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This post is written for a specific audience, but the tips, suggestions and tools for infographics can be used for any subject area.

This article is about the increasing need for creativity thinking.

If you are interested in this topic, Professor Magda Grohman in Arts and Humanities teaches on this topic occasionally.

When old world problems follow the shiny new thing in digital media.

Another entry in the journalism startup dust up....

Ok, just another definition on another segment, Constructivism, we are to focus on this week for our class reading. Seeing the definitions really helps me understand so much more. Hope it helps others as well.

Welll, I was looking at the 2nd definition, but Yah, after I posted this and did some more of the reading, I realized it wasn't quite the right definition either. Sorry! :) I like your link much better! Although, it doesn't seem so clear cut to me. If I understand it correctly a person/s can construct something that is controlled and by society or culture but not necessarily by nature? Like making a robot puppy instead of having a real one? THe robot is more controlled. right? So is there a difference between Constructivism and Constructionism? Or are those just two words meaning the same thing? Sorry for the questions, just kind of typing and saying outloud to make sure I got it. :)

No need to apologize. In technological terms, it means that technologies develop in response to social conditions (vs. determinism which suggests that technologies determine social conditions). That is a reductive definition of both terms but gives you an idea of how the binary operates. But as we read in the Williams piece, it is actually a complex interplay of both. Constructionism vs. Constructivism depends on the field. I admit to being a bit sloppy and probably using them interchangeably, about which I will try to be more mindful. In theories of education, there is a difference where Constructivism refers to what I'm describing above whereas Constructionism is the theory of learning through applied methods (making, or constructing, things). And then to complicate everything even further, we have social constructionism. This is a pretty good explanation of technological determinism vs. social constructivism http://www.slideshare.net/JonathanSmith122/social-constructivism-technological-determinism-technological-momentum

I wanted to share this great documentary with everyone. I watched it right before deciding to apply for the EMAC program and I honestly credit it with helping me make my decision to apply. I hope everyone can find something to take away from it.

Hey everyone. I know this isn't exactly the content we're looking for here (?) but I just thought I'd share it in case anyone forgot. Also if you use my link.. I get a Amazon credits. Self-promotion is ok for one post, right? ;P

Ha ha Suzanna. I already signed up for Amazon Student, or else I'd help ya out. I wanted to comment on this to take it back up to the top. Why? I edited and added #emac6300 on all my comments just in case and it moved all my posts back up to the top again. SO, here ya go! :)

BiblioTech, one of the country's first all-digital public libraries, aims to reach more readers by hosting their entire collection on the cloud. Patrons may choose from 18,000 digital titles and can check out Kindles, too. I wonder if this is what all libraries will start to look like. I also love that they have an "iPad Bar" haha

Quote from story... "The content is what makes the medium social, not the other way around. An empty coffee shop is not good strategy." NJM

"Open Library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Just like Wikipedia, you can contribute new information or corrections to the catalog. You can browse by subject, author or lists members have created. If you love books, why not help build a library?" Thought this was an interesting site, worth sharing! I love books and reading and I'm always trying to find ways to keep track of my own library and access others.

Texting can make you drive like a drunk. Now a new study shows that texting can also make you walk like a robot. Researchers found that healthy people who read or send texts while hoofing it show subtle but potentially hazardous changes to their gait.

It seems silly, but I wager that had she been distracted by looking through her bag or some other reason, we would be more sympathetic. My guess would be that the reason of the distraction didn't make the city any less negligent.

Here's an app that allows people to view their path ahead while on their phones. It activates your camera and allows you too see both your screen and the ground. The iPhone version only lets you text and tweet while the android app works for any app in universal mode. People would probably still walk like robots, but maybe they wouldn't trip or step on anything. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.incorporateapps.walktext&hl=en https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/type-n-walk/id331043123?mt=8

I have been fascinated with Complexity Theory and Complex Systems Science for some time now. The chemist Ilya Prigogine , a Nobel Laureate, is credited with pioneering research into this discipline and in 1971, based on his research, he applied his theories to vehicular traffic flow in his book Kinetic Theory of Vehicular Traffic .

This article relates directly to some of the readings we had this week about infrastructure, protocol, and net neutrality. North Korea has strict control over what its citizens can access, but it does allow the tiniest trickle of real internet into the country... will that inevitably lead to raising citizens' awareness? "Still, some experts believe that as more North Koreans become familiar with the benefits of going online - a trend that would seem inevitable if North Korea is to keep afloat in the information age - it will become increasingly difficult for the ruling regime to keep the IT dam from bursting."

Build-it-yourself computer kits spawned PCs and Bill Gates. With a new wave that encompasses 3D printers, drones and even biotech, what will be possible? Related When smart home gadgets are hacked In early December last year, first-time entrepreneur Alex Klein found himself stunned.

This is an awesome change. The Getty photos are groovy.

The digital programs look groovy. Some were even developed by graduate students. I plan to use a couple of them in my work.

It's groovy that digital humanities scholarship is getting some serious money.

This NYTimes analysis discusses social media in criminal investigations and courtroom trials.

Class assignment in NYT....

Interesting point about television in the article.