Weekly Media
Robert Hughes– The most obvious “nugget” that stood out to me was his opinion of how adults have essentially lost their sense of creativity that was once possessed as children. The simple-mindedness of children has allowed them to have a more fluid and open thought process, whereas adults are more stiff and stubborn due to the fact that they have become more straightforward in their thinking, and lost their freedom of thought.
Stephen Johnson– His first “nugget” regarding the “slow hunch” immediately captured me. The reason for this is I oftentimes catch myself sitting around with buddies of mine trying to come up with a quick “get-rich” plan, which obviously never amounts to anything. However, his point is that this is never the most successful way in which to come up with a good idea, but rather it takes years, even decades of brewing an idea up in the back of ones head in order for it to work. The way in which he illustrated his message definitely had me engaged, because although he was explaining this message to what I assume was intended for young adults, I could see it captivating people of all ages.
Kelli Anderson– The folding card that essentially depicted its’ life story was extremely impressive to watch. Throughout her talk, she was able to display how everyday objects, generally simple pieces of paper, could be transformed into something that was able to wow the audience.
John Cage- Although I generally agree with all his points, my one question is about Rule 6 “Follow the Leader,” only because I think, yes, there are times to follow, but there are also times to stray from the leader, and create ones own path that’s right for themselves. Maybe I just misinterpreted that little phrase.
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Social Media
Twitter Intro
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Reflection
As a late comer to ds106, I was slightly overwhelmed at all the emails I missed and had to catch up on. I’ve never had a blog before, or really used the internet for anything remotely similar, but I definitely believe WordPress is extremelly helpful, fairly easy to figure everything out, especially as a newcomer to the blogging world.
Not gonna lie, the main reason I was taking this class at first was that I need the art performance class to graduate, and being an online course it works perfectly with my schedule so as to not cause any scheduling issues. But, after this first week of messing around with WordPress, this class is turning out to be a lot more interesting than just another gen ed requirement.
My only concern so far is that being fairly amateur when it comes to computers, I have this general feeling of not doing any of this correct, so I guess it’s just gonna take some time to familiarize myself with the program.
Also, I still don’t really understand twitter.
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