Watching the ds106 broadcasts makes me wish I was available at 11:30am every morning to watch Dr. Oblivion and his crazy antics. It’s just not the same seeing him refer to blog entries he has no recollection of writing and talk to the Internet via Skype when it’s not in real-time.

As much as I wish ds106 was my only summer class, I am also taking German. It is because of this other course that I am unable to actively participate during the daily Live TV sessions. Luckily, in addition to Skype and Twitter, there is another option that allows me to still participate in the discussion: Video Responses!

Just a disclaimer for this video: there is a reason why I choose to be an English major. I enjoy the fact the majority of my work is in written form because I am significantly more articulate in writing than I could ever attempt to be when speaking. It’s kind of hard to get your point across when you say “like” and “um” every other word. Don’t judge me

In Dr. Oblivion’s second broadcast, entitled “Dr. Oblivion Day 2,” he acknowledged the contrast between the virtual and physical classroom. Although I don’t feel like I fully explained this in my response, I love this class so far because it provides you with so many outlets through which you can express yourself. There’s no pressure to participate because it’s so easy to just comment on a blog post or video. I feel as though I am more comfortable in this setting because it is so similar to activities I already engaged in prior to enrolling in this course. As an avid Facebook and Twitter user I am already familiar with online discussion so the assignments we’ve done in this class thus far do not feel like schoolwork at all.