Audio II – Sound Story
The Piano Tuner’s Craft I had fun with this final installment to our course, although I admit that it was […]
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Audio 1 – Recording and Sharing
Reflecting on Online Teaching I have found my experience in the Digital Literacy section of our course to be of great benefit […]
Sound Effect Story
This was an interesting adventure. It was a (mostly) healthy debate between what was and what should be. What Was I have an mp3 recorder and I used that to create a variety of sound files. I then imported the sound files into Audacity and then started working with each file. I learned how to … Continue reading Sound Effect Story
Discovering Startegy media images.
I used the ‘instant images’ add on for ‘strategy.’ The app only came up with a few images related to ‘strategy,’ the remainder focused on strategy as something through or around and ended with people in glasses. Interesting. Google images however, gave me more focused images regarding ‘strategy.’ The moral of the story. Search multiple …
Audio 1
This is my first attempt at creating a podcast. I have been challenged to do so in the past but have always put it off until now. The main reason I have put it off is that once I start, I feel like I need to keep it going. I am already trying to keep … Continue reading Audio 1
1000 Words Photo Safari – Recap
This blog post highlights my favorite picture during last Saturday’s photo safari in Pella, Iowa. […]
Reflection on the Art of Crap Detection
Image source: Jorge Chan 2009 from http://phdcomics.com/comics/archive.php?comicid=1174 I want to begin by stating that I enjoyed this activity immensely! For many years I have been searching for the right way to describe the experience of observing a friend/family member/student read a news headline and then share this news with me as though it was absolute truth. […]
1000 Words
My wife Phyllis and I visited family in Pella, Iowa on the Easter Weekend. On Saturday morning we conducted a […]
1000 Words
My dad is an amateur photographer specializing in landscapes, birds, and flowers. My mother is a portrait photographer and has photographed weddings and funerals. I have had an interest in photography as a young child and enjoy taking mostly nature shots. I have played with light and contrast and backgrounds for the most part. There … Continue reading 1000 Words
GI:GO (Garbage In: Garbage Out)
There have been many articles I have come across that have led me to believe that they are not exactly the full truth. As I was looking at Michael Caulfield’s website, I started thinking about which story I was going to use in completing this assignment. I then came across an article that stated that … Continue reading GI:GO (Garbage In: Garbage Out)