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Open Participants 2017, The Network

Are You Interested In Playing Minecraft #netnarr?

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I’m interested in playing Minecraft with the good folks of #netnarr. Does anyone share my interest? Here’s what I’m thinking. Since we are studying digital alchemy, I want to focus on this as it relates to Minecraft. Specifically, I’m thinking about playing with the objective of exploring both the potion brewing and enchanting built into Minecraft. (I’ve still not fully explored the potion brewing beyond a couple recipes, so this would be new content for me.) Anyways, here’s an outline of […]

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4 Elements Via Minecraft

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I’m having too much fun with Minecraft at the moment and this is bleeding into my #netnarr experiences. Rather than avoid this crossover, I plan to embrace it further. So, here are the 4 elements as they appear in Minecraft (the order was inspired by Marissa’s post that included a reference to Avatar): Water Earth Fire Air All 4 Elements Reflection As I’m thinking about the 4 elements, digital alchemy, Minecraft, etc. I am reminded how fortunate we are to […]

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#Netnarr Thoughts on the Walk Home

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Prepare yourself for ramblings from the cold. We had a great #netnarr chat tonight and you can checkout a curated recap here: http://netnarr.keeganslw.com/alchemy-of-the-twitter-chat After participating in this chat I’m extremely excited about the campiness of this course and the openness of the community. “Campiness” is hard to pull off well. Having another layer of meaning below the surface, especially in curriculum requires a lot of outside-the-box thought and effort. But the benefits of invoking curiosity to inspire more learning are […]

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Alchemy of the Twitter Chat

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Q1 Q1: Where in the world was alchemy practiced & what historical eras were most significant for the practice of Alchemy? #NetNarr — Networked Narratives (@netnarr) January 25, 2017 A1) About 600BC-1900AD and all over the world. China, India, Middle East, Europe, North and South America #netnarr — John Stewart (@jstew511) January 25, 2017 A1 #netnarr a great thing about alchemy: it spread far and fast, lasted long…and much was discussed in international language of LATIN — Laura Gibbs (@OnlineCrsLady) […]

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#dda23 Inside Music Lyrics

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Hello, how are you? Today’s challenge had me thinking about a song from a group I listened to a lot growing up. The group is The Early November. The song is “Hair.” Hello, how are you? Here’s the song: Hello, how are you!?! Here’s today’s challenge: @netnarr Couldn’t stop thinking about this song (https://t.co/9MQos4ha0R) with today’s #dda23: pic.twitter.com/bzu9CrK5gU — Keegan Long-Wheeler (@KeeganSLW) January 23, 2017 You’ll have to excuse me, I just discovered the group has reunited and has published […]

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Experimenting as Storytelling

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Storytelling Storytelling is about experimentation. Storytelling is about expression. Stories Stories make it possible to convey complex ideas, relationships, and dilemmas. Stories are the canvas we use to paint experiences. Storyreaders Storyreaders are the experience experimenters. Storyreaders are the experts. Storyreading Storyreading expands our imagination. “Before the world can change, people need the ability to imagine what alternatives might look like.” –@MiaZamoraPhDhttps://t.co/xk1nSsuSwu — Keegan Long-Wheeler (@KeeganSLW) January 20, 2017 Storyreading connects across space and time.

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