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Tag Archives: audio
Fire and Ice
Inspired by Claire Patrick’s Art Invitation for “The Midnight Sun” Twilight Zone episode, I decided to take Robert Frost’s poem “Fire and Ice” and place it on top of Norma’s painting from that episode. I love that the poem maps … Continue reading
ds106zone week 2: Design, Audio, and Twilight Zone, oh my!
This Week’s Twilight Zone Episodes This week you will be required to watch and create around three Twilight Zone episodes: “The Eye of the Beholder,” “The Midnight Sun,” and “Time Enough at Last.” You can find “Eye of the Beholder” in … Continue reading
OSU’s Writers Talk: Platforms that Unlock Passion
“I never knew writing could be so much fun”- EduPunk at OSU with @digitalfirstosu Innovate speaker @jimgroom on WT itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wri… — Writers Talk (@WritersTalk) May 8, 2013 Back in March I gave a keynote presentation at THE Ohio University’s InnovateOSU … Continue reading
Hardboiled: Strangers on a Train Discussions
Almost two weeks ago we discussed Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith at length. I’ve been to crazy to post the discussions here, so let me fix that now and I will come back and blog about the book … Continue reading
Hardboiled: Mildred Pierce Discussion (Part 2) & Midterm
Mildred Pierce Class Discussion (10-11-12) The class discussion covering the second half of James M. Caine’s Mildred Pierce from Thursday can be found above. Oddly enough I forgot my marked up copy of the novel at home, so rather than … Continue reading
Hardboiled: Ask the Dust Discussion (Part 2)
Last night in the Hardboiled lit class I’m teaching this semester we continued our discussion of John Fante’s Ask the Dust. The class spent a few minutes in the beginning discussing some calendar updates, preparing for the Wikipedia research project … Continue reading
Some Sounds from my Past: Ordering Food on Long Island
When I was a senior in high school I worked for a Pizzeria in Freeport, Long Island called Raimo’s. They had awesome food—in fact, they still do because a quick search suggests they’re still going strong—and it got so busy … Continue reading
Avarizia: a joke about greed, apples, and Italians
I always liked the “Make ’em Laugh” audio assignment which charges you with telling a joke in a language other than your native tongue. But rather than telling a joke in another language, I actually recorded Antonella telling a joke in … Continue reading
This Week in ds106: Intro to Audio (Week 6)
This is a video from last night’s class which introduces my section of ds106 at UMW to audio. The class includes an overview of the power of sound, real-time student-produced foley, a look at some basic radio conventions, as well … Continue reading
Turn up the Audio: Assignments for Week 6
Image credit: “On Air” by OCV Photo Here’s what is expected of students in UMW section 1 for our next class and the rest of the week. The deadline for all work is midnight on Sunday, February 26th. Come to … Continue reading