1. dogtrax

    Rhetoric and Sports: The NFL and the Language of the Wild West

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    The Carolina Panther’s star quarterback Cam Newton is called a “gunslinger.” The meeting between Patriots (Tom Brady) and Broncos (Peyton Manning) was a “showdown” or predicated to be a “shoot-out” (it wasn’t) between the two great athletes. Manning says his visit to the Superbowl might be his “last rodeo.” Reading the sports page these days […]
  2. dogtrax

    A #Western106 Song: Heading Out West

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    With all the inquiry of the symbolic meaning of “The West” in our #Western106 open course, I started to wonder if I could write a song that might capture the essence of moving West. I struggled with the writing of a song, though. I am no Western singer, so I began to rethink the narrative. […]
  3. dogtrax

    Twenty+ Comics In: Checking In On The Internet Kid

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    I’m past 20 now. Twenty-odd daily comics for The Wild West Adventures of the Internet Kid, an idea that was sparked by my participation in the open Western106 story adventure. I thought I would take a breather here to reflect on how it’s going for me, the writer (I make an appearance now and then […]
  4. dogtrax

    A Story West of Here: The Elk of the Stars

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    I’ve been thinking of Tall Tales with the #Western106 open course, and have even pitched the idea to everyone to collaboratively write and record a Tall Tale radio program. We’ll see how that goes. (Hey, of course YOU are invited, too. Invent a persona. Add to the script. Venture out West with us. It is […]
  5. cogdog

    3:42 to Yellow Sky

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    During this week’s Western 106 High Noon Radio Show, I was talking about my interest in the western films and stories that are situated in and beyond the end of the era, Not that there is a firm line, but films like The Shootist, Lonely Are The ...
  6. dogtrax

    The Wide Open Aural Landscapes of Chris Whitley

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    flickr photo shared by WilliamMarlow under a Creative Commons ( BY-NC ) license Here, in the #Western106 open course, we are tackling into the idea of the Western narrative and genre. I am an East Coaster, so as the saying goes in the hashtag, Everything is West of Here. But I have traveled a little […]
  7. cogdog

    How The West Was Lost

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    I love this framed print, it’s in my office now. I am fairly sure it was something my ex found as we did yard sales in Scottsdale, she was super good at finding such treasures. “How The West Was Lost” is just dripping with symbolism ...
  8. rljessen

    Etmooc’s Impact

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    The 3 year #etmooc anniversary celebration is tomorrow night and as I have been helping prepare for it I’ve been thinking about (and asking others about) #etmooc’s impact. How can you measure the impact a learning experience has had, especially a connectivist experience? How can I measure the people I’ve …

    The post Etmooc’s Impact appeared first on Rhonda Jessen.com.

  9. cogdog

    Jack ‘n Bat: Some Western106 Shorts

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    Ok, I am putting a ton of time into setting up stuff for Western 106, and it’s eating in my time to even do some stuff (what are those, excuses?). Part of Unit 1: Blog Riding Camp was written to have participants explore some short form stories, ...
  10. dogtrax

    My Own Little Wild West of Remembering

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    flickr photo shared by Profound Whatever under a Creative Commons ( BY-NC-SA ) license (This is a post for Western106, an open online digital storytelling course, that will focus around the Western genre. I’m dipping in with my own experiences with the Wild West narratives.) When each of our three boys were young, my wife […]
  11. cogdog

    Howdy #Western106

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    I’ve been so busy trying to get Western DS106 set up, making up personas, doing videos, I have not done a lick of work from Blog Riding Camp. People of the west don’t have much use for excuses. So I am done. So I am shooting some blog bul...
  12. cogdog

    It’s an Ecstasy of a Bag of Gold

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    At this time almost five years ago, the first open DS106 was launching. One of the early readings then was Gardner Campbell’s seminal A Personal Cyberinfrastructue (the fuel of the idea that became Domain of One’s Own) along with a suggest...
  13. rljessen

    Deep Freeze 2016

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    We had a great time exploring the Deep Freeze Festival yesterday afternoon, although if we had known that it would be ten degrees warmer this afternoon we would have held off until tomorrow. But we had a great time and it was very sunny even though it was cold.  We missed …

    The post Deep Freeze 2016 appeared first on Rhonda Jessen.com.

  14. cogdog

    An Unexpected Affirmation for Why I Teach

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    Serendipity would have no magic if it did not sneak up on you and lovingly whack you on the side of your normality. On a beautiful Saturday when I ought to be outside playing in the fresh snow, I am instead pounding away at this #%$*@ keyboard working ...

UMW Spring 2024 (Bond & Groom)

Welcome to Paul Bond and Jim Groom’s Spring 2024 ds106

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