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It Never Ends
On the morning of graduation, as I walked from my house toward campus dressed in my cap and gown, I couldn’t help but spot this bumper sticker on Cornell Street.
Dear Future DS106er,
Hi, I know you are probably wondering what the hell you’ve gotten yourself into, and rightly so. Just think of it like you are on a train, a train with no doors, just windows, well more like screens, that look … Continue reading
Authentic Olive Garden Garlic Bread Sticks
The basket of fresh, warm garlic bread sticks, mid-conversation over the construction of racial identity and art in the 21st Century, sat in the middle of a table-for-one around lunchtime at the Olive Garden in Columbus, Ohio. “I think, Marcello … Continue reading
Eggistential Drug PSA
What is a remix or mashup or a scramble? I set out “to make a new meaning/story,” but the “This is your brain on drugs PSA“s story was so detailed that I think I just re-enforced its overall message. Eggsistential … Continue reading
Interview with Jim Groom on DS106tv
Here is a brief interview with Jim Groom about my video essay for The Saragossa Manuscript that won me a pile of internet money last week. As a first step out onto ds106tv, we sort of trip and then regain … Continue reading
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Praxis and Mashup
In response to reading Praxis 2.0: Escaping the edu-travelogue by Melanie Mcbride what is really possible within institutional learning at a time of unprecedented access to the figures, communities and tools that allow learners an alternative means of learning that … Continue reading
Frame Stories in The Saragossa Manuscript
The Saragossa Manuscript on IMBD Made using windows movie maker (because I’m stubborn) in about 11 hours with a break for lunch. I wish I would do this in smaller chunks so I could actually blog about the process, but … Continue reading
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Wine and Cheese Pairing Recipe
What you’ll need: 1 or more Wegmans grocery stores 1-3 Saturday (or Tuesday or Thursday, sometimes) 1 car or cheap public transportation alternative. 1 valid driver’s license proclaiming you are “legal” 1-1.5 quart empty and eager stomachs! Preparation Step 1: … Continue reading
Google Recipe Search
The google recipe secret ingredient is… Children! This is a screen shot: here is a page link It’s subtle, yet supple. Who searches for children recipes on google recipes? Well, it was actually the first thing I typed in (I … Continue reading