I have completed my Genius Hour Project! It feels good to finally be done. I'm happy with what I have created. The project definitely took me more time and work than I thought it would. However, I feel that it was all worth it, as I think I have produced something of reasonably good quality and value. Perhaps most importantly I have established an educational resource of my own creation. A resource that I can continue to build on and curate over time.
I have learned many new skills on my journey to this project's completion. When I started this project I had no idea how to set up, organize, and implement a blog. Now I feel comfortable navigating a variety of features both essential to blogging and supplementary to blogging. This includes applying images, URL links, videos, and much more. I feel like this has been a worth while project. I have enjoyed the independent nature of the assignment combined with the experience of learning various aspects of digital technology. I now think I am fully capable of using my new found knowledge for educational purposes. I believe these skills will be useful for both personal pursuits and academic applications. I look forward to applying all of these skills in the future.
Special thanks to my professor Taylor Downes who assisted me throughout this process and patiently answered all of my novice questions. Thank you Taylor!
I hope my readers enjoy the blog and return to it from time to time as I continue to develop and contribute new ideas!
Sunday, 25 October 2015
Monday, 12 October 2015
Blog Post #4
I'm back again with another blog post to discuss the progress of my Genius Hour Project. So far things are going well. I have finished my Ted Talk video that I will use to explain some important aspects of my project. I'm still putting some finishing touches on my intro video, but there is only a bit more work to be done before that's complete. But, most importantly, the material for my genius hour project itself is finished. Most of the research I have done for this project was recorded the old fashioned way (pen and paper), so I am still in the process of transferring my hand written notes into digital text. I should be able to finish all of this and polish up some of my ideas and connections over the next few days. That should keep me on track for my project due date, which is October 19th.
I think I have learned quite a few things since starting my Genius Hour Project. Perhaps what has been most surprising of all is the amount of time it takes to create the ancillary projects that support my main project. I've enjoyed doing most of these tasks (creating videos, summarizing my progress in blog posts, etc.). I can also appreciate the value behind their intended purpose. That is, to create a more engaging, entertaining, and flashy production. These production tools have been useful assets in helping me to design a more well-rounded and digitally friendly presentation. Notably, I definitely need a lot more work and experience when it comes to fully incorporating my use of technology into an educational setting. However, I now think I have a novice grasp of digital technology that can be useful for supporting a presentation by making it more appealing and interactive.
I look forward to the completion of Genius Hour Project. I hope that I can continue to build on it as an academic resource long after my class in digital technology at Brock University has finished. Hopefully everything will go smoothly from now until publication!
I think I have learned quite a few things since starting my Genius Hour Project. Perhaps what has been most surprising of all is the amount of time it takes to create the ancillary projects that support my main project. I've enjoyed doing most of these tasks (creating videos, summarizing my progress in blog posts, etc.). I can also appreciate the value behind their intended purpose. That is, to create a more engaging, entertaining, and flashy production. These production tools have been useful assets in helping me to design a more well-rounded and digitally friendly presentation. Notably, I definitely need a lot more work and experience when it comes to fully incorporating my use of technology into an educational setting. However, I now think I have a novice grasp of digital technology that can be useful for supporting a presentation by making it more appealing and interactive.
I look forward to the completion of Genius Hour Project. I hope that I can continue to build on it as an academic resource long after my class in digital technology at Brock University has finished. Hopefully everything will go smoothly from now until publication!
Monday, 28 September 2015
Blog Post 3
This week I learned about project based learning. In this respect, Popplet proved itself to be a useful tool for organizing lessons plans and expounding ideas for students. It is an efficient means for structuring a project in a comprehensive manner, that is both easy on the eyes and easy to understand. This format will hopefully be useful for my future teaching tasks.
Along with my progress with Popplet, my genius hour project seems to be coming along at a steady pace. I still have some work to do on sorting out the primary content. That is the real root of the project, identifying philosophical foundations in fictional literature. While this will take some research, I am confident in my ability to get this part of the project done without too much difficulty. Time management will be my greatest issue in this respect. With that said, I have sorted out a list of thirty fictional books I have read which I will use in the project. They all have potential for significant philosophical connections and, perhaps most importantly, they offer the opportunity for diverse philosophical comparisons in terms of philosophical subject matter and subsequent disciplines. This last point is crucial, as it would be pretty boring to apply the same or similar philosophical theories or subject matter to the same books over and over again. Hence, diversity in this regard will be central to increasing the informative power and creative exploration of my genius hour project in general. My goal for this week is to complete fifteen philosophical connections with the fictional texts I have selected and to prepare a script for my Ted Talk next week.
Along with my progress with Popplet, my genius hour project seems to be coming along at a steady pace. I still have some work to do on sorting out the primary content. That is the real root of the project, identifying philosophical foundations in fictional literature. While this will take some research, I am confident in my ability to get this part of the project done without too much difficulty. Time management will be my greatest issue in this respect. With that said, I have sorted out a list of thirty fictional books I have read which I will use in the project. They all have potential for significant philosophical connections and, perhaps most importantly, they offer the opportunity for diverse philosophical comparisons in terms of philosophical subject matter and subsequent disciplines. This last point is crucial, as it would be pretty boring to apply the same or similar philosophical theories or subject matter to the same books over and over again. Hence, diversity in this regard will be central to increasing the informative power and creative exploration of my genius hour project in general. My goal for this week is to complete fifteen philosophical connections with the fictional texts I have selected and to prepare a script for my Ted Talk next week.
Monday, 21 September 2015
Blog Post 2
Today I learned that quite a bit more thoughtful organization will have
to go into planning the presentation of my genius hour blog. In
particular, I will will need to be detailed when it comes to explaining
philosophical concepts, however, I do not want to be too wordy, as that
will run the risk of making the project inaccessible to some and
potentially boring. Another issue that will require some addressing and
trail and error is incorporating interactive media into my project if
possible. Improving my skills and knowledge in this area is definitely a
goal, and will hopefully become a positive side effect in the
production of my product. Learning how to incorporate my slide show into
my blog today was definitely a step in the right direction in this
respect. Attending class has been very useful in overcoming some of the
trouble shooting problems I have encountered when working on this
project. My goal before next class is to have all my fictional works
selected and have most of the associated philosophical ideas and
concepts organized and ready.
Friday, 18 September 2015
Copy Right Law in Canada
I learned a few interesting things about copy right law in Canada. Perhaps one of the most important things I learned was the distinction between "fair use" (American Law) and "fair dealings" (Canadian Law). Fair dealings is explained to be the use of copy righted material for the purpose of study, research, criticism and review, under Canadian Law. While fair dealing is very similar to fair use, fair use includes using material for education purposes, where as fair dealing does not. Perhaps the most important thing to teach my future students regarding copy right law in Canada would be to alert them to the Creative Commons. The Creative Commons is a good interactive way to get engaged in learning about copy right law through actually partaking in its operations. For example, student signing up for the Creative Commons have to apply for a copy right licence and are able to view and use material according to the the four types of copy rights established by the Creative Commons forum.
Blake Patterson. July 7 2007. Apple's two most recent hand held computers. Photo. https://www.flickr.com/photos/blakespot/2380043908/in/photolist-4Cjm8N-4zS3b3-9Dz4AZ-729b4-xKQMn-aouUYt-h6XhYL-859pTL-5myRok-atujdm-eUF7mE-98PULS-9Zq8aQ-6VzEWg-6fmpu1-kVY7p4-fgvs15-5XEL3A-9XMqB7-8XMQMk-JTKAX-bmWC4h-9kY44t-h6Xbzo-65KFGW-aD3qS5-zejqZ-86Daog-5nUpvY-3x5k2-t26AM-5xPQ7u-LmwLk-L6rjt-jKtGQe-yyNRf-m7jGac-dL6sts-rFT1b3-4k7BRS-cw2W5N-atujaA-9eYiQi-bjPW7H-5jXnpB-8XPvG9-9iPxQL-bZsPxs-dkPEDb-fFBu61
Argonne National Library. December 10 2007 IBM Blue Gene P supercomputer.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercomputer#/media/File:IBM_Blue_Gene_P_supercomputer.jpg
Thursday, 17 September 2015
Welcome Post
Hi and welcome to my Genius Hour Blog!
I'm Corey Padgett and some of my main interests are in philosophy and literature. So my genius hour project is going to be an attempt to combine the two subjects into an interesting and useful reference that can hopefully be useful in the future and keep on being accumulated and improved upon over time. The major idea here is I will attempt to cross reference important philosophical ideas with their fictional counter parts in literature. This will hopefully help improve people's interests in both subjects while providing a useful framework for any one that has a more particular interest in a philosophical subject. Hope that all makes good sense! Thank and enjoy!
I'm Corey Padgett and some of my main interests are in philosophy and literature. So my genius hour project is going to be an attempt to combine the two subjects into an interesting and useful reference that can hopefully be useful in the future and keep on being accumulated and improved upon over time. The major idea here is I will attempt to cross reference important philosophical ideas with their fictional counter parts in literature. This will hopefully help improve people's interests in both subjects while providing a useful framework for any one that has a more particular interest in a philosophical subject. Hope that all makes good sense! Thank and enjoy!
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