(not a stinking MOOC)Mathieu Plourde, May 7, 2013

EDUC650 – University of Delaware

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The Daily Create

•What is your favorite word and why?

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The Daily Create

•What is your favorite word and why?

•Submit/see submissions at http://tdc.ds106.us/tdc486/

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What is DS106?

Image sources: http://ds106.missrunnerbug.me/2013/02/ds-the-movie/ds-movie-poster-final/http://ds106.coffeedogsandactivism.me/assignments/visual/fat-cats-do-make-everything-better/

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“We do not give out badges or certifications, the creations you do,

the connections you make with other, and just the experience of challenging

yourself to tell stories is its own reward.

Some people even think it is a cult.”

Image source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/adafruit/3335282022/Quote from http://ds106.us/handbook/success-the-ds106-way/open-participant/

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A course and a community• Focus? Digital storytelling• Medium? Anything that can be transmitted

online• Where? Regularly scheduled classes at the

University of Mary Washington and in other institutions

• When? Everyday!

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History• “This course began at the University

of Mary Washington in Spring of 2010 when Jim Groom re-imagined the way the Computer Science Course in Digital Storytelling, CPSC 106, might be taught.” (DS106 website)

• Expanded to many campuses, including CUNY, Michigan, and Kansas State.

• Open to open participants, who are not officially registered but want to practice their digital storytelling skills.Jim Groom,

Edupunk extraordinaire and DS106 guru

Image source: http://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edupunk

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LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

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It’s the Internet, baby!

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… well, today’s Internet!

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A decentralized toolset

ds106.ustdc.ds106.us

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Crowdsourced assignments

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The Daily Create

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Remix Machine

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SOME LEARNING THEORIES

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Constructionism• Theory: Acquired learning is demonstrated “in a

context where the learner is consciously engaged in constructing a public entity, whether it's a sand castle on the beach or a theory of the universe.” (Papert & Harel, 1991)

• Evidence: DS106 participants use digital building blocks to assemble creative artifacts displayed publicly on the Internet, display their creative process, and seek feedback.

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Communities of Practice• Theory: Participation structures that are

characteristic of a community or group are aspects of the community's or group's practices, and learning to become more effective in one's participation corresponds to achieving fuller participation in a community's practices. (Lave & Wenger, 1991, in Greeno, 2006)

• Evidence: DS106 is a community with clear rules of engagement, in which more active participants gain greater influence.

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CONCLUSION

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My first creations

http://flic.kr/s/aHsjEP2gpW

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Image source: http://memegenerator.net/instance/37592528

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The power of feedback

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UMW students explain DS106

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22http://ds106.us/2013/04/29/umw-students-explain-ds106/

ReferencesPapert, S., & Harel, I. (1991), Situating Constructionism, in

Constructionism, Ablex Publishing Corporation. Retrieved online at http://namodemello.com.br/pdf/tendencias/situatingconstrutivism.pdf

Greeno, J. (2006). Learning in Activity. In The Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Sciences (Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology) (Kindle Locations 3740-3743). Cambridge University Press. Kindle Edition.

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