Allucquere (Sandy) Stone designed the program and the
space. That, in a nutshell, is our pedagogy. Collectively, it's
called the actlab. Now, as per Sandy's original concept, the
actlab is a moving target, continually being re-imagined and
redefined by the students, the TAs, Sandy, and people we call
repeat offenders -- students who have taken more than one actlab
class and can help newbies understand the unusual
expectations we have for them. Currently the symbol we use for the
actlab is an umbrella. To get a better idea of the significance of
the umbrella, and for a potted description of the theory and
pedagogy of the actlab, read Under
the Radar. (To purchase umbrella swag, go to the ACTLab TV store.) Sandy was
invited to write Under the Radar for the ISEA (International
Society for the Electronic Arts) publication Switch as a
thought piece for their 2006 conference.
People who
work best with us are naturally curious, have had some experience
in the world, may not understand technological or mechanical stuff
but are not unduly intimidated by it, and are interested in an
interdisciplinary approach to learning. Some of our students go on
to start odd programs of their own, which may be the highest
compliment they can pay us.
(please note, this text was modified and mangled from www.sandystone.com, old acltab sites and unkown sources that showed up late one night.)