Time to paint! Mum gives me the paintbrush. I grab it by its bristles.They are so soft. My brother used to tease me with them. I wish he was here too. I start dipping the paintbrush in the white paint bucket. I am thinking about […]
3D Modelling: Reflection Post
For the first part of the Digital Collections II course, we had to choose an object which was significant for us during the pandemic and create a 3D model. Producing a 3D object for the first time, I had to face some challenges and find […]
Materiality and curation of digital collection: “Stories of 2020” case study
Introduction A collection can be defined as a set of objects, which are either acquired or possessed, that earn a particular meaning when kept together as a group. Such items can range from photos, to historical artifacts, to texts and so on (Watkins, Sellen & […]
The importance of maker culture in education and how it is done
This blog post is associated with the episode “Users manual to maker culture” of the “Digital Culture” podcast. Here, Eirini, Jingwen, Serena and I give an introduction to what maker culture is, as well as how it can be applied. In case you have not […]
Reflections on Period 2 courses
During this second period of the Masters Programme, I was able to understand theoretical frameworks in the digital field but most importantly develop many new skills. One of the skills that I really enjoyed was the creation of a podcast with a team of fellow […]
Reflection
During this first period of the Master Programme I was able to develop skills and gain knowledge on the influence technology has on us and our interactions. I was quite impressed by the concept of technomoral change. As technologies are being more and more incorporated […]
Anecdote-Breaking the silence
It’s a Tuesday morning. Susan starts her online presentation. She shares the screen with the rest of the class. She mentions the key points of today’s meeting. She moves on to explaining the project. The screen is still at the first slide. Something must be […]
Smartwatches and distraction from real life
Introduction New technologies are constantly being introduced in our digital society, with devices becoming part of our daily lives. However, new things always raise a certain questionability, often after being incorporated into our routine. Smartwatches have become increasingly popular over the years and this technology […]
Position Paper
In today’s digital society, social media play a big role in our daily lives. Despite their common use, most users are not aware of the sociological context of these platforms or are not aware of what subscribing to such free sites implies. For this reason, […]
Draft Anectode
Outside of the home environment I wake up. I almost forget I am not home. I get a sudden feeling I have to rush to my online tutorial. “Wake up! You need to turn on your laptop!” I scream to Martina. She replies quite sleepy. […]