Aaron H

For the first time this semester I left a T/Th class session without cognitive overload. Things are coming together, but I’m not sure I’m there yet. Please help fill in the gaps. I’m OK with not knowing where we’re going yet, but I would really like to figure out how we got here. So here’s…

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I know I could wait for tomorrow, but I’m reading the Humphrey post, and they mention “constructivist” or “inquiry centered projects.”  Is there a specific definition of constructivism that we should be looking for here and how does that relate to Structuralism that we talked about already?

OK it’s awfully geeky, but here are a couple examples of new media that I love, but they are interesting in a couple ways. They are both “Music Videos” a form of entertainment that is just a little younger than I am, but like all new media there is a lot of twists. The music…

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I am going through my to-do list at breakneck speeds this morning and come to my reading for tomorrow, Manovich.  I think, “hmm it should be here in my bag.”  Nope, maybe in oncourse, nope.  Where the heck is it, and will we still need to read it for tomorrow? Am I the only one…

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I was struck quite forcibly by G. Smith when she said that the fifth imperative was to design for sociability.  She follows this up by saying, “When IT systems fail to support the social aspect of work and leisure, when they dehumanize, and de-civilize our relationship with each, they impoverish the rich social web in…

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