Kristopher Purzycki
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Patterns
Excellent and innovative use of games Matt. My feeling is that there's something to be found in the ways both language learning and game design overlaps in their usage of patterns. When playing most games, it comes down to mastering the pattern that& ... -
Substantiating that "Gut Feeling"
This sounds like an excellent way to introduce students to research methods Susan- thank you for sharing. I'm hoping to incorporate something similar to this into a service learning project where students use their available technology to gather data ... -
Anxiety towards technology
Thanks for sharing your experience Julia. I don't yet have teaching experience but am looking forward to my first foray this fall with two freshman comp courses. Expecting these first courses to be constrained close to the prescribed curriculum, I lo ... -
Trust in technology
Thanks for the invigorating post Patricia. Much of this potential you describe seems to require a certain attitude towards technology that, for a variety of reasons, isn't shared by all students. Collaborative learning builds trust not only in themse ... -
Good Practice
Another reason for not using Blackboard is that Google Docs actually migrates into the professional realm. Regardless of career path, Google Docs and other collaborative platforms offer incredible means of communicating cross-departmentally. I'm not ... -
Earnest caution
You point out what might be a future concern for the labor force: what type of manpower will be required to build these massive networks of knowledge? In the university, it's easy to take for granted the considerable tagging and hyperlinking that ea ... -
Re: Critical Making
Anxiety Relief
Another benefit of this hands-on approach to media is that it whittles away at the anxiety many students feel towards media production. Amateur projects such as Critical Making allow producers to participate in a traditional form of discourse that has his ... -
Excellent resource
Thanks for directing us to this project, Jack. As alluded to by Kirk McDonald in his recent WSJ piece, the workforce your current undergrads are entering prioritize basic coding skills. Even a basic competency with HTML- achievable through developing a Wo ... -
Blog Portfolio
This is something I hope to try out on my students- to not only use the blog as a professional portfolio but use is to engage peers within their own discipline and hone their writing as it pertains to their professional goals. Assuming communication skill ... -
Public and Private
Hi William: Thanks for the insightful warning. I haven't yet experienced this scenario in the classroom but have in another public sector. Working in public affairs for a state agency, we have to be extremely mindful how we conduct ourselves online. ...