John-Reed Thompson

John-Reed Thompson

Location: rancho cordova

About me

John-Reed Thompson currently a Program Director for Pinnacle College in Rancho Cordova CA. He has been Instructing for Pinnacle since 2009. Topics include; Audio Enginnering, MIDI and Electronics. Prior to working with Pinnacle John-Reed owned and operated Retrofit Recording in Sacramento. During his 10 years with Retfoit, he had the oppourtunity to Record with the Deftones, Zach Hill, Les Claypool, Phallucy, Hella, Team Sleep and much much more.

Interests

music, cycling and family

Skills

audio engineer, avid cyclist

Activity

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What are good sources for animation clips?
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I work in a music production school. Some of our courses require that the student must perform tasks on Audio equipment that the normal musician would not have laying around requiring them to come to the campus. I think this is a great thing but it still limits the "distance learning" model in my mind. I have thought of contracting out to studios in different regions to help accommodate the distance learner and or having a remote truck that would tour certain regions for the assessments. This seems like it could become a costly venture. Has anyone dealt with this… >>>

I would like to hear some experiences of live audio interaction. I like the live audio but It feels a bit stale to me especially when you have multiple students communicating. Any thoughts?
In reference to question 10 of the quiz for section 1. I believe that online education cannot be as effective as on-site for career education. It is an effective tool but the student needs to have access to the "tools of the trade" which are not always readily available.
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Games seem to mativate and keep intrest in learnig
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Visual aids seem to grab my students attention.
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Field trips are fun for students.
Im having issues with students with medical marajana liscenses retaining information. They also seem to be vy un-motivated.

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