Modeling knowledge in digital environments requires the perspectives of humanists, designers, and technologists Burdick et al. “One: From Humanities to Digital Humanities,” in Digital_Humanities (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2012), 10. This quote caught my eye because of Burdick et al.’s usage of… Continue Reading
Playful, imaginative, participatory work is not the enemy of education, but its exuberant and vital engine. Burdick et al. “One: Humanities to Digital Humanities,” in Digital_Humanities (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2012), 24. Why This Quote? As an Educational Studies minor,… Continue Reading
Describing oneself as a maker—regardless of what one actually or mostly does—is a way of accruing to oneself the gendered, capitalist benefits of being a person who makes products. Chachra, Debbie. “Why i Am Not a Maker.” The Atlantic, 23 Jan.… Continue Reading
“In doing the work of creating and utilizing digital tools for better digital humanities projects, shouldn’t we also be engaging the humanities themselves?” Moya Z. Bailey, “All the Digital Humanists Are White, All the Nerds Are Men, but Some of… Continue Reading
My Process Learning to use SketchUp was initially easy because the main actions (adding a 3rd dimension to rectangles, adding texture, etc.) were intuitive (and covered in class). I was glad these actions were simple drag-and-drop type motions instead of… Continue Reading
I found SketchUp easy until I wanted to adjust my house’s model and add more detail. I am coming to this class with a lot of experience in Autodesk Fusion which is a CAD program. Fusion, unlike SketchUp, has a… Continue Reading
Maker culture, with its goal to get everyone access to the traditionally male domain of making, … devalues the traditionally female domain of caregiving, by continuing to enforce the idea that only making things is valuable. Chachra, Debbie. “Why I… Continue Reading
Welcome to my home~~ How easy/hard was it? It was fun, but hard at parts. There are many ways I could improve the process if I were to do it again. For instance, I learned not to put a roof… Continue Reading
My Experience The construction of my house was a frustrating, yet rewarding process. It was frustrating in that I had a vivid image of what I wanted to make as I knew how every nook and cranny of my home… Continue Reading
There were ups and downs when it came to creating this 3D model of my childhood home. My first challenge was making the stairs which actually went quite well. I learned the ins and outs of the push/pull tool and… Continue Reading
