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Jaws Response: Bioshock

My response is available here:http://xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/793105/bioshock/videos/_bioshockin5_spc_020110.html What’s great about Bioshock is that I am able to fully submerse myself into the very riveting story. I am able to do more than just watch idly; in the game my choices affect the … Continue reading Continue reading

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“Greatest Story Ever Told”

After the first class, Professor Groom shared with us a link to what he called “the greatest story ever told”– that is Robert Shaw’s Jaws sililoquy. While that post was not necessarily an assignment, I believe the ability to respond to that thought and have it “count” within the academic sphere, as well as the [...] Continue reading

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Assignment #1

Well, a little late I admit but I finally have everything working! So now is the time to actually put my blog to use! To get the Reflection part over with I have to admit that watching Gardner Campbell’s presentation was really interesting. Not only did I learn more about where this class is going, the article/presentation got me thinking about where the internet is headed. It has most definitely changed from the days where we contacted each other through email or [...] Continue reading

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Gardner Campbell Presentation

Personal cyber infrastructure is an extremely interesting concept. Our world now obtains the tools (widespread internet access, abundant computer usage, etc) to create an online infrastructure much more complex than websites such as facebook. This infrastructure could be a place … Continue reading Continue reading

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Response to Gardner Campbell’s article and presentation

Having no prior experience with computer science, I have to say, reading Gardner Campbell’s article and listening to his presentation was quite a different experience for me.  Some of the technical jargon made it a little difficult to follow parts of the article, but I think that’s just something I’m going to have to get [...] Continue reading

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Gardner Campbell’s “A Personal Cyber Infrastructure”

The ideas Gardner Campbell presents in his essay and presentation were very interesting topics I have never really thought about before.  We brought up a lot of good points in class, such as students being able to produce info and data, rather than just receiving it from teachers. I really like this point because it allows the [...] Continue reading

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Campbell Reflection

I’ve taken 102 credits during my time as a student at UMW, and the class that I remember most is the one that promoted the type of digital learning environment Gardner Campbell presents in his article “A Personal Cyberinfrastructure” and presentation “No More Digital Facelifts: Thinking the Unthinkable About Open Educational Experiences.” While I can [...] Continue reading

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Assignment 1 – Gardner’s Cyberinfrastructure

Cyberinfrastructure is something more specific than the network itself, but it is something more general than a tool or a resource developed for a particular project, a range of projects, or, even more broadly, for a particular discipline. — American Council of Learned Societies, Our Cultural Commonwealth, 2006 This opening had me far beyond confused, [...] Continue reading

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