My work with Makerbots (which I’ve done the majority of blogging over at 3D Printing @ UMW) this semester has been a catalyst for an approach to the liberal arts that in some ways I think is still being defined. The ideals of a Maker Culture have begun to infiltrate what we do at UMW - Read More -
Today’s Daily Create is a cool one from Darren Kuropatwa who I had the pleasure of meeting for the first time at this year’s Educon. The assignment was to take a photo of yourself and trace over it to create a line drawing of your face. Since I don’t have a lightbox I went the - Read More -
The fun of the summer in ds106 has just begun and camp counselor Zazzy has a fun little project for folks that won’t take too much of your time. She’s putting together a remix of Under Pressure, the classic by Queen, and needs your vocals. More details about the whole project on her blog so - Read More -
This summer in addition to my regular duties at the University of Mary Washington I’m also pleased to announce that I will be a camp counselor at Camp Magic Macguffin. For the summer iteration of ds106, Martha Burtis and Alan Levine are rethinking how the course is structured to mix things up a bit and - Read More -
After putting together The Daily Create earlier this year I’ve been lucky to have Alan Levine refining the backend of the site and loading up a bunch of assignments. The semester got so busy I didn’t end up participating all that much but decided to jump back in yesterday, and I’m glad I did. Yesterday - Read More -
I’m just finally starting to decompress and unpack some of this year’s Faculty Academy, which was honestly a total blur of amazing people, presentations, and experiences wrapped into a few short days. For me it was really a special time because this time last year I was actually interviewing for my position here at the - Read More -
