the power of
remix, mashup, + re-contextualization
in the classroom
@amyburvallamyburvall.com
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yourself in 3 apps:
which apps on your phone symbolize you as a person?
your current life in 3 emoji:
which 3 emoji best describe your current life?
Kirby Ferguson: EVERYTHING IS A REMIX
Kirby Ferguson: EVERYTHING IS A REMIX
“All ideas are
secondhand, consciously
and unconsciously drawn
from a million outside
sources
Mark Twain
cryptomnesia
1960s Jamaica > 1970s Bronx
1960s Jamaica > 1970s Bronx
“Grandmaster Flash”
…it turns out there was a
250 year history of
finding poetry in the
newspaper…
…nothing is completely
ORIGINAL -
…all creative work builds
upon what came before.
@austinkleon
“It’s not where you take
things from – it’s where you
take them to.
- Jean-Luc Godard
REMIX CULTURE
Henry Jenkins, USC
PARTICIPATORY LEARNING
Henry Jenkins, USC
PARTICIPATORY LEARNING
PRODUCE CONSUME
MOVE BEYOND...
REITERATION
MOVE BEYOND...
REGURGITATION
MOVE BEYOND...
REHASHING
remix
parody
mashup
critique
transmedia
sarcasm
transformative
non-linear
re-interpretation
of a given work
worked
worked
purposed
purposed
imagined
imagined
designed
designed
contextualized
contextualized
CURATING
CREATING, REPURPOSING
COMMENTING, DISCUSSING
SHARING, RTing, LIKING
WATCHING, READING, LURKING
altimeter group
Michael Jackson Meets Chinese Propaganda
Michael Jackson Meets Chinese Propaganda
Bryan Williams rap mash
Bryan Williams rap mash
DISRUPTUS GAME
DIVERGENT THINKING and WARM-UPS
choose 1 from the G-doc
PORTMANTEAU
mashup of 2 or more words
to make a new word
Lewis Carroll
chortle:
chuckle + snort
mimsy:
miserable + flimsy
portmanteaux
probsolutely
anticipointment
kissgust
William Burroughs,
Naked Lunch
CUT-UP
METHOD
ChristianVerdun
my “makeout poetry”
ipad Paper 53 +
magazine +
Instagram filter
found
icon
poetry
or Fold Over Technique...
or Fold Over Technique...
SERENDIPITOUS CREATIVITY
book spine POETRY
we tried it: and REMIXED it
RANDOMIZE
“4 things Template” by @alicekeeler
5 card Flickr
@cogdog
Metaphorical Icons
*try phrase randomizer: watchout4snakes.com
as remix
“exquisite corpse”
the exquisite
corpse shall
drink the
new wine
“exquisite corpse”
Combinatorial Creativity in the Classroom
#burtonstory for MOMA
Tim Burton: Cadavre Exquis
“NOUN: an exquisite corpse with words”
Mom &
daughter
hashtag
“found”
story
found
poetry
with #s
PARAPARA (Japanese for “Line Dance”)
PARAPARA (Japanese for “Line Dance”)
PARAPARA (Japanese for “Line Dance”)
PARAPARA (Japanese for “Line Dance”)
@twoheadlines
@twoheadlines
“Character Collaboration”
HitREcord.org
HitREcord.org
#ds106 and the #dailycreate
#ds106 and the #dailycreate
COLLABORATIVE REMIX
choose 1 from the G-doc
to show understanding
Donald “Drawbertson” on Instagram
Donald “Drawbertson” on Instagram
“Creative Languaging”
“Creative Languaging”
Stop-Motion QUOTE Interpretation
Stop-Motion QUOTE Interpretation
“Livin’ in Pax Romana”/ “Vida Loca” parody
“Livin’ in Pax Romana”/ “Vida Loca” parody
Wix website
Re.vu Infographic CV
SCORE THE ARTICLE
beatlab.com
http://www.incredibox.com/
Remix TEXT or AUDIO
I came across Miss Riding Hood
But what a change! No cloak of red,
no silly hood upon her head.
She said,“Hello! And do, please note
my lovely furry wolfskin coat!”
A few weeks later in the wood…
- Roald Dahl
what famous paintings really say
literary graffiti
Thinglink offers remix!
song lyrics to cartoons
archival footage remix
archival footage remix
make it vintage!
METADATA SOMETHING
RE-CONTEXTUALIZE
choose 1 from the Gdoc
personification
personification
MEMETICS
“mimeme”
MEMETICS
“mimeme”
“imitated
thing”
MEMETICS
Contemporary info-
literacy must involve
memes (or memetics) as
to how information/ideas
spread and why this is
important.
Alec Couros, @courosa
Every spoof gives
more power
to the original
Shepard Fairey, OBEY
meme
story
KAPSUL:The Scream
“Cr8tive Havoc” blog
15 tweets
“Cr8tive Havoc” blog
15 tweets
character’s perspective
“Cr8tive Havoc” blog
15 tweets
character’s perspective
voice, language, tone
“Cr8tive Havoc” blog
15 tweets
character’s perspective
voice, language, tone
emotion, thoughts, opinions
“Cr8tive Havoc” blog
15 tweets
character’s perspective
voice, language, tone
emotion, thoughts, opinions
#frenemies, #lessonlearned, #fail
“Cr8tive Havoc” blog
analog
Instagram
@KleinErin
Jersey Shore a la
Oscar Wilde
Jersey Shore a la
Oscar Wilde
the “POE” - tential
the “POE” - tential
the flow of Poe
the flow of Poe
The Raven
(re-interpreted as typographical art)
poem
in hair
Poe meets pop music
Poe meets pop music
@AncientTop40
Steve Allen: Rock as Poetry
Steve Allen: Rock as Poetry
Photoshop
parody tweets / plays on words
Art meets Snapchat
synopsize
synopsize synthesize
synopsize synthesize
ESSENTIALIZE
minimalist movie posters
minimalist movie posters
POEMS
NOVELS
HISTORICAL
EVENTS
haiku plot summaries
historical figures
STANDING ON THE
SHOULDERS OF GIANTS
Create a Band
meet with 1-3 other people in your same discipline
Band Name= Title of Wikipedia article regarding some
aspect of your curriculum
Album Title: Quote or pieces of quote from someone key
to your discipline (famous ruler, philosopher, artist, scientist
Create a Band
Song Titles: relate to a concept you are teaching
Cover Art= Use search terms related to your subject area
OR a random Flickr or Instagram search (#tagged)
http://5card.cogdogblog.com/
OR try 5 card Flickr
Produce using an app, Photoshop, Gimp, PicMonkey
Beatle-fy Your Course
alone or with a partner from the same discipline
use any Beatle song as the base
(find the lyrics + use to figure out rhyme scheme + meter
Try to write at least 1 verse BASED on
some concept you teach
if all else fails…there’s always cat videos
if all else fails…there’s always cat videos
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