That's a joke that many of us who know Alec Couros use to describe a number of experiences he shares as part of being a network learner and crowd sourcing. That become the intro to this video I put together along with the help of about 75 others. The Big Picture Learning Stuff While at first glance it may be seen as simply fun, silly and maybe a wee bit...

Whether you're playing along with this course or not, you'd be crazy not to bookmark this site if only for the great assignments and exemplars around digital storytelling. Sifting through the various assignments in DS 106, I thought I'd toy with this one. My venture into the song to photo a day last year has me thinking much more visually about...

I like double dipping. And lest you think it's gross, Jamie and Adam busted that myth. But that's not the kind of double dipping I'm talking about. I've been blessed over the years to be able to work on projects and ideas that serve multiple purposes, people and organizations.  A few months ago my boss asked me to find a way to capture the many...

For the first assignment in DS 106, we're asked to tell a short story of something that has happened to us recently.   All the video and photos were taken using my iphone4 and the cartoon downloaded from Youtube using pwnyoutube. I didn't write out a script, which is fairly obvious. I did have to retake the narration about 4 times until it was somewhat...

I've been taking a photo a day for nearly 1,000 days. I must say it's likely something I'll continue to do as I represents a wonderful way to tell the story of myself and my family.  Last year I challenged myself to name all my photos of the day with a one word title and not repeating a word in the process. That was somewhat difficult but kept things...

If you have no idea what a MOOC is, don't feel bad. If you want to know what it is, watch this, this and then maybe this.  After years of following the nutty world of Jim Groom, it seemed like a great opportunity to fuel my passion for storytelling and all that is digital to join in the fun. I've taught many courses online and while they weren't...