The Internet in 60 Seconds
Hello all For my Rip.Mix.Feed I wanted to look at the changes in the internet over the past 3 years. …
Parallel texts
Hello everybody, Here is my Rip.Mix.Feed project. I was motivated to create a comic, because I like its visual appeal….
Smileys, thumbs ups, and cats, oh my
I was inspired for this Rip. Mix. Feed assignment by the question posed in our course notes on the breakout of the…
Module 4 Musings
The readings from module 4 have made me consider ideas I hadn’t previously encountered, in relation to the changes in…
Rip Mix Feed
Hi everyone I decided to take a look at a broad number of web 2.0 tools and place them into…
A Pixton Story
Hi Everyone, Here is my Rip.Mix.Feed. project. It took me a while to decide what to do, I fiddled around…
Rip.Mix.Feed – Reading
Hello, everyone! First, thank you for your assistance with my project. I know how valuable your time is and…
Technological Forecasting in situ
One aspect that strikes me about these readings is the forecasting components. Namely, I’m interested in how the accurate and…
Breakout
Image used with permission from Anne McColl. Regardless of whether are not the stats above are true, it’s hard to…
Don’t Digitally Recreate Paper!
Inspired by Ted Nelson, I’ve remixed my 3rd blog post and integrated some related concepts and key words from classmate’s…
Dancing Ninjas
Check out my Rip.Mix.Feed assignment here: (Run time: less than 1 min.) What motivated me to explore this application was…
The public student
I see a trend among online courses to have all student works and critiques posted and shared with the entire…
The Breakout of the Visual
The Breakout of the Visual The readings in this section of Module 4 interested me. I’ve always been interested in…
Rip.Mix.Feed on Dr. Ted Nelson
For this post I could have submitted the time line separately, but I was playing around checking for compatibility between…
How word processors may be changing literacy
The New London Group defined the fundamental purpose of education in its responsibility to “ensure that all students benefit from…
MUDs and MOOs?
There’s a saying that “change is the only constant”. I couldn’t help but think that the readings in this module…
Here there be flights of texts
Last year, my dad was honestly (and astonishingly) upset when President’s Choice changed their rewards card program. A few years…
Hypertext and Digital Portfolios
Reading through Module 4 I could not help but draw parallels with my present situation in my classroom teaching. A…
Film, Culture and Education
The topic of my video documentary is the impact of the invention of film on culture and education. This is…
US English vs Canadian English
I was reading this and it got me thinking, other than the word colour (color) I really have no idea…
Power of Tech: Words for Culture
I’m very late to the party. I tackled the use of technology – focused on writing tools – in unifying…
Photo Essays
Hello Everyone, For your consideration I offer my Video Documentary exploring photographic essays (It can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPW5ihAp5Kw&feature=youtu.be ). …
My Rip Mix Feed
Kind of did a mashup between the two courses I am currently enrolled (ETEC 565M and ETEC 540). I tried…
Assignment 1: Post 3 (Beyond Remediation into Evolution)
While going through the required readings I found myself smiling a lot and coming to the conclusion that everything Bolter…
Freedom from the Bonds of Paper (pun fully intended)
I am going to tackle this from a personal historical context to set perspective for the viewpoint to follow. My…
From Typewriting to Handwriting
I built this video using Camtasia video editing software. I find that it is the easiest to use and has…
Legitimate Knowledge
I have been pondering Ong’s (1982) words, “Print encourages closure, a sense that what is found in a text has…
The Invention of Pen and Paper
Here is finally my video of the invention and pen and paper! I found this assignment very challenging in general…
Writing Gifts Literacy
I remember a conversation I had with a veteran colleague when I was a new elementary public-school teacher in 1998. …
Mistakes are a Fact of Life …
“The text processor is transforming the way philosophy, poetry, literature, social science, history, and the classics are done as much…
The Penny Press
Hello all! I completed my research and video on the penny press. I choose this topic mostly because I’m fascinated…
The Inventing of the Telegraph
For this assignment I chose to look at the telegraph. I was fascinated with the stories my parents told of…
Print, Propaganda, and the Protestant Reformation
This was a tough one. My video documentary concerns the use and impact of print and propaganda in the Protestant…
The Story of the Scribes – A 5000 Year Journey
The Story of the Scribes – A 5000 Year Journey In researching for this project I came upon a cuneiform…
Life and Legacy of the Japanese Typewriter
While I wait for this monster to upload, let me jot down my thoughts… The project itself was very…
Gutenberg’s press in a global context
Good evening everyone, After a long journey, I’ve finally finished my documentary, “Gutenberg’s Press in a global context: Why a…
The Origin of Silent Reading
This project was a great personal challenge. I found the concept of creating a documentary very daunting. I felt that…
Medieval Bookbinding
Medieval Bookbinding: From Devotional Objects to Modern Idolatry How we treat the things we love. By JoAnna Cassie Watch (unlisted…
History of Print and Evolution of Typography
My video documentary is about the introduction of the printing press and subsequent evolution of movable type. I chose to…
The Telegraph
For my video on the telegraph, my initial priorities were the research and script components; I then gathered images that…