DS106 at UMW is taught completely online and I don't use the University's course management system (Canvas) for it. So, one of the challenges is always to figure out the best space for some kind of community to develop.
Twitter.
The last time I taught ds106 (in 2015), we still relied heavily...
This past spring, I taught a section of ds106 here at UMW. It was the first time I'd taught the class since Spring 2015 (when Jim Groom, Paul Bond, and I taught a version around the theme of noir). And it was the first time since 2011 that I'd taught the class solo.
I had thought for a while...
This fall, I'm teaching a first-year seminar titled "Beyond the Selfie." It's an exploration of digital identity and digital culture with an eye towards getting students to think more criticaly about how they live online -- and how online spaces actually function not only in their own lives but in o...
Last night, we (meaning the DKC and my colleagues in the Division of Teaching and Learning Technologies) hosted a premiere of a short horror film that we shot in May of 2016. We developed the script over about three weeks, shot the movie in one day, and then took over a year to get our acts toge...
This is a new site -- since my old blog has temporarily died. I'm using this as an excuse to jumpstart my writing habit while also exploring Grav. So far, I still kind of hate Markdown, but I'm willing to stick with it for a bit.
I started my original blog in 2004, but I have always been a reluct...