ds106: ds106 Field Recordings – Birds a dusk
The sound of birds at dusk. Right select (Save Target/Link As…) to download the ds106 Field Recording Birds at dusk (MP3, 1.7MB)
eT@lking: Introducing the EpCoP MOOC!
Just finished the eT@lking: EpCoP MOOC session. eT@lking is one of the many events that are organised by The Australia Series Learn Central group. The Australia Series are online events held at Australia-friendly times and are largely organised by and for Australian educators/professionals. Tonight’s eT@lking: EpCoP MOOC session was presented by Carole McCulloch. Carole introduced …
Notes about believing in an organisation
Notes about believing in an organisation. I made these notes about my organisation after watching Simon Sinek’s How great leaders inspire action TED talk with my work colleagues.
The 2011 Trainer and assessor currency program
Today I participated in the Trainer and assessor currency program. I had completed the Certificate IV Training and Assessment in 2010, so taking part in the program will help to make sure my qualification stays current. It’s also a requirement under Standard 1 of the AQTF guidelines for vocational education and training (VET) practitioners who …
ds106: ds106 Field Recordings – Friday night roadside ambience
It’s the end of another working week. I’m waiting outside the local pizza shop on a Friday night. I hear some nice roadside ambience. I hit record. Pizza shop interior and roadside ambience without commentary.
eT@lking: Blogging++ (Travelling with Mr ‘Davo’ Devil & Student Blogging Challenge)
Just finished the eT@lking: Blogging++ session. eT@lking is one of the many events that are organised by The Australia Series Learn Central group. The Australia Series are Elluminate events held at Australia-friendly times and are largely organised by and for Australian educators/professionals. Tonight’s eT@lking: Blogging++ session was presented by Sue Wyatt. Sue spoke about her …
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Hanging out in a Google+ Hangout
On July 16th I joined Giulia Forsythe, Ben Rimes, Jason Green, Zach Dowell, Bryan Jackson and Jim Groom in a friendly discussion lead by Tim Owens about Google+ using it’s Hangout feature. The new features of Google+ were discussed and how they could be used in an educational/storytelling context. Interesting stuff. Unfortunately, I had technical problems (Hangout and …
Concept: Branching scenario workflow
Rough workflow for a branching scenario activity. The learner is required to make a decision, they’re prompted with hint/extra information to help them make decision. Learner makes decision. Feedback is provided based on the learner’s decision. My revised branching scenario, a day later. Another revised branching scenario, a day later.
Office drawer archive: Newspaper clipping – MX
After a few years in the workplace you begin to accumulate a lot of stuff in your office drawer. It becomes your personal archive of your workplace existence. A place for newspaper clippings, unlabelled CDs or DVDs containing forgotten data that was burnt long ago. I call it my office drawer archive. This newspaper clipping …
Office drawer archive: Newspaper clipping – Skateistan
After a few years in the workplace you begin to accumulate a lot of stuff in your office drawer. It becomes your personal archive of your workplace existence. A place for newspaper clippings, unlabelled CDs or DVDs containing forgotten data that was burnt long ago. I call it my office drawer archive. This newspaper clipping …
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The Daily Shoot #ds594 – Plant. Domestic, wild, or anything in between
The Daily Shoot #ds594 – Plant. Domestic, wild, or anything in between, originally uploaded by Rowan Peter. Feature a plant in a photograph today. Domestic, wild, or anything in between is fair game. Detail of a Korean folding hand fan (부채 Buchae).
The Daily Shoot #ds590 – A photograph that features white
The Daily Shoot #ds590 – A photograph that features white, originally uploaded by Rowan Peter. Make a photograph that features white in a dominant manner. Use a white subject. Blow out the sky. Use your imagination. Morning sunlight through a muslin wrap.
The Epidermis Edit
I created the ‘Epidermis Edit’ animation in early 2000, based on my recent discovery of Blender and my friend’s SGI and Linux computers. The aesthetic is directly influenced by skin anatomy and physiology, medical procedures, macro-photography, electron microscopy and non-scientific curiosity. Back then, my intent for the ‘Epidermis Edit’ animation was for it to be …
amiaskinitrite? My lesson in asking questions and getting answers
Today I learned an important lesson about asking questions. My questions weren’t being answered, let alone being answered incorrectly. The lesson remains the same. I shouldn’t have just asked “What do you mean?” I should have rephrased the question to something like “When you say X do you mean Y?” Hopefully, I would’ve at least …
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ds106: Visual Assignment 141: Return to the Scene of the Crime
Visual Assignment 141 brief Take a photo from the past that you took in a particular location. Return to that stop, and take another picture, “framing” the original within the current view. Returning to the scene of my crime Mum, dad and my son Alex. February 2011. What I like about the Return to the …
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The Daily Shoot #ds588 – Monochrome
The Daily Shoot #ds588 – Monochrome, originally uploaded by Rowan Peter. Make a monochrome photograph today. Keep in mind that monochrome doesn’t have to mean black and white. Winter. An overcast day. Some low light through the window. Everything seems monochromatic.
ds106: ds106 Field Recordings – Underground car park plant room
Underground car park plant room Right select (Save Target/Link As…) to download the ds106 Field Recording 017 Underground car park plant room (MP3, 1.8MB)
The Daily Shoot #ds591 – Choice
The Daily Shoot #ds591 – Choice, originally uploaded by Rowan Peter. Illustrate choice in a photograph today. Be obvious or subtle. Your, ahem, choice. Bubble tea or tea? I chose both.
The Daily Shoot #ds593 – The sky
The Daily Shoot #ds593 – The sky, originally uploaded by Rowan Peter. Make a photograph today that features the sky.
ds106: Design Assignment 54: Iconic you
Design Assignment 54 brief Create an iconic image/design for your own site that somehow represents you. Iconic me Coffee.
The Daily Shoot #ds592 – Deadline
The Daily Shoot #ds592 – Deadline, originally uploaded by Rowan Peter. What’s the first thing you think about when you see the word “Deadline”. Make a photograph of illustrating that thought. Scripts.
Flickering fluorescent
Flickering fluorescent tube lighting. I like the look and sound of the flickering fluorescent tube. Footage shot on my HTC Aria mobile phone.
