Category Archives: Higher education

“Intern” need not be a dirty word

Posted on April 4, 2011 by lindaessig

Internships, a form of experiential learning in which a student works in an entry-level capacity at an organization external to the school for little, or more frequently, no, pay, is touted in the pedagogy literature – including some written by … Continue reading →

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Bragging Rights

Posted on March 26, 2011 by lindaessig

Because Creative Infrastructure is what my brother would call a “vanity blog” I’m going to use my wordpress space today to brag – not about me, but about the p.a.v.e. program in arts entrepreneurship and the creative, enthusiastic students who … Continue reading →

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A FOURTH Dimension of Arts Entrepreneurship

Posted on March 9, 2011 by lindaessig

Sometimes, coincidences mount in ways that are truly mysterious.  On March 5, I completed work on a co-authored book chapter, The Enterprising Artist and the Arts Entrepreneur: Emergent pedagogies for new disciplinary habits of mind for a forthcoming volume on … Continue reading →

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Dream + Action = ?

Posted on February 8, 2011 by lindaessig

There has been a lively online conversation over the past twelve days since Rocco Landesman’s comments about the supply/demand equation for arts organizations.  I’ve read economic arguments from both the left and the right, a reminder of the dearth of … Continue reading →

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Experiential learning at PHX:Fringe

Posted on January 10, 2011 by lindaessig

Most entrepreneurship educators will agree that experiential learning is a critical component of the education of the young entrepreneur.  I’m fortunate to have been involved with the Phoenix Fringe Festival since its inception (with the help of a seed grant … Continue reading →

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Siloing the Arts at a Young Age

Posted on January 8, 2011 by lindaessig

A few days ago, I wrote, “To encourage [students] to be truly creative, we, as educators, need to give our students room to play, to explore, to experiment, and to cross traditional disciplinary boundaries.  Unless we do, we fail them.”  … Continue reading →

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Design training and an uncertain future

Posted on January 6, 2011 by lindaessig

I got into a facebook discussion yesterday with Randy Gener, senior editor of American Theatre Magazine about a piece my colleague Richard Isackes wrote about theatre design curricula.  While I agree with much of which Richard writes, he – and … Continue reading →

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Hey, Where’d Your Creativity Go? (a personal answer)

Posted on January 4, 2011 by lindaessig

Over the past eight years, I’ve found myself designing fewer and fewer plays and instead devoting more and more professional time to administration/leadership/management and to research, all by my own choice.  It has now been two years since I last … Continue reading →

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Howard Gardner’s “Disciplined Mind,” or How to Teach Fishing

Posted on January 2, 2011 by lindaessig

I recently posted on the entrepreneurthearts blog connecting entrepreneurial habits of mind with Michael Kaiser’s New Year’s resolutions.   In the few days since, I not only launched this blog, but delved a bit deeper into Howard Gardner’s Five Minds for … Continue reading →

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