Hi I’m Mark

Artist, Craftsman, Designer, Heutagogue, Connectivist, Adult Educationist & Technologian Also a digital storytelling & storymapping facilitator

A lifelong learner, retired scientific glassblower, sociologist, and critical digital humanist: I glean meaning from experiences & tell stories.

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I am the 3rd person to achieve the Canadian Certificate in Digital Humanities

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After learning to blow glass and studying art and design, I worked thirty years as a professional craftsman, twenty in Santa Clara, California. I don’t call it “Silicon Valley”, I prefer the earlier “Valley of Heart’s Delight.”

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I returned to college in 2010 (all designs and images by MCW).

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After I graduated, I decided to study Digital Humanities & I began with the U of Mary Washington’s #ds106 (once a digital storytelling course) to learn to use FOSS (free & open source software) digital tools to make my own media.

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Now with “AI”!

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After a decade of participation, a group of #ds106 enthusiasts gathered to participate in #ReclaimOpen25, www.reclaimopen.com. Here’s our live website that aggregates our blog posts and #WildDS106 Mastodon toots.