The first week of this class was very very challenging and confusing, but I hope I did all the required work and can’t wait to see the Professor’s feedback! I would like to summarize everything I did. Before I started working on the assignments I had to set up several accounts on all kinds of […]

    Hearing Dr. Wesch’s story on how he was not encouraged to read all the way through high school; then to hear how passionate and accomplished he is in his today’s work made me think about the importance of being driven by questions. I agree questions are important for the individual learner, but passion […]

What a week! It feels like we have been in this course forever, is it really only the end of the first week? Already I have learned so much. I had no idea that the UMW Domains even existed before, let alone how to create one. Yet now here I am, posting blogs. I didn’t […]

After getting over the initial shock of having to watch a 2 hour presentation and then slugging through the 8 minute introduction, I was very surprised to have enjoyed this talk so much. I like how he started out the presentation explaining how everyone is trying to find their sense of self. The whole reason […]

Well I survived week one of Survivor: ds106 edition. I wouldn’t necessarily say I survived because I had too much fun the entire week getting started with this course and I think it is going to get better in the … Continue reading →

To start off, the assignments I’ve completed are as follows: Daily Creates One - Self-Introductory Picture. Two –  A Flexanimous mindset and what it looks like in visual form. Three –  A scrambled article-turned-poem. Had fairly interesting results. Four – Selfie + Peace Sign All four of these assignments were straight forward, and the processes involved […]

Ok everyone, take a deep breath. WE SURVIVED THE FIRST WEEK!! We are all so jubilant now that we finally got the hang of this thing because lord have mercy setting all this up was a pain in my..  Ahem… So, in my eyes I believe I did great on everything and should be awarded […]

Well prior to watching Michael Wesch’s video “Knowledgable to Knowledge-able” I wrote in my previous blog post about a cookie cutter education and I have to say Wesch hit the nail on the coffin. Our own educations seem to mirror … Continue reading →

Wesch asked a very great question, so great that I want to answer it myself. “How many of you do not actually like school?” Well, I also honestly do not like school.  Now, don’t get me wrong, I absolutely LOVE learning but often times in undergrad I feel like i’m not learning anything.  I’m an […]

“Critical thinking is not enough.” That’s perhaps one of my favorite lines in the TEDx talk presented by Wesch. Critical thinking is something that I, as a member of the American educational system since a very young age, have become well versed in, yet I feel I haven’t been prepared adequately for the real world. […]

After watching Dr. Michael Wesch’s talk on internet culture, I totally agree with him that students do not find learning fun. Education is not teaching students what they need to know. Unless it is a class they are totally interested in, they are just going through the motions to pass their class. There are some […]

DS106 WEEK 1 SUMMARY So far, this course has been a whirlwind of information, both fascinating and not. At first, I really struggled with how to tag the TCDs, etc. But, I think that I am starting to get the hang of it now. I know that this particular class does not leave much margin […]

This is a great video about Personal CyberInfrastructure. Some of it was confusing to me but what I took for myself is that technology is definitely progressing with the speed of light.  It seems to be changing and upgrading from one year to the next. Technology that is used to perform everyday tasks and part […]

Review of Gardner Campbell: His Thoughts on Education and His Idea of a Personal Cyberinfrastructure To begin, Gardner Campbell’s article, A Personal Cyberinfrastructure, brought several problems to my attention, while simultaneously interesting me by his perspective on the failures of education. After reading Campbell’s article and watching his presentation, I can honestly say that, as […]

Thoughts on Scott Lockman’s Scottlo Radio, Episode 1 I am typically a kinesthetic learner, so the concept of listening to a podcast multiple times a week, without any sort of visual aid or representation, sounded quite dull. Despite this, I began listening to Scottlo’s podcast with no expectations whatsoever. This is because I had literally […]

wanted to put the four points up here just so I make sure I hit them all… How well do you feel you completed the requirements of the week’s assignments?…

It was great.  I used a site called webcamtoy.com.  It has a ton of free filters and connects straight to your webcam!   I used a bunch of them.  Check…

    The above four links are my daily creates for the week. (The photos are hyperlinked) This was by far the most creative I have been throughout my years here. These assignments made me think outside the box and creatively. The next few assignments are my weekly posts. Lodown Zone Response Cyberinfrastructure Feedback Wesch: Interactive Learning Splash of Color… Read more →

A Link to My Favorite 58 Moments in China Last June, I ventured to the distant and illusive Eastern hemisphere as an eager, yet amateur photographer. China became my life for the better part of a month. This is a collection of some of my favorite images from the trip. Shanghai, Chengdu, Xian, Beijing, Yangtze, […]

Daily Create 1, week 1. For this assignment I chose to draw a picture that represent the flexanimous mindset. In my opinion all these categories: Family, Education, Beliefs and Perseverance have influence on the way you think.

My first thought after finishing this article was, “Well, that was an interesting retelling of DS106′s mission statement.” I couldn’t really see the article in any other way after having that thought. It also heavily reminded me of a talk recorded at SXSW a couple years ago, where the person making the speech said something […]

Daily Create 4, week 1. This is an audio Birthday Wish to Dr. Garcia. Since I’m fluent in Russian I decided to sing a birthday song in Russian language. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DR. GARCIA.

The Daily Create 3, week 1. Interesting how these two book talk about two different issues – peace and battle. I decided to take a picture of these two books because I think if the two authors get together they can come up with an interesting book about women.

“Self Portrait. Flashing A Peace Sign. Bonus For Hippie Aura” via http://tdc.ds106.us/ New TDCs Every Day. [This is my Daily Create #4 for Week 1 of CPSC 106: Digital Storytelling.]

  I chose this assignment because I wanted to see if I could take on a new challenge of video instead of just photos. This was surprisingly easier than I thought it would be. Using the Hawaii chair infomercial as inspiration, I made a quick gif. I first saw this infomercial about a year ago. One of my professors showed… Read more →

I want to wish @DrGracia a very Happy Birthday! I hope the rest of her college career goes well! I decided to make a birthday card with books on it to represent her college life and all the books she’s had to read and review. I imagine she has spent so many hours going through […]

Narrating Curating Sharing Now, if these three words don’t sum up this whole ds106 experience then I don’t know what will.  Gardner definitely hit the nail on the head with this one! Getting everything straight for my blog and domain has been one trying process and here is how I’d like to explain it: Narrating […]

Very short description for this TDC – to make a selfie while you’re making a peace sign. Decided to make one in my own way. Think I’m doing it right? ~David

To  start off, I think one of the good things about this audio is that he came up with the idea as soon as he woke up.  He must of had a great dream about ds106 audio podcasts haha. When he stated that we would be making our own radio plays it kinda made me […]

Plain and Simple: You’re Doing It Wrong This photograph just so happens to be the perfect image for this visual assignment. As a senior, planning to graduate at the end of this second summer session (if all goes well with ds106!), I have done PLENTY of things wrong. For starters, I am beginning the lengthy […]