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Summer Projects

In the interest of regularly documenting the work I'm doing at the University of Mary Washington here, I wanted to draft out a post on some of the spaces and projects I find myself involved in as I flesh out the details more over the summer. Makerbots and

Why Make?

My work with Makerbots (which I've done the majority of blogging over at 3D Printing @ UMW) this semester has been a catalyst for an approach to the liberal arts that in some ways I think is still being defined. The ideals of a Maker Culture have begun to

Face Trace

Today's Daily Create is a cool one from Darren Kuropatwa who I had the pleasure of meeting for the first time at this year's Educon. The assignment was to take a photo of yourself and trace over it to create a line drawing of your face.

Under Pressure

The fun of the summer in ds106 has just begun and camp counselor Zazzy has a fun little project for folks that won't take too much of your time. She's putting together a remix of Under Pressure, the classic by Queen, and needs your vocals. More

Off to Summer Camp

This summer in addition to my regular duties at the University of Mary Washington I'm also pleased to announce that I will be a camp counselor at Camp Magic Macguffin. For the summer iteration of ds106, Martha Burtis and Alan Levine are rethinking how the course is structured

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