Category Archives: EDUCATION

EDUCATION: Online

Posted on February 6, 2007 by Susan

Via Chris Coonce-Ewing, I found that MIT offers free–yeah folks, free!–course studies in a wide field of disciplines.  While they’re non-credit and not current, they do make the materials available for study and give you an excellent learning base.  There’s … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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EDUCATION: Constant Learning

Posted on January 11, 2007 by Susan

Here’s an article on the reevaluation of playgrounds, and a subsequent plan put into action based on activities that enable learning during play.  I’m kinda torn on this.  My initial reaction is:  Why can’t they just let the kids have … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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INTERACTIVE FICTION: Action!

Posted on October 25, 2006 by Susan

Just happened to click on my Turbulence link under New Media and played a quick (very quick–I got tossed out immediately) game of Mystery House Makeover by Adam Cadre.  Dang it all anyway.  Now the IF bug has bitten again.  … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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INTERACTIVE FICTION: Book and Volume

Posted on September 26, 2006 by Susan

Well here am I, feeling perky and adventurous, and I amble back into Nick Montfort’s Book and Volume.  Where I left off, I had all the original tasks complete but evidently missed on picking up some new ones as well … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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EDUCATION: CM1 & NCLB

Posted on August 25, 2006 by Susan

First, thanks to if:book for the link to The Children’s Machine, a program now known as CM1 and formerly called One Laptop Per Child.  Though neither a parent nor academic, I’ve found myself so far behind (No Adult Left Behind?) … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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EDUCATION: Rejection

Posted on August 24, 2006 by Susan

Boy, and I thought I had reason to be depressed about rejection:  Pluto is no longer considered a planet. Imagine how that must feel. Continue reading →

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EDUCATION: Continuing

Posted on August 18, 2006 by Susan

Three times I talked to her today; Nancy, my best friend who has just moved to New Hampshire from Massachusetts and between the telephone and e-mail, we’ve kept in near-daily contact through decades and many moves and many, many changes. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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INTERACTIVE FICTION: Book and Volume – Lure

Posted on July 17, 2006 by Susan

Just when you’re about to give up, something draws you back to the game.  With me, it may be my absolute obsession to leave nothing undone.  A fool’s dedication, but satisfying in some small way. And reward for the effort … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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EDUCATION & WRITING: Learning in the Face of Conflict

Posted on July 15, 2006 by Susan

Even as I whine about the amount of knowledge I am attempting to absorb in warp-speed mode, there are some terrific benefits when questions arise from a conflict within the range of what is being studied. Storytron,  IF, Hypertext are … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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INTERACTIVE FICTION & NEW MEDIA: A Revelation

Posted on July 12, 2006 by Susan

All sorts of breakthroughs in writing and in reading these past few days, but even more in understanding and more than that, in further questioning. Separating myself as a writer from the reading, yet that is contradictory to the very … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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INTERACTIVE FICTION: Book and Volume – Progress Report

Posted on July 4, 2006 by Susan

Well, surprisingly enough with my horrible sense of direction, I’ve managed to get to four out of five servers and rebooted them successfully–my original task.  But I have not as yet stumbled upon the final server which is somewhere in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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NEW MEDIA, IF & STORYTRON: More on Story

Posted on July 2, 2006 by Susan

One of the things that is helpful in mixing media forms and exploring them simultaneously is that it focuses on the means and method and necessarily questions the purpose. What then, is the lure of the story in text only … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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NEW MEDIA, INTERACTIVE FICTION & STORYTRON – Reality & Interactivity

Posted on July 2, 2006 by Susan

I’ve mentioned this before, but after working a bit more in the IF piece, Book and Volume, it appears that we’re on the right track towards seeking drama through relationship rather than action alone if we are indeed seeking to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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INTERACTIVE FICTION: Book and Volume – One Down

Posted on June 25, 2006 by Susan

Well, with  a little bit of time and the recall of "go north" I found and completed my first task and refired up a computer server.  Wendy, it seems, is the computer name, so I wasted some time attempting to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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INTERACTIVE FICTION: Book and Volume – Direction

Posted on June 24, 2006 by Susan

With my inborn horrid sense of direction, I will admit I cheated and have printed out a map of the setting in this IF piece.  However, I intend to go my usual route of walking into walls with "go south," … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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