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Unit 2: Personal Cyber Infrastructure summaryI have listed my blog on…

by @leetmaster
June 19, 2021

Unit 2: Personal Cyber Infrastructure summary
I have listed my blog on https://ds106.us/tag/openonline/ and every now and then my posts appear on the site.

I haven’t gotten around to customizing my blog because I don’t like to spend time personalizing things. I don’t even change the background of my computer’s …
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My Personal Cyber InfrastructureI coded my first website in 1999, two years after I got connected to…

by @leetmaster
June 18, 2021

My Personal Cyber Infrastructure
I coded my first website in 1999, two years after I got connected to the internet using FrontPage Express and uploading the files to Geocities. I learned HTML by studying the code generated by FrontPage and comparing it to a laminated reference guide that I still …
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Built-in Duotone Image Filter, Editor Navigation via Persistent List View, and Other Block Editor Improvements

by @Sheefa_ahmed
June 18, 2021

The next batch of exciting updates to the block editor is live on WordPress.com. Powerful duotone image editing, a persistent list view to edit your page or post, and an update for picking table colors are all ready for you to build and improve the look of your site. Let’s …
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There was a time when I was feeling stuck and didn’t really know what to do next. I came upon…

by @leetmaster
June 17, 2021

There was a time when I was feeling stuck and didn’t really know what to do next. I came upon Bill Burnett’s TED Talk about Designing Your Life and that got me going. I learned to reframe my problems, to make decisions and above all, I understood that the future …
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A couple of weeks ago I watched the movie Midsommar. For today’s Daily Create, I remixed a…

by @leetmaster
June 16, 2021

A couple of weeks ago I watched the movie Midsommar. For today’s Daily Create, I remixed a portrait that Dan Misdea made of me with some flowers that remind me of the May Queen. …
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WordPress.com Welcomes the Award-Winning Atavist Magazine to the Platform

by @incbesh
June 16, 2021

At WordPress.com, part of our mission is to support and empower storytellers and publishers of all sizes. We’re thrilled to announce that the award-winning Atavist Magazine has moved to WordPress.com, joining its sister publication, Longreads, on the platform. Atavist is built on Newspack, a suite of features and …
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Let’s Celebrate Pride by Supporting Nonprofits

by @Sheefa_ahmed
June 15, 2021

It’s Pride month; perhaps you’ve noticed from the rainbows all over everything?

A most unusual Pride month it is, too — the familiar sights of parades were missing last year, and those happening this year are somewhat cautious by comparison to years past. The representation and visibility that Pride was …
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Day One, the Journaling App, Joins Automattic

by @Sheefa_ahmed
June 14, 2021

We’re excited to welcome Day One to the Automattic team. Day One is a private journaling app that makes writing for yourself a simple pleasure. A beautifully designed user experience has earned the app prestigious awards including App Store Editor’s Choice, App of the Year, and the Apple Design Award, …
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Simulation – storyboarding and paper prototyping #activelearning

by amiddlet50
June 14, 2021

<img src="https://tactilelearning.files.wordpress.com/2021/06/matt-popovich-pjwwrp-oifk-unsplash.jpg?w=1024" alt="Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@mattpopovich?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Matt Popovich</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/s/photos/storyboard?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Unsplash
Photo by Matt Popovich on Unsplash

Educational simulation is an interesting and, in my view, underutilised area of active learning. Often associated with technology-based approaches, educational simulation is in fact a broader field. In this broad sense it creates a …
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Unit 1: Bootcamp summaryAll people need to express themselves. Some of them create complex works…

by @leetmaster
June 11, 2021

Unit 1: Bootcamp summary
All people need to express themselves. Some of them create complex works that elicit a reaction and some of them just throw some things around and put their name on it. I think that art needs to have a transformative purpose.

To the latter I say, …
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Crisis – what crisis? A time for academic innovation

by amiddlet50
June 10, 2021

RSA Future Change Framework
At Wonkfest I attended a panel session titled Changing the Culture of Changing the Culture in which Charlotte Summers, who is Head of Commercial Development at the RSA, referred to their excellent Future Change Framework.

Admittedly, I am a sucker for a framework, but this …
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In Mexico City there’s an ice cream shop that sells popsicles of very interesting flavors….

by @leetmaster
June 8, 2021

In Mexico City there’s an ice cream shop that sells popsicles of very interesting flavors. Among them, there’s one that has a chocolate bunny inside. My useless superpower would be to make those chocolate bunnies disappear.…
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WordPress.com is the fastest WordPress host in Review Signal’s 2021 test

by @Sheefa_ahmed
June 8, 2021

For the past eight years, Review Signal has published its WordPress Hosting Performance Benchmarks, and 2021’s results are in.

We’re happy to report that not only did WordPress.com earn Top Tier status once again, but we were proven to be the fastest WordPress host in any pricing tier.

WordPress.com … …
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I collect LEGO Star Wars ships and mini-figures. I was mind-blown when I saw the massive Star…

by @leetmaster
June 5, 2021

I collect LEGO Star Wars ships and mini-figures. I was mind-blown when I saw the massive Star Destroyer set fully assembled at the LEGO Store in Rockefeller Plaza.…
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Message from Hunt – part II

by natalie
June 5, 2021

from the Book i-Land – A double Irish and a Dutch

The next morning Avoka is having her breakfast early and takes a stroll on the beach. Some guys dressed in security uniforms are walking the beach as well. Avoka is not really, sure, as at first sight she doesn’t …
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Conversation-base #activelearning – exploiting the differences between dialogue and debate

by amiddlet50
May 30, 2021

Photo by Olga Guryanova on Unsplash
Active learning is essentially conversational – a ‘to-ing and fro-ing’ of ideas, whether this is a collaborative exchange or personal cogitation and reflection. Pedagogically, there is a lot to exploit here.

I was recently involved in a discussion about the difference between dialogue and …
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The Best of Both Worlds: WordPress.com Managed Hosting

by @Sheefa_ahmed
May 24, 2021

How you can get the total freedom to create without the hassles that come with managing your own website.

The open source WordPress project has given the world a powerful publishing platform that now powers 41% of the web. While this is the most widely adopted CMS on the internet…
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Learning walks with awe are good for you

by amiddlet50
May 23, 2021

Intense colour captured on a #nightwalk
Awe walks boost emotional well-being according to a recent study conducted by researchers from UC San Francisco and Trinity College Dublin. The study looked at the effect of a weekly 15 minute walk on adults in which selected walkers reported positive effects on their …
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Messages from Hunt

by natalie
May 23, 2021

from the book I-Land – A double Irish and a Dutch
Seven o’clock in the morning and Avoka hears the pinging of her phone: “A good morning coffee cup from Hunt.” She smiles and sends a message back. “What a lovely thing to start the day” and sends a song, …
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10 empowering quotes

by natalie
May 22, 2021

Whoever is trying to bring you down is already below you. – Ziad K. Abdelnour
Our own self-esteem is something we can actually twist in whatever way we want. ? Stephen Richards

“Don’t limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as …
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12 empowering questions

by natalie
May 18, 2021

What could you be happy about if you chose to be?

Why don’t you?

What is the first change you would start to make?

What would you love to accomplish today?

How do you like to feel?

What’s in the way?

What do you want your life to be in …
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One-click Portfolio Designs, Instant PDF Embeds, and More Improvements to the Block Editor

by @llilli5163
May 17, 2021

We have some exciting new block editor updates to share with you today including fresh collection of Portfolio block patterns, a new and improved way to embed a preview of PDF documents, and better editing tools for Cover and Buttons blocks.

Let’s dive in!
One-Click Portfolio Layouts
Block patterns are …
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New Orleans Drawing Group

by Peggy Herrick
May 12, 2021

This Week’s Watercolor

When I was in New Orleans several years ago, I was invited to join a life drawing group by Sandra Burshell, a neighbor of the Airb&b where I stayed. The group met in the second floor over The Fair Grinds Coffee Shop that is a landmark in …
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A Pandemic Year

by Peggy Herrick
May 12, 2021

February birthday Flowers in my New Albuquerque Home

I may add a new page documenting my Pandemic Year in Gainesville before I totally revamp this site but, for now, I am writing a bit of history that should address my eighteen or so months of blog silence.

In early 2020, …
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Weekly Summary 14

by @TurnerM000
April 30, 2021

In reflecting on this final project, I am happy to say that I was very pleased with how everything came together and flowed in one story together in the end. In my final project I combined 4 different forms of media. Audio, video, writing, and images. All of these media …
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The end of one chapter and the beginning of another.

by @TurnerM000
April 30, 2021

The last two weeks have been extremely chaotic. Extremely stressful. What is ironic, is that I thought having an activity like skating to do for a project would be a great way for me to relieve some stress built up over all the assignments I need to finish. On top …
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Weekly Summary 13

by @TurnerM000
April 23, 2021

My plan for the final project is to document and blog/vlog my final week as a student. I am graduating this spring and all of my big assignments are due next week, and after that I am free! Free to explore the real world. I am a CDS major and …
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Learning with consequence #activelearning

by amiddlet50
April 21, 2021

Evening walk following the campfire session
It’s the Global Festival of Active Learning this week. Our secret question in the organising group is ‘so how do we make this a festival and not a conference?’ It’s got to be about people and attitude. Just feeling good with each other!

It’s …
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Effective Ways to Improve Your Financial Security from Today

by zenas suitcase
April 20, 2021

Collaborative Post When it comes to our finances, many of us are left scratching our heads. We work hard to pay the bills, and we’re seemingly in control of our spending, yet we still struggle to save, to reach our financial goals and the threat of financial difficulties and debt …
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Introducing a new design for the WordPress apps

by @Sheefa_ahmed
April 19, 2021

The WordPress mobile apps are the best way to manage your site from anywhere. If you’re already using the app, you might have noticed a new visual design that’s been rolling out. That rollout is complete in WordPress 17.1, which is available today for both Android and iOS. If you’re …
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Unit 2: Personal Cyber Infrastructure summaryI have listed my blog on…

My Personal Cyber InfrastructureI coded my first website in 1999, two years after I got connected to…

Built-in Duotone Image Filter, Editor Navigation via Persistent List View, and Other Block Editor Improvements

There was a time when I was feeling stuck and didn’t really know what to do next. I came upon…

A couple of weeks ago I watched the movie Midsommar. For today’s Daily Create, I remixed a…

WordPress.com Welcomes the Award-Winning Atavist Magazine to the Platform

Let’s Celebrate Pride by Supporting Nonprofits

Day One, the Journaling App, Joins Automattic

Simulation – storyboarding and paper prototyping #activelearning

Unit 1: Bootcamp summaryAll people need to express themselves. Some of them create complex works…

Crisis – what crisis? A time for academic innovation

In Mexico City there’s an ice cream shop that sells popsicles of very interesting flavors….

WordPress.com is the fastest WordPress host in Review Signal’s 2021 test

I collect LEGO Star Wars ships and mini-figures. I was mind-blown when I saw the massive Star…

Message from Hunt – part II

Conversation-base #activelearning – exploiting the differences between dialogue and debate

The Best of Both Worlds: WordPress.com Managed Hosting

Learning walks with awe are good for you

Messages from Hunt

10 empowering quotes

12 empowering questions

One-click Portfolio Designs, Instant PDF Embeds, and More Improvements to the Block Editor

New Orleans Drawing Group

A Pandemic Year

Weekly Summary 14

The end of one chapter and the beginning of another.

Weekly Summary 13

Learning with consequence #activelearning

Effective Ways to Improve Your Financial Security from Today

Introducing a new design for the WordPress apps

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