Networked Stories

I'm posting this so it turns up on the NetNarr Blog Aggregator! Such is the digital life! See the full post here http://wentalearn.blogspot.com.au/2018/04/a-museum-of-digital-life-art-and-other.html

Photo by  NASA  on  Unsplash Reading the ever-exciting  New Media Consortium 2017 report , it lists Next Generation Digital Learning Environments (NGDLE) on the 2-3 year timeframe for adoption.  I'm thinking about Network Narratives in this framework and realise that what we have in the various resources of this course, makes up a learning ' portal ' (pg 45). Whether this provides a deeper learning experience than signing up for a Learning Management System (LMS) experience is something that I am pondering. A portal that allows a different view from sea to sky, clear blue hard to summarise for others multi-faceted in tools not so many rules open in nature shareable is preferred remix is encouraged onwards we learn from this portal. While my formal, mega-paid-up, education is within an LMS (or VLE for the Northern European folk), it's a very flat file, non-agile experience. There are reports to read, discussion board items to writ...

In this segment of Netnarr we are being asked to think about games . Here is a short reflection on two of my fave games at the moment. Mahjong - the board game This is nothing like the 'match the pair' version that is popular on computers. The goal of the game is to be able to make a certain pattern of the tiles (like cards) in a throw out/pick up routine. I like the routine and process of this game which starts with shuffling the tiles, building a wall, throwing dice to determine East wind etc. While the challenge is to complete your own set of tiles, there is an added challenge of guessing what your oponents want (or discard). What I personnally get out of it is relaxation (providing I'm not trying to teach someone the game!), memory of the hands and the connection with the other 3 players. Sudoku Goal - to fill in all the boxes....according to the rules. It's a solo challenge and the satisfaction is finishing it. It's annoying to share with anyone else b...

Unselfie Title: Who am I looking at? Artist Statement I question my self What is my normal How can I portray the digital version What happens to my embodiment Where is my fingerprint I am unique and trackable Is my eye in contact with you Where is your reply Do I look at myself Do I look at the future viewers (That posthuman lens) One last glimpse Where are my hands, wrist, elbow, ankle 1 minute / 8 shots / choose one / upload / download / New post Insert image / Write / Preview / Edit / Publish I'm reduced to common ones and zeros There is no art in that! Selfie : Twitter Profile picture Purpose:  To give the impression of a 'real' person that you could talk to Design:  Black and white to differentiate from the multitude of colour, taken at an angle like a passport photo, taken to resemble the image that you would see if we had a video hangout, taken in my work office. by Wendy Taleo for the # selfieunselfie project  2018 ...

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Image: Wendy Taleo, 2018 I missed the #Netnarr Twitter chat this morning. Here is a composition of my safari. With six images created a seventh image, I narrate my safari across these landscapes. What I miss is the interaction, so leave a comment and show that you have trodden this track.

Photo by Mike Wilson on Unsplash These reflections are from the last iteration of Network Narratives . I feel that last years involvement was like being part of a SOC. SMALL   OPEN   CLASS (SOC) At any point in time, there was between 4-10 open participants active (or that I have interacted with) in the Network Narratives activities. Some people were consistent all the way through and other people came into the class through the porous class walls. During our Open Bus Tour   Alan Levine mentioned this aspect of having this 'open class' and that it was 'about the right size'. I'm not sure about the size factor but I do know that it was a comfortable space and allowed repeated connections and conversations over the 3 months. The typical MOOC timeframe is 4-6 weeks and even shorter if you only participate for some of the time. Travelling along on this journey for a full University Semester has been a different type of open study. I was always aware of the weekly...