It’s a lesson I only borrowed myself but I believe firmly in a creative class that a teacher should be doing the same work he/she is asking students to do.

The fishing for comments was just a cheap shot- your attitude and way of being in ds106 is what we aim for.

Maybe it’s a different angle to consider for you (and maybe not), but I feel that, aside from naturally being massively entertaining (*wink*) your posts are a cheat sheet for anyone in ds106 if they care to pay attention. I tend to be an extremely visual learner. I really need to see things in order to understand them. You can talk at me all day long, but all I’m gonna hear is Charlie Brown’s teacher’s noises. *wo-wo-womp-wowo-wo-wo-wo…* (maybe I should have embedded a freesound here, eh?) ;)

Your posts give me a tangible example (which I desperately need), not just of the mechanics of the different assignments, but also the feel to the write-ups. They give an excellent example of how we can put a piece of ourselves into our work, they inspire me, and they give me a sense of ‘okay, I can do this, it’s not so bad.’

And most of all, I feel like seeing your blog, and all these assignments neatly folded into your overall themes, it kind of ties it all together. It’s a great demonstration of what can be done with his stuff, and how you can make all this media work for you, to capture attention, to make a point, to engage readers, and to build an overall online presence, to whatever end, (to use too many commas)…

Anyway. Your blog is a really neat application of the things we learn in ds106, in every way, and really shows the heart of it all, and so is an invaluable example. I just thought maybe you would appreciate hearing how at least one student sees it. And you know I’m not just buttering you up, cuz you’re not even the one who grades me. ;)

So yes, I’m reading, and all the way through. Please keep on posting, from wherever you are at the moment. :)