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The Imperative of Audience

People who follow me elsewhere on the Web know that a few months ago, our family acquired a new member. We call her Moby (Which doesn’t make any sense because, obviously, she’s a girl. But it fits.) Erik grew up … Continue reading

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Creating a (Rube Goldberg) Digital Storytelling Assignment Repository

Jim’s already done a pretty good job of summarizing the approach I took to building a tool for his online DS106 class which allows visitors to submit assignments. But I figured I’d go ahead and detail the process a bit … Continue reading

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Triple Dog

It isn’t nearly as impressive as some of the other animated gif contributions we’ve seen to ds106, but it’s all mine. It’s also a classic scene from one of my favorite movies. And doing this taught me how to use … Continue reading

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Ho. Ho. Ho. Grab the Bucket.

One of the life lessons that I’ll probably have to keep learning for, oh, the rest of my life is to not over-anticipate future events. I have a tendency to tell myself stories about what’s going to happen as big … Continue reading

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What the heck do I know about teaching?

Last summer I mentioned that I might be teaching a section of digital storytelling at UMW this past fall, but then that all fell through. That was probably for the best — it was late in the game, and I … Continue reading

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On SEO and Search Mediation

(hmm. . .where did September go? And October? And, um, November?) I’ve been meaning to write about search engine optimization for a while in this space. It’s not exactly a topic that I’ve thought much about before the last 12 … Continue reading

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Putting My Project Hat On

Let’s see. A few updates. In case you didn’t hear me mention it elsewhere (or in person), I’m not teaching the digital storytelling class this fall. As it turns out, the need that the Dean’s office thought they had for … Continue reading

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Summer Edition

The dog days of summer are upon us in the ‘burg. Temperatures have been in the 90′s for days with the humidity rising, rising. I’m someone who actually enjoys climbing into a hot, stifling car after a hot, stifling day. … Continue reading

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Here at Five

If you’re looking for a post about instructional technology, the demise of higher education, or the woes of hacking software to bend it to your will, move along. This isn’t the one for you. Five years ago today at 4:16 … Continue reading

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Preparing for School

I’ve mentioned in this space before that next year my family embarks on the next great adventure of childhood — my daughter’s entrance into public school. It’s a transition that I, frankly, am approaching with a great deal of trepidation. … Continue reading

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