I am in my third semester of the graduate program in eLearning Design and Implementation at The University of Colorado, Denver. Each week we critique a digital story.  This week I am critiquing For Hosne Ara, by Zahid Al-Amin; a digital story related to my theme, social justice. With this simple caption I was curious.  What was Zahid's passion? How was it different from what was expected from his family?   This is a story of courage, brutality, resilience of the human spirit, sacrifice and

I am in my third semester of the graduate program in eLearning Design and Implementation at The University of Colorado, Denver. Each week we post a Scholarly Article Review for my  Learning with Digital Stories course, ILT5340.  This week I choose Chapter 9 - Designing in Digital: Working with Digital Imaging, Audio, & Video. In Chapter 9 Designing in Digital, once again Joe Lambert simplifies the digital design process to a simple philosophy: mimic what you like.  No need to over think

I am in my third semester of the graduate program in eLearning Design and Implementation at The University of Colorado, Denver. Each week we post a Scholarly Article Review for my  Learning with Digital Stories course, ILT5340.  This week I choose Chapter 9 - Designing in Digital: Working with Digital Imaging, Audio, & Video. In Chapter 9 Designing in Digital, once again Joe Lambert simplifies the digital design process to a simple philosophy: mimic what you like.  No need to over think

I am in my third semester of the graduate program in eLearning Design and Implementation at The University of Colorado, Denver. Each week we post a Daily Create for my  Learning with Digital Stories course, ILT5340.  T #tdc1557 Streetview an interesting spot in the world you may never visit Share a screenshot of what you found. Explain why you chose i  

I am in my third semester of the graduate program in eLearning Design and Implementation at The University of Colorado, Denver. Each week we post a Daily Create for my  Learning with Digital Stories course, ILT5340.  T #tdc1557 Streetview an interesting spot in the world you may never visit Share a screenshot of what you found. Explain why you chose it.  

I am in my third semester of the graduate program in eLearning Design and Implementation at The University of Colorado, Denver. Each week we post a Scholarly Article Review for my  Learning with Digital Stories course, ILT5340.  This week I choose chapter 8, Storyboarding, from Joe Lambert's Digital Storytelling, Capturing Lives, Creating Communities.  I always struggle with how things will come together as any idea for a digital story starts dancing in my head.  This chapter of Joe Lambert’s

I am in my third semester of the graduate program in eLearning Design and Implementation at The University of Colorado, Denver. Each week we post a Scholarly Article Review for my  Learning with Digital Stories course, ILT5340.  This week I choose chapter 8, Storyboarding, from Joe Lambert's Digital Storytelling, Capturing Lives, Creating Communities.  I always struggle with how things will come together as any idea for a digital story starts dancing in my head.  This chapter of Joe Lambert’s

I am in my third semester of the graduate program in eLearning Design and Implementation at The University of Colorado, Denver. Each week we critique a digital story.  This week I am critiquing The Worst Job In New York: Immigrant America a digital story related to my theme, social justice.   The Worst Job In New York is an episode of Vice’s Immigrant America. This digital story addresses the human and business toll of our broken immigration system.  The story illustrates the results of

I am in my third semester of the graduate program in eLearning Design and Implementation at The University of Colorado, Denver. Each week we critique a digital story.  This week I am critiquing The Worst Job In New York: Immigrant America a digital story related to my theme, social justice.   The Worst Job In New York is an episode of Vice’s Immigrant America. This digital story addresses the human and business toll of our broken immigration system.  The story illustrates the results of

Have you ever listen to a song and said " oh this would be great with such-in-such movie"? Your task is to use video clips, NOT still shots, and pair with the song you think goes with the movie. Be creative!  

Have you ever listen to a song and said " oh this would be great with such-in-such movie"? Your task is to use video clips, NOT still shots, and pair with the song you think goes with the movie. Be creative!  

I am in my third semester of the graduate program in eLearning Design and Implementation at The University of Colorado, Denver. Each week we post a Daily Create for my  Learning with Digital Stories course, ILT5340.  This is a Video Assignment Daily Create.   

I am in my third semester of the graduate program in eLearning Design and Implementation at The University of Colorado, Denver. Each week we post a Daily Create for my  Learning with Digital Stories course, ILT5340.  This is a Video Assignment Daily Create.   

I am in my third semester of the graduate program in eLearning Design and Implementation at The University of Colorado, Denver. Each week we post a Daily Create for my  Learning with Digital Stories course, ILT5340.  This is a Video Assignment Daily Create.   

I am in my third semester of the graduate program in eLearning Design and Implementation at The University of Colorado, Denver. Each week we post a Daily Create for my Learning with Digital Stories course, ILT5340.  April Fools Day Daily Create #tdc1545 Don’t Be A Fool Today, Do a Serious Selfie -  So here is the tortured girl aka my Lele baby #seriousface LOL!   

I am in my third semester of the graduate program in eLearning Design and Implementation at The University of Colorado, Denver. Each week we post a Daily Create for my Learning with Digital Stories course, ILT5340.  April Fools Day Daily Create #tdc1545 Don’t Be A Fool Today, Do a Serious Selfie -  So here is the tortured girl aka my Lele baby #seriousface LOL!   

I am in my third semester of the graduate program in eLearning Design and Implementation at The University of Colorado, Denver. Each week we post a Daily Create for my  Learning with Digital Stories course, ILT5340.  This weeks Daily Create is put yourself on a billboard and in front of it.   

I am in my third semester of the graduate program in eLearning Design and Implementation at The University of Colorado, Denver. Each week we post a Daily Create for my  Learning with Digital Stories course, ILT5340.  This weeks Daily Create is put yourself on a billboard and in front of it.   

I am in my third semester of the graduate program in eLearning Design and Implementation at The University of Colorado, Denver. Each week we critique a scholarly article in my  Learning with Digital Stories course, ILT5340.   Once again Joe Lambert has provided inspiring insight into storytelling in chapter 5.  The 7 steps of digital storytelling helped me unpack the process of creating a great story.  Visualizing the story first according to Lambert is the first step.  I loved these clarifying

I am in my third semester of the graduate program in eLearning Design and Implementation at The University of Colorado, Denver. Each week we critique a scholarly article in my  Learning with Digital Stories course, ILT5340.   Once again Joe Lambert has provided inspiring insight into storytelling in chapter 5.  The 7 steps of digital storytelling helped me unpack the process of creating a great story.  Visualizing the story first according to Lambert is the first step.  I loved these clarifying

Soundcloud Audio File Wednesday night I watched, along with 16.7 million other viewers, the first episode of Empire, season 3.  For Empire fans across the globe the show’s hiatus has been an entertainment desert for us.  I considered Empire as just that entertainment.  I mean Cookie is one bad ass broad.  Who can forget “You keep forgetting one thing, Lucius. You can’t keep Cookie down.”  Then there is her ex-husband Lucious who we love to hate, and their handsome sons Hakeem, Jamal, and Andre

Soundcloud Audio File Wednesday night I watched, along with 16.7 million other viewers, the first episode of Empire, season 3.  For Empire fans across the globe the show’s hiatus has been an entertainment desert for us.  I considered Empire as just that entertainment.  I mean Cookie is one bad ass broad.  Who can forget “You keep forgetting one thing, Lucius. You can’t keep Cookie down.”  Then there is her ex-husband Lucious who we love to hate, and their handsome sons Hakeem, Jamal, and Andre

"A nation's greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members." ~ Mahatma Ghandi Food, clothing, shelter, medical care; unmet basic needs that often underlie our shameful record of homelessness, hunger, abuse, mass incarceration, addiction, crime, and many other social ills. Affronts to human dignity that could be addressed, if as a society, we had the will. https://soundcloud.com/alicia-newton-1/20160330-atc-in-a-high-rent-world-affordable-and-safe-housing-is-hard-to-come-by The

"A nation's greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members." ~ Mahatma Ghandi Food, clothing, shelter, medical care; unmet basic needs that often underlie our shameful record of homelessness, hunger, abuse, mass incarceration, addiction, crime, and many other social ills. Affronts to human dignity that could be addressed, if as a society, we had the will. https://soundcloud.com/alicia-newton-1/20160330-atc-in-a-high-rent-world-affordable-and-safe-housing-is-hard-to-come-by The

Yes, for digital stories and our amazing INTE 5340 class! This gallery walk is a glimpse of the brilliance, innovation, creativity, curiosity, and journey of our dynamic class.  The University of Colorado Denver's MA Information and Learning Technologies' robust e-learning design and facilitation program brings together a diverse student body intent on learning, designing, and facilitating world-class instructional design for K-12, higher education, and corporate settings.    Consume great beer

Yes, for digital stories and our amazing INTE 5340 class! This gallery walk is a glimpse of the brilliance, innovation, creativity, curiosity, and journey of our dynamic class.  The University of Colorado Denver's MA Information and Learning Technologies' robust e-learning design and facilitation program brings together a diverse student body intent on learning, designing, and facilitating world-class instructional design for K-12, higher education, and corporate settings.    Consume great beer

“In the journey myths I enjoy, you do not find your calling, your calling finds you”, says Joe Lambert, founder of The Center for Digital Storytelling.  If ever a person’s soul was expressed in their life work Joe Lambert is that guy. With roots in social justice activism, theatre, and love of story and community Joe’s story starts where most of ours does, with family. In chapter three of his book Digital Storytelling, Capturing Lives, Creating Community Joe’s point of view is; digital

“In the journey myths I enjoy, you do not find your calling, your calling finds you”, says Joe Lambert, founder of The Center for Digital Storytelling.  If ever a person’s soul was expressed in their life work Joe Lambert is that guy. With roots in social justice activism, theatre, and love of story and community Joe’s story starts where most of ours does, with family. In chapter three of his book Digital Storytelling, Capturing Lives, Creating Community Joe’s point of view is; digital

Get rid of something in today’s world, put it’s tombstone up at Boot Hill.  Those were the directions for todays Daily Create.   Curious about the origins of the criminalization of marijuana I was surprised to find the demonization of the cannabis plant was an extension of the demonization of the Mexican immigrants after the Mexican revolution.  Exacerbated by the costly and ineffective "War on Drugs" and "Broken Windows Policing," marijuana use is used to oppress.  Police made fewer than 800

Get rid of something in today’s world, put it’s tombstone up at Boot Hill.  Those were the directions for todays Daily Create.   Curious about the origins of the criminalization of marijuana I was surprised to find the demonization of the cannabis plant was an extension of the demonization of the Mexican immigrants after the Mexican revolution.  Exacerbated by the costly and ineffective "War on Drugs" and "Broken Windows Policing," marijuana use is used to oppress.  Police made fewer than 800