First impressions of M&F technology
I am really excited to explore the technological landscape we will be using in this class! I'm familiar with all of the platforms listed, but it's been a long time since I've created a website, so I'm looking forward to having a refresher on that. I was especially delighted to see that we may be using Twine, because I have used that platform to create a list of mental health resources in Norman. I'm currently working on another resource for The Daily using Twine, too. I am very interested to see how I can use Twine to tell stories.
Screenshot of the title page of the mental health resource list I created for The Daily with Twine. (Source: The OU Daily projects site)
I've never had a class that explicitly focused on web skills as part of the curriculum. I have learned to use several programs in the course of my college career, including SPSS, Microsoft Excel, and Qualtrics, but this is the first time that technological skills were a part of learning in an online class. I'm looking forward to develop my skills with web technology, as most of my skills are related to programs.
Oh my gosh: that was you, Emily! HOW EXCITING! Twine... and with Hypothes.is too. I remember when this came out and thinking, wow! And now I know it is your work.
ReplyDeleteI am such a fan of the whole Hypothesis crew, and I would use it for these classes if I did not feel like I was already overwhelming people with stuff.
Did you know Dana at the Daily? She did a Twine story for this class: Tragedy in Cate Center... I just checked, and it's still online, yay!
Anyway, this is really exciting; any and all techno-story experiments are welcome. :-)
Yes, Dana is one of my closest friends! Such a talented person. She also created a resource for survivors of sexual assault using Twine: http://projects.oudaily.com/finding-help/
DeleteYES! Getting to know Dana in this class was such a pleasure; that was a pretty intense time on campus and she was working on some heavy-duty projects, while using the project in this class for some fun and relaxed, and also very creative, storytelling. I hope you will find some good ways to make this class useful to you; it sounds like you will! :-)
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