Over the past several weeks I have surveyed learning theories and artifacts regarding digital storytelling. Through social collaboration with classmates and colleagues, I have found a richer meaning in what digital storytelling can do for me and my audiences. The written reflection below speaks to my experiences and discoveries in this short time within DS106/CUDenver15. In addition to […]

The assignments this week were short yet refreshing – mostly a result of several assignments being cut. Nonetheless, still a solid week for DS106. After several hours of digging in the DS106 AB catalog I found a visual assignment that I felt could truly represent the emotional roller coaster of change management. I tapped into my design […]

I have spent the last several week reading and reviewing Lankshear and Knoble’s New Literacies: Everyday Practices and Social Learning. This week, however, my journey comes to an end. Unlike previous sections, chapter 8 provides more of a contextual commentary, addressing ‘new’ literacies in the form of two distinct case studies. One case study discusses principles and procedures of field-based research […]

For my final DS106 Assignment Bank (AB) assignment I chose a Visual assignment – A Change of Emotion (in two panels). The guidelines for this assignment: Write and illustrate (photograph, sketch, video sample, etc) a two panel story that describes a change of emotion. For example. Panel 1: A man receives some suprising news about […]

  This weeks reading assignment really hit home for me. Our team has been tasked this year to not only create a blended approach to our curriculum, but also consider alternative approaches of learner engagement and accountability – specifically shifting from ‘push’ to ‘pull’. More often than not our frontline staff contact members of our […]

For this weeks DS106AB assignment I decided to create a Visual Assignment that could play into my focal theme: change. After perusing through the assignment catalog I found one that was simple yet supported my goal. The 9 Lives assignment requirements were to: find nine photos of yourself in different stages of your life. Turn them into […]

Today’s Daily Create – create a hyperbolic tiling using this website. It’s a beautiful day here in San Diego, so I used an image of the sunrise at one of our local beaches.

Within Learning & Development, we continue to find effective and innovative ways of transferring knowledge to our adult learners so they can be productive within their lines of business. We generally use traditional methods of training – leader-led classroom style, shoving content down the learners throat – hoping the information will stick. However, as Lankshear […]

In last weeks post – Mario Theme Song (Dubstep Remix) – I reviewed and critiqued a Music Remix using the “Literacy Dimensions” described by Lankshear and Knobel in the Chapter 4 appendix (p. 127-140). This week I continue my third and final evaluation of these dimensions but with greater focus on the remixing a movie trailer. The video embedded in this […]

Today’s Daily Create assignment was to “take a photo that shows us magical light”. I chose to use a photo I took at Disneyland during their “Paint the Night” parade. What’s more “magical” than watching your favorite Pixar characters come to life in a bright, colorful way? If you’d like to see the parade in […]

Today’s Daily Create was to create a poster using an image from The Public Domain Review.

How well did I complete the requirements of the weekly assignments? This week was both challenging and exciting. Reading two chapters instead of one took more time than I had hoped. Although the requirements were to respond to only one chapter, it was unclear whether we still had to read both chapters. Nonetheless, both chapters […]

Digital technologies have made it much easier these days to connect and stay connected with individuals and/or groups of similar interests and goals. In Chapter 6 of their book, Lankshear and Knobel discuss concepts and applications that help perpetuate the ongoing acquisition of social networks. Many of us have belong to social networking sites either […]

This weeks DS106AB assignment was a ‘mashup’ assignment. In support of my focal theme (change management) I chose to complete the A Changing Character mashup assignment. The requirements for this assignment: …pick any chacter and follow thier progression that they have had (TV characters from a long standing TV show will probably be best).  Use video […]

Today’s Daily Create was to sketch an image on paper and your hand to create a complete drawing. This was fun, but challenging since I’m not very artistic. I chose to draw a monkey swinging on a vine. On my index finger I drew a banana.

In last weeks post – 99 Problems – I reviewed and critiqued a Political Remix using the “Literacy Dimensions” described by Lankshear and Knobel in the Chapter 4 appendix (p. 127-140). This week I continue my evaluation of these dimensions but with greater focus on the remixing of music, specifically a theme song. The video embedded in this post […]

Those of you who have followed some of my other digital story critiques will notice a significant change this time around. My previous method of evaluation was derived from Jason Ohler’s Digital and Traditional Storytelling. However, for this critique I will evaluate “Literacy Dimensions” as pointed out by Lankshear and Knobel in the Chapter 4 appendix (p. 127-140). The video embedded in […]

Today’s Daily Create – celebrate all things handwritten. I chose a quote from Winston Churchill to inspire individuals who may be going through a difficult change (work, home, school, etc.). Click here to learn more about PenATweet.

How well did I complete the requirements of the weekly assignments? Although I did not feel as engaged on social media as I was last week, I enjoyed the individual assignments. The ‘design’ assignment was challenging but fun. I was not happy with one of my Daily Create assignments so I elected to add one more […]

Today’s Daily Create assignment asked to  “do a creative edit in the spirit of Alexey Kondakov. Embed a famous painting in an everyday setting” Here is Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa spending her pastime playing a little ball.

When I think of “remix” I think of old school DJ’s (disc jockey) at my eight grade school dance. However, after consuming Chapter 4 of Lankshear & Knobels’s New Literacies: Everyday Practices and Social Learning, I discovered a deeper understanding of remixing and how this practice redefines and/or redevelop our culture. That’s right, remixing has a direct […]

Today’s Daily Create assignment asked to “draw an image of the best place or thing to do with your best friend(s)!”. San Diego, the “Craft Beer Capital of America” has over 100 breweries, microbreweries, and brewpubs. With so many options out there, my friends and I enjoy spending a few hours a month scouting these local breweries. […]

Today’s Daily Create assignment asked to “pick a terrible photo and draw it instead”. Well, based on my art skills I would say my drawing is worse than the photo. I had hoped to capture the panda head on since. Oh well, at least my son loved it!

Those of you who have followed some of my other digital story critiques will notice a significant change this time around. My previous method of evaluation was derived from Jason Ohler’s Digital and Traditional Storytelling. However, for this critique I will evaluate “Literacy Dimensions” as pointed out by Lankshear and Knobel in the Chapter 4 appendix (p. 127-140). The video embedded in […]

This weeks DS106AB assignments was a design assignment. I decided to create a Newspaper Design to illustrate a hot topic I am currently contemplating – pursing a job opportunity elsewhere. The instructions were to: Design a newspaper. Using word, photoshop, or whatever make a fictional newspaper, and put together the front page for today. You […]

How well did I complete the requirements of the weekly assignments? I thought this was one of my better weeks. I felt more engaged with the content and my classmates via social media. I did feel more rushed this week to complete my assignments than last week – mostly due to the reading and video […]

Today’s Daily Create assignment offered only one word: silence. As a parent you appreciate the moments of silence as they don’t last long. As a parent of a newborn, however, the silence can torment you. Here is my attempt of a poetic response to the assignment. I dedicate this to my wife, who spent countless […]

At TEDIndia, Mallika Sarabhai, a dancer/actor/politician, tells a transformative story in dance – and argues that the arts may be the most powerful way to effect change, whether political, social or personal. Note: My method of critique is derived from Jason Ohler’s Digital and Traditional Storytelling. The three traits I will focus on for this digital […]

Wait..what?? Right out of the gates, Lankshear and Knobel offer the notion that “new literacies” are constantly evolving. The authors describe this evolution as a state of transcendence where “elements of an earlier state of affairs are carried over and reshaped to become parts of new configurations” (p. 52). So what exactly does this mean? The […]

This weeks DS106 assignment was a video assignment. I decided to create a Compilation Video depicting some core elements of my focal theme – Change. To illustrate this I chose different elements of the weather that reflect how we, too, encounter change – some elements (changes) can be more powerful than others. In his article, Dr. Bruce Gordon shares […]