ivrytwr Summer Roadtrip 2012 – Uljin Aquarium and Expo Park
In our penultimate episode of ivrytwr video season 1 we visit the Uljin Aquarium and Expo Park. This is the first cultural heritage site that we wouldn’t recommend. While the Busan Aquarium seems clean and spacious, the Uljin Aquarium appears dark and dingy. We left this aquarium feeling sorry for the animals that lived there, especially … Read more
ivrytwr Roadtrip 2012 – Gyeong-ju Burial Mounds
Today on the ivrytwr Summer Roadtrip 2012 we visit the burial mounds of historic Gyeong-ju. If you ever find yourself in Korea, I highly recommend visiting Gyeong-ju. This historic city was once the capital of the Silla Dynasty and is home to its many treasures. Gyeong-ju has undergone extensive archaeological research for the past several … Read more
ivrytwr Summer Roadtrip 2012 – The Busan Aquarium
After a long hiatus, the ivrytwr Summer Roadtrip continues. Today we visit the Busan Aquarium in beautiful, beach-filled Busan. Look for another episode of the Summer Roadtrip next week as we explore burial mounds in Gyeong-ju.
DigiWriMo Day 3: 2D grocery stores? – how QR codes are being used in South Korea
QR codes (Quick Response codes), those little black and white squares that resemble an 8-bit Jackson Pollock painting, are increasingly popping up everywhere and on everything. These matrix barcodes were initially popularized in the Japanese automotive industry because they could be used to store relatively large amounts of data that could be retrieved quickly (hence ‘quick’ response). … Read more
Proposal for HASTAC 2013 – Reading, writing, and digital humanities? Involving Korean ESL students in digital humanities
HASTAC (Humanities, Arts, Science, Technology, Advanced Collaboratory) is a great organization. It exists as a collaborative think-tank for anyone interested in the creative use of technology. HASTAC (pronounced ‘haystack’) is celebrating its decennial by holding a conference at York University (not to be confused with my alma mater the University of York) April 25-28th. The theme of … Read more
Thoughts on education and digital learning in Korea
For the past 11 months I’ve been working as an English teacher at Hosan Elementary School in Gangwon-do, in the Republic of Korea. With the end of my time here firmly in sight, I’ve started to reflect about my feeling towards the Korean educational system. The Korean educational system has been in the news as … Read more
The History of Starcraft – using video games to engage ESL students in digital humanities
Starcraft launched on March 31, 1998. Nearly one month later I was given the game as a 12th birthday present by my parents. At the time I had no idea that 13 years later I would be using Starcraft to teach Korean ESL students (many of whom are 12 years old themselves) about both English and the … Read more
ivrytwr Roadtrip 2012 – Gyeong-ju Teddy Bear Museum
This is being posted from the Incheon Airport and Beth and I wait for our flight to Japan for the Japanese Association of Digital Humanities Conference. Enjoy one of the stranger museums we’ve visited – the Teseum Teddy Bear Museum in Gyeong-ju.
ivrytwr Road-trip 2012 – Gyung-bo Fossil Museum
We picked a great way to start our road-trip. Seeing a somewhat cheesy-looking fossil museum on the side of the road, we stopped and ended up finding an outstanding private collection of fossils and minerals. I’m not sure how well it comes across in the video, but this museum is really impressive. From dinosaur egg … Read more
ivrytwr Summer Road-trip 2012
As part of our jobs as public school English teachers, Beth and I receive two weeks off in the summer. Tired of airports and baggage we decided to hit the open road in our 2001 Kia Spectra and let fate be our guide. We ended up driving along the East coast of Korea down to … Read more
