Day Fjor at SI

We’re in the zone now. All of us are vibing together and I can see things and write better. It is a very comfortable environment and productive, it makes me realize the importance of this for our regular classes. It is tough to create that feeling- I think that it takes openness, a relative disregard for regulations and rules and a focus on what is actually right for that particular class at that particular moment. We studied revision tactics today, on multiple levels, accidentally coordinated. The oddity of revising something and being okay with an outcome worse than what you started with is a tough cat to tango with. Later in the day we looked at our own Frankensteins of digital narratives—creations which all had their individual quirks and set-ups, which at the time I was thinking wouldn’t be worth the time and trouble given all the varying technological demands, but in the end it was really neat to see so many different perspectives. Also, the satisfaction of actually getting mine to work made me quite happy. There was something very personal about having a picture of my daily screen activity shared with people and it did tell a brief story of my life. I don’t know if I’ll attempt this ‘digital storytelling’ feat with my students because of all the possible tech snags, but it did broaden my horizons on possibilities of narratives. Finally, my first attempt at crock-pot chicken yielded delicious lunch results, although I think I may have had one too many gluten free cookies because after lunch my stomach was not happy, and it was tough to concentrate. But, other than that, everything was spectacular.