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A New Year’s Resolution for America
America the beautiful offers us free will, which means those of us living in America, from sea to shining sea, have been granted a choice: repeat our mistakes or evolve into something great for the benefit of all. Will this be the year for America to finally get things right? The…
Week 7, StoryCorps Case Study
StoryCorps Preserving the Soul of America, One Authentic Story at a Time Every soul has a story to tell and sometimes the most interesting stories are told by unassuming everyday people. This is the spirit of StoryCorps, a nonprofit organization with a mission to collect oral stories from every day…
INTE 5340, Week 6 – Literacy in the Digital Age
NaNu-NaNu Once upon a time, long ago before YouTube, Napster or MTV, families across America would gather together and tune in each week on their box television sets to watch an alien named Mork from the planet Ork. He came to earth in an egg-shaped spacecraft landing in Colorado. His…
Magic Yellow School Bus, A Field Trip to Mars
Magic Yellow School Bus Rocket Ship In the popular children's book series, The Magic School Bus, Ms. Frizzle takes her class aboard a yellow school bus which takes them on field trips to impossible places like inside the human body, the bottom of the ocean floor or across the entire…
Remixing Megan
REMIXING MEGAN A quick glance at Megan's 1st week reflection and I realize we're both aboard the same boat called the U.S.S. Oh Shit!😂 But we also share a thirst for adventure and self-discovery. We are taking a walk on the information highway plank and deep diving into unchartered learning…
The Cadence of Digital Learning in a Copyrighted World – Week #3 Reflection
I understand that creating something original is the very best approach to creating an artistic work. But consider the wonderful works created by notable artists that have been inspired by other artistic greats. Mozart had a powerful influence on Beethoven who inspired countless musicians and Cézanne had a powerful influence on…
Weekly Critique – Autism TMI VR Experience
The Sights and Sounds of too much of Everything...the VR Experience There’s a saying that goes something like this, “Don’t worry about walking a mile in my shoes, just try one day thinking in my head.” These words came to mind as I watched this 360° virtual reality video. I…
Inte 5340 Weekly Reflection
Multimodality in Today’s Hyperconnected World. My Week #2 Reflection For most Americans living in today’s digital age, information and consumer goods come to us with relative ease. With just a click of a button or a swipe of a bank card we consume and then go back for second and…
ANTH 101: AN ANTHEM WORTH LIVING (Weekly Critique)
ANTH 101: AN ANTHEM WORTH LIVING The evolution of technology has transformed the way we gather information and it has opened the door to limitless educational opportunities via networked learning spaces. Enter Anth 101, it’s not your typical MOOC (Massive Open Online Course). Created by Dr. Michael Wesch, associate professor…