As indicated by Laurel, she, Caroline and I are collaborating on a set of related courses that encourage digital literacy and personal reflection in the context of a variety of subject matter. I’m heading up the programing for artist class which focuses on self-portraiture through the medium of coding. I’ve laid out the basics of […]

As I plan my project, I’m trying to follow the concept first, technology second development process. In that context, I’m trying to hash out how gaming motivation works and how it doesn’t before diving in to a maelstrom of code. Here’s where I’m at so far When devising a system that relies on game motivation it […]

I ran across this infographic from Good Magazine recently that demonstrates a breakdown of how teachers believe technology enhances learning. While the data itself is of interest to the class, I couldn’t help but be critical of both the design and methodology. I feel that the visual hierarchy of the design makes it difficult to sort out the […]

I mentioned this panel in class last week and thought it may be of interest. Unfortunately it’s not a complete recording, but it does include the last 3 presentations and the discussion by all of the panelists. In particular, the panel by the founders of Open.Michigan was really well done.

In advance of this post, I’d like to apologize to the class for not being able to attend this week, as I have an unavoidable meeting in Cambridge. I’m disappointed that I will miss everyone’s initial presentations of their ideas, however I have been reading what’s been posted on the blog so far and I’m […]