦女救援會執行秘書長)
1985-87 Congressional aide at the Legislative Yuan
(首屆立法院 國會助理 Congress of Taiwan), Taipei
Job including: coordinating election campaigns,
Congressional speech writer (問政質詢總主筆)
and serving constituencies.
- 1984-85: Summer and Winter Camp Speaker. (奉派執行冬令夏令營巡迴演講)
Previous career:
Military educator, and English/Japanese instructor at
Chung-San girls' High School, Chung-Sing University,
Taipei-Tech College, and Chang-Shu high school.
Others:
Grad Student Activities:
College and Graduate School at National Taiwan University
- Vice Chairperson
of the Graduate Association of National Taiwan University.
- Due to a National Crisis, I joined the Army Academic.
A retired Captain since 1985.
- Four semesters top 3% students of Sociology Department,
National Taiwan University.
- Selected, members of softball and volleyball varsity teams,
National Taiwan University.
Non-Academic Publications/Writing:
· Calligrapher and illustrator
of The Wonder of the Tao-Six Meditation on Science, Spirit,
and the Future of Economics by Jim Eggert.
A Human Trade Group Publisher, FL., 2004.
· Karma Ode, Burning Snow-Poetry, 2002, (in process).
· "Introductory Miao (Hmong) History and Culture by Tinqgui Li":
Translation,(collaborated with Steve Vang.) Wisconsin, UW-Stout. 2001.
· A Comprehensive History of the Chinese Miao (Hmong) by Xingfue Vue.
Translation. (collaborated with Steve Vang.), Wisconsin, UW-Stout, 2001.
· 10 articles related to cultural phenomena
for the Dunn County News, 1998-1999:
1. A thought to the Humane Society.
2. Homeopathy- a look from a tradition medical perspective.
3. The sociocultural perspective to Mulan.
4. Gua Sha-the traditional home remedy.
5. Halloween in the U.S. vs. Ghost Festival in Asia.
6. Organic products and its co-op practice.
7. Bosnia first hand report-Military sisters.
8. A cultural-sojourner's multicultural perspective.
9. Mini international house-visit the "Sharon the ambassador".
10.The legends behind Chinese New Year in Taiwan.
Selected writing/proposals as A Congressional Aide:
· “Women and Social Order,”
The Research and Assessment Monthly, Taipei, Taiwan, 1990.
· “The Interpellation to the Central Government”
- a compilation of 3 volumes (300 articles) relating to social welfare
and political system reformation drafted by me when working at
Congress,1986-88.
Some articles related to Women's issues are:
1. A proposal for "Equal Right, Equal Pay and Equal Opportunity of Employment
for both genders." September 29th,1987, the 80th session Legislative Yuan.
2. A proposal to Establish the "'Ministry of Women's Affairs'
to implement the Social Welfare for Women."
January 6th, 1988, the 80th, session, Legislative Yuan.
3. An interpellation on the issue of the Dilemma of
Single Parent and Divorced Women. January 19th,
1988.the 80th session, Legislative Yuan.
4. An interpellation on the issue of "the Myth of Marriage and
Increasingly Dysfunctional Families in contemporary society."
January 18th, 1987, the 80th session, Legislative Yuan.
· Personal Quantitative Research Project:
"Gender and Political Tolerance-The Study of Dane County,
Wisconsin." UW-Madison, 1992.
Hobbies
Enjoy reading, writing, poetry, music, cooking, visual art-making, nature and pet-caring.
Like to play basketball, ping pong, volleyball, tennis, softball, swimming, and hiking.
Li-chin (Crystal) Huang
WebSite: http://ci8395.blogspot.com/
https://www.youtube.com/user/huangzena