The ds106 Files: Outbreaks of Infectious and Open Acts of Creativity

While much of higher education seems hunkered down in crises of a broken system or MOOC takeover, reports are filtering in from the distal portions of the internet where open, spontaneous, volunteered acts of creative expression seem to be spreading at alarming rates. These reports have been traced to a loose federation of registered students, teachers, and openly participating individuals of all ages in something known as ds106, an open course in digital storytelling. Patient Zero has been traced to students at the University of Mary Washington, but activity has spread to multiple institutions, K-12 schools, retirees, artists, and people of various affiliations across North America, Europe, Africa, and Australasia. The report highlights the manifestations of this creativity in individually managed internet domains and self-hosted blogs, demonstrated in visual, audio, video, and remixed media, extensively reflected upon. Intense activity has been spotted in blog comments, twitter, Google Plus, and social media platforms, including the current incarnation as a "headless" course. The most intense focus areas are around atypical course constructs of daily creative challenges, a web-based radio station, and an open assignment bank.

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1. THE DS106 FILES Outbreaks of Infectious and Open Acts of Creativity
2. TRANSACTIONAL
3. DOES NOT FOLLOW DIRECTIONS good! Minimalism http://ds106.cwyrough.me/minimalism/ Minimalistic Movie Poster Assignment
4. IS THIS A DIGITAL STORY? Stay Out of Malibu Deadbeat http://ahomelyhomeless.com/2012/09/04/i-love-the-smell-of-gifs-in-the-morning/ Say It Like Peanut Butter Assignment
5. REALLY? Alan Kay's Burger Conundrum http://jmster88.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/alan-kays-burger-conundrum/ Patty Pioneers Assignment
6. IT SOUNDS LIKE... https://soundcloud.com/clhendricksbc/ds106-commercial-2
7. IT SOUNDS LIKE... https://soundcloud.com/clhendricksbc/ds106-commercial-2
8. STUDENT ADVICE http://youtu.be/bBF4y16aHQI
9. STUDENT ADVICE http://youtu.be/bBF4y16aHQI
10. MYSTERY MACHINE ds106.us
11. ds106.us
12. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YW8eyqquHLQ
13. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YW8eyqquHLQ
14. http://margaretherrick.com/blog/
15. ds106 has given this me the conviction that I, at 72, can make videos, that tell my story beautifully, thoughtfully, and truthfully. The community aspect gives me the security that, no how busy I am with other things, I can always "drop into" ds106 and continue to learn more. http://margaretherrick.com/blog/
16. THERE IS NO DS106 ^ single
17. ROW THE M*** http://cogdogblog.com/2012/08/15/mooc-ramming-speed/
18. UMW COURSE ds106.us/history
19. UMW COURSE • Bootcamp (2 wks) ds106.us/history
20. UMW COURSE • Bootcamp (2 wks) • What is Story ds106.us/history
21. UMW COURSE • Bootcamp (2 wks) • What is Story • Audio Listening ds106.us/history
22. UMW COURSE • Bootcamp (2 wks) • What is Story • Audio Listening • Visual ds106.us/history
23. UMW COURSE • Bootcamp (2 wks) • What is Story • Audio Listening • Visual • Design ds106.us/history
24. UMW COURSE • Bootcamp (2 wks) • What is Story • Audio Listening • Visual • Design • Audio (2 wks) ds106.us/history
25. UMW COURSE • Bootcamp (2 wks) • What is Story • Audio Listening • Visual • Design • Audio (2 wks) • Stories in the Web ds106.us/history
26. UMW COURSE • Bootcamp (2 wks) • What is Story • Audio Listening • Visual • Design • Audio (2 wks) • Stories in the Web • Reading Video ds106.us/history
27. UMW COURSE • Bootcamp (2 wks) • What is Story • Audio Listening • Visual • Design • Audio (2 wks) • Stories in the Web • Reading Video • Video (2 wks) ds106.us/history
28. UMW COURSE • Bootcamp (2 wks) • What is Story • Audio Listening • Visual • Design • Audio (2 wks) • Stories in the Web • Reading Video • Video (2 wks) • Remix ds106.us/history
29. UMW COURSE • Bootcamp (2 wks) • What is Story • Audio Listening • Visual • Design • Audio (2 wks) • Stories in the Web • Reading Video • Video (2 wks) • Remix • Project ds106.us/history
30. TELLING IS PERFORMING http://www.nextexit.com/
31. ON DEFINING
32. PARTS OF THE MACHINE "parts is parts"
33. the syndication bus cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo by cogdogblog: http://flickr.com/photos/cogdog/7049777267/
34. SCALE LIKE THE NET
35. https://managewp.com/why-we-love-wordpress OPEN AS IN SOURCE
36. Feed WordPress
37. Feed WordPress
38. http://ds106.us/flow
39. +tag “umwfall14”
40. http://ds106.us/tag/umwfall14/
41. Lane CC UMW/n York College Open Online Participants
42. Lane CC UMW/n York College Open Online Participants tag archive
43. DOMAINS OF THEIR OWN umw.domains
44. DOMAINS OF THEIR OWN
45. totipotentplasm.com joltfree.org mindofamasri.com slowlykillintime.com ampersanddragon.net any-ideas.me rescuesgtsocks.com themanthemyththepaul.us livingwithouta.net confessionsofafuturedisneyprincess.com aspiring2b.me guacamoleh.com aetherbunny.com happiprocity.us ohmygott.com corgisandcupsofcoffee.com coffeedogsandactivism.me flavorblast.me confusedeasily.com savethepandas.net mycosmicmind.me dontstrayaway.com owlbereading.com DOMAINS OF THEIR OWN
46. BANK THE ASSIGNMENTS
47. http://assignments.ds106.us/
48. http://assignments.ds106.us/types/VisualAssignments
49. http://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/stories-written-in-windows-media-player/
50. LET'S TRY ONE http://assignments.ds106.us/randomassignment/
51. BANK YOUR OWN wordpress theme github.com/cogdog/ds106bank
52. REMIX MACHINE
53. http://remix.ds106.us/
54. remix.ds106.us/remixassignments/return-to-the-scene-of-the-crime-remixed-in-another-language/
55. LET'S TRY ONE http://remix.ds106.us/random-remix/
56. DAILY CREATE
57. http://tdc.ds106.us/ • http://tdc.ds106.us/tdc993/
58. LET'S TRY ONE http://tdc.ds106.us/tdc980/
59. RADIO
60. I MADE A DESIGN FOR DS106 RADIO. IT COULD BE A LOGO, OR A POSTER, OR A T-SHIRT, OR A TATTOO OR AN ETC. THERE ARE BINARY LIGHTNING BOLTS, BILLOWING SMOKE AND CHILDREN RUNNING AWAY FROM THE EXPLOSIVE FORCE THAT IS DS106 RADIO. ds106 Radio Design http://blog.andrewallingham.info/2011/02/ds106-radio-design/ Not even done for any assignment http://tdc.ds106.us/ • http://tdc.ds106.us/tdc639/ http://ds106rad.io • http://ds106.us/ds106-radio/
61. INSPIRE
62. http://inpsire.ds106.us/
63. GLUE
64. #DS106 https://twitter.com/search?q=%23ds106
65. GOOGLE+ https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/ 110252845880668147936
66. CLASS AS PERFORMANCE "pedagogy of uncertainty"
67. SUMMER OF OBLIVION
68. MAGIC MACGUFFIN http://magicmacguffin.info/
69. HACKED
70. A DIMENSION OF SIGHT AND SOUND...
71. #WIRE106 hub.wire106.com
72. http://olhatchetjack.wordpress.com
73. http://iamtalkytina.com/
74. http://assignments.ds106.us/assignments/valentines-day-caption-challenge/
75. "UNCOMFORTABLE BUT NOT PARALYZED" Jeff McClurken, UMW
76. META CONCEPTS
77. NOTICING
78. PHOTOBLITZ Time's Up cc licensed ( BY SA ) flickr photo by Sally Wilson: http://flickr.com/photos/pomathorn/9985534074/
79. DESIGN SAFARI form & function Confusing Signage Tiffany H http://www.flickr.com/photos/tm_hobbs/6872417535/
80. LOOK LISTEN ANALYZE http://ds106.us/2013/03/25/week-10-how-to-read-movies/
81. erstrongds106.wordpress.com
82. Between daily creates and projects from the assignment bank, I am constantly creating things, and I find myself taking more creative approaches to everything else in my life, from approaching problems at work to noticing the interesting angles and textures of a room. erstrongds106.wordpress.com
83. LAYERED CREATING
84. MAY I TAKE YOUR ORDER? http://ds106.kncrotty.com/may-i-take-your-order/
85. CREATION BY DELETION
86. BLACKOUT POETRY http://ds106.bellekid.com/2013/02/19/my-newspaper-poetry-looks-like-the-aids-quilt/
87. WITHIN CONSTRAINTS
88. MINIMALISTIC POSTER Deliverance Minimalist Movie Poster Michael Branson-Smith http://www.michaelbransonsmith.net/blog/2011/12/13/deliverance-minimalist-movie-poster/
89. OPEN BEGATS SERENDIPITY
90. RETURN TO THE SILENT ERA http://www.techsavvyed.net/archives/2411
91. RALLYING
92. DS106 PROPAGANDA POSTER http://ds106.missambermay.com/assignments/ds106-propaganda/
93. 106, THE MOVIE cc licensed ( BY NC SA ) flickr photo by Giulia Forsythe: http:// flickr.com/photos/gforsythe/6899228915/
94. #4LIFE
95. RIFFING
96. http://www.noiseprofessor.org/love-analytics-is-the-new-bags-of-gold/
97. http://rockylouproductions.com/blog_wp/2013/10/02/gifs-gimp-and-me/
99. http://www.brianbennett.org/blog/ds106-shark-jumps/
100. #HEADLESS #DS106 http://ds106.us/tag/headless13/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUFHzOHCKMQ
101. #HEADLESS #DS106 http://ds106.us/tag/headless13/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUFHzOHCKMQ
102. YOUR OWN DS106 ds106.us/open-course/
103. http://edreach.us/podcast/chalkstar-to-rockstar-05-ds106-is-the-5th-dimension-of-teaching-and-learning/
104. http://edreach.us/podcast/chalkstar-to-rockstar-05-ds106-is-the-5th-dimension-of-teaching-and-learning/ In the end, more than anything, ds106 isn't a class, it's a community. It's a group of people coming together to share stories and ideas on an open platform and openly accessible at anytime, anywhere. So that brings us back to that original question-- what is it? It is what you make of it. And that's the thing I think that Jim and Alan want people to take away. Your story is what you make of it and ds106 can be a way for you learn how to tell that story. "If it's nothing else what it's true value is that it's a place where people can experiment with what online learning could like like and might look like and the more it looks like the web the better" (Jim Groom)
106. http://aetherbunny.com/2013/03/18/ds106-teaching-an-ethos/ At its core, though, ds106 is just as much about conveying a particular ethos, informed by the rhetoric of innovation and open education that’s part of the larger conversation about edtech. When I say “rhetoric of innovation,” I’m referring to the line of thinking that pursuing a new way of completing a task, a new way of thinking, or a unique experience is more valuable than sticking to well-established methods, which I encountered constantly (and found incredibly compelling) as a student in ds106. The value of open resources, online communities as vital spaces for learning, the thoughtful creation of identity online, and giving students the freedom to create their own learning experiences are all integral to the ds106 experience. Each of those elements reflects the overarching ethos established by the professors who constructed and teach the course, one that touts openness, creativity and the innovative use of tech as essential components for constructing a new, more compelling and student- driven educational model.
107. MAKE ART be #4life