The Future of Extra Credit

The Future of Extra Credit

by Scott Lockman

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March 29, 2012

According to the Extra Credit Details Google document that was shared with the class last Friday (3/23), the deadline for proposals is this coming Monday (4/2). So far four students have submitted proposals. I’ve responded to all four and have … Continue reading →
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Chopping the future

by Scott Lockman

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March 27, 2012

The video below was made by Robert Spence, a British researcher of computer-human interface design, in 1981. It depicts several predictions of how digital technology would assist professionals manage information in the workplace of the future (circa 2004). In watching … Continue reading →
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CIS0835 – No Class on 3/26

by Scott Lockman

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March 25, 2012

Due to unavoidable circumstances, class has been cancelled for Monday 3/26. See you all on Wednesday 3/28. Image Source: no classes by congjv via CC licensing
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WTF with the DFPQ1?

by Scott Lockman

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March 18, 2012

Dear ds106 community, By now, I imagine, you will have noticed an avalanche of blog posts coming across the transom of your rss feed for ds106 with the cryptic title DFPQ1. As much as I wish it were, this is … Continue reading →
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The Future’s Open Wide

by Scott Lockman

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March 18, 2012

For a long time in my high school days Modern English’s “I Melt With You” was my favorite song. It’s hard to explain the attraction we have to certain things. Such is the case with this song and the video … Continue reading →
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Presentation Session – Round 5

by Scott Lockman

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March 15, 2012

Today will be the final round of presentation sessions. The topic is Repression, Control & Propaganda. Below are the presenters: Hosuk Shin - Cyberspace: The New Face of War in the XXI Century Bryan Funk - Does The Cybersecurity Act Of 2012 … Continue reading →
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Presentation Sessions – Round 4 (plus some important info)

by Scott Lockman

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March 13, 2012

And now we have two more rounds of presentations remaining. Today’s topic is Copy Right & Wrong. Below are the presenters and links to the articles they based their session on: Ken – Copyright Risks in Embedding YouTube Clips Jeremy … Continue reading →
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Presentation Sessions – Round 3

by Scott Lockman

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March 11, 2012

Today we do Vice Online. Below are the eight presenters: Eri - Internet addiction: why you need to disconnect Delilah - Pornography- A Gateway to Human Sex Trafficking Stephanie - Feds Indict Former Online Gambling Billionaire Calvin Ayre Gina – Cyber Bullying Nick … Continue reading →
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Presentations Sessions – Round 2

by Scott Lockman

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March 8, 2012

Gotta say, I’m delighted with the way the first round of Presentation Sessions went with the Everywhere Malware topic this past Wednesday. I was impressed with the level of preparation and quality of information the presenters shared with classmates. And … Continue reading →
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March 5, 2012 – Pie Chart

by Scott Lockman

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March 4, 2012

As so many students were absent from Friday’s lesson, I decided to use today to review the midterm exam. In addition to this, I’ll direct everyone’s attention to the Feedback form Google documents. On your document you will see an … Continue reading →
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Lesson Pie Chart – March 2, 2012

by Scott Lockman

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March 1, 2012

Now it’s time to get really serious. We’ve just crossed the midway point of the semester. Next week I’ll be submitting your midterm grades to the main campus so you will know exactly where you stand in terms of grade. … Continue reading →
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Fear and Loathing Online Introduction

by Scott Lockman

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February 26, 2012

As it doesn’t seem possible to embed a Prezi on wordpress.com blogs, here is the link for this morning’s presentation. The image used in this Prezi: Tribute to Fear and Loathing by Hagamon and is from Deviant Art.
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Coming Soon: Fear and Loathing Online

by Scott Lockman

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February 25, 2012

Actually, we are technically into the third of our four course sections. My bad on misreading the schedule. During Monday’s lesson, I will preview what’s on tap for the next eight or nine lessons. I might need to be away … Continue reading →
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Infographic Presentations Round 2

by Scott Lockman
February 23, 2012

Here are the Prezis for today’s group presentations: Group 8: Facebook Infographic Group 1: Group Infographic Group 5: Online Gaming 4956 Group 3: Infographic Group 3
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Infograph Presentations Round 1

by Scott Lockman

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February 21, 2012

I hope we can begin the presentations shortly after 9:00 A.M. – below is the order of presentations with links to each group’s Prezi that I have received so far (if I don’t have it yet, please tweet it to … Continue reading →
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Video Demo – Setting up Daily Create Pages

by Scott Lockman

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February 21, 2012

As promised, here is the video tutorial for how to set up separate pages for your Daily Creates. I will be checking and scoring the Daily Create project early next week so it would be a good idea to have … Continue reading →
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Infographic Presentation Schedule

by Scott Lockman

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February 19, 2012

We will have presentations of the original infograhic each group has prepared on Wednesday, February 22 and Friday, February 24. I’d like to begin shortly after 9:00 A.M. on each day so everyone please try to arrive on time. Your … Continue reading →
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Re-M*A*S*H-ed Game Cover

by Scott Lockman

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February 17, 2012

I’d noticed Jim Groom tweeting various bits of trivia about Atari game systems over the past week or so and thought something must be up. Sure enough, he just created a new assignment called Remixed Game Covers. I got a … Continue reading →
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Daniel Gunkel: What Makes Great Art?

by Scott Lockman

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February 17, 2012

Assignment: The ds106 Album Cover assignment is one I never gave much thought to until I noticed such great stuff coming from so many students this semester. I think Bryan N. started the ball rolling with Smicropus several weeks ago, … Continue reading →
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February 15 Lesson Pie Chart

by Scott Lockman

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February 14, 2012

Daily Create Pages: As you’ll notice, I’ve created pages on this blog for each week of the Daily Create project. The reason for doing this is so that all your Daily Create work can be found more easily. It has … Continue reading →
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Fat Cats on a Plank

by Scott Lockman

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February 13, 2012

Assignment: Annie Belle has come up with one of the more bizarre, wacky and exciting ds106 assignments in recent memory with: Fat Cats Make Art Better. It’s hard to imagine anyone not being drawn into an assignment described in such a … Continue reading →
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Lesson Pie Chart – February 10

by Scott Lockman

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February 9, 2012

They say that everybody needs a little slack once in a while. The same even holds true for your dear old professo. I’m pleased to report that all feedback forms I’ve received have been updated through the Pioneers’ Vision section. … Continue reading →
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Minccino Plushie Spubble

by Scott Lockman

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February 8, 2012

When I saw the the great photos of Minccino in Ken’s imaginative Buddy Photo ds106 assignment from earlier today, I knew I had to do a Spubble. The ds106 Your Very Own Spubble assignment was a popular for a while … Continue reading →
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Buddy, can you spare a tweet?

by Scott Lockman

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February 8, 2012

Seems that a ds106 student from University of Mary Washington named Briana created a new assignment that is generating some excitement. Create a comic asks you to: Take a picture and experiment with the “Halftone Effect” in some photo editing software … Continue reading →
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Pie Chart for February 8

by Scott Lockman

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February 7, 2012

I’m really enjoying getting color schemes for these Pie Charts from a site Nana mentioned a few weeks back: ColourLovers. I downloaded the Volunteer Try 5 palette as GPL format and imported it into GIMP. Prior to today, I’d been … Continue reading →
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Singing in the upside down rain – TDC 29

by Scott Lockman

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February 6, 2012

I’d never have thought to do one like this were it not for Roundhouseslap’s awesome Kiss of the Spiderman shot for today’s Daily Create. The task was to: Make a photo of something upside down that is never seen that … Continue reading →
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Daily Create 28 – 10 second ring tone

by Scott Lockman

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February 6, 2012

This one is not so good. But it was fun to do. Another fun thing to do is to listen to all the wacky stuff others have come up with for The Daily Create assignment 28. Today’s task was to … Continue reading →
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Are you connected yet?

by Scott Lockman

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February 5, 2012

Here’s an idea. I just realized that the UMW students are also reading and responding to Tim O’Reilly’s Web 2.0 article. Have you noticed any of the blog posts coming through ds106 feed? I have, and I’m blown away by … Continue reading →
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What I’m Looking For

by Scott Lockman

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February 5, 2012

I understand that many of you are waiting for a clear set of instructions regarding the Infographic Group Project that was announced last week. I hope in this post to be able to give you such a picture. But it … Continue reading →
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Spoiler Alert – Pie Chart Pop Quiz

by Scott Lockman

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February 5, 2012

I want to thank everyone for putting up with a slightly disruptive week. I’m so delighted with how much progress you guys were able to make while I was holding conferences with students. For me the chance to meet one … Continue reading →
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