Posts by: dawn

which comes first?

Concepts of pedagogy are reflected in nearly everything I do that requires interaction with others, with technology, and with media in general. Having had a background in educational technology /…

wish you were here: digital postcard

Last week I was talking to a friend about the research I'm interested in; we were discussing postcards and the Postsecret phenomenon. Then she asked me if my photography posts…

writing accountability

I have been trying to find ways to make myself more attentive to my writing habits (which have been dismal to be honest). I suffer from that perennial problem of…

toys

In case you haven't heard me yell it from the rooftops, I got the Motorola Droid that runs the Android operating system. I've dropped my landline and am focusing my…

the looking glass

This is a presentation I'll be giving on identity of the self in a psychology class this week. I know, I know. I used Foucault. How could I not since…

the collateral of words

On twitter and facebook I recently wrote: Words have become my main form of collateral, and now I think I fear using them. It's more than writer's block. It's about…

beating a drum

Last week, on The Daily Show, Samantha Bee did a segment on Male Inequality. I laughed. I did. I know, highly insensitive and inappropriate of me. It reminded me of…

shameless self promotion

I've never been really good at promoting myself. It embarasses me. I have a hard time with it because I feel like it puts me in the spotlight too much,…

alligator

Alligator: A Novel by Lisa Moore My rating: 3 of 5 stars I listened to this on the Between the Covers podcast. The narrator was excellent. While this book is…