Timbuktu Manuscripts as Artifacts
Michael Gallagher This is a post a bit outside the norm for this blog, so apologies. I have just been processing the devastating initial reports about the burning of many of the…
January 2013
Artifacts vs. products in new media: unfinished and incomplete
I passively accepted the use of the term ‘artifacts’ when referring to knowledge constructions and only now have I paused to think of why I was so accepting of it.…
Learning artifacts created or inspired by Elearning & Digital Cultures course (2010) ahead of #edcmooc
This post was inspired by the upcoming Elearning & Digital Cultural MOOC being offered by the good people at the MSc in Elearning at the University of Edinburgh. I recommend…
Community of Practice & Multimodality (Part 3): Semiotic assemblies and salient characteristics of ‘new’ texts
Reader: this is Part 3, the final part. I wanted to take the time to say that I appreciate your patience in this journey. I promise to post something frivolous…
Community of Practice & Multimodality (Part 2): New texts, hypericon, and peripheral identities
(A ‘new’ text or me just rambling on about cultural heritage in NYC? You be the judge!) Reader: yes, it is another post on thesis stuff. The phrases Community of…
Intersections between Community of Practice and Multimodality: Writing of “New” Texts via mobile technology
Reader: please note that this post is littered with (half-baked) references and ideas related to my thesis. And it is long. I thought, however, it might be useful to air…
Carving meaning into existing artifacts: Multimodality and the Tower of London
There, I put multimodality right into the title so if you want to skip it, please go ahead. Needless to say, this is one in a series of endless attempts…