InWriting 150 Spring 2021byAmanda Sharkey·May 7, 2021WP4: Writing and Self WorthImposter syndrome sucks.
Amanda Sharkey·Apr 22, 2021Post 9: Ditching Your Meat PrisonLast week in the middle of my Digital Media Workshop class, our lesson on lighting and materials in Unity was paused when a classmate came…
InWriting 150 Spring 2021byAmanda Sharkey·Apr 12, 2021WP3: Finding FunI can’t go to bed until I finish these sentences.
InWriting 150 Spring 2021byAmanda Sharkey·Apr 10, 2021Surviving in a̶ ̶d̶e̶a̶t̶h̶ ̶c̶a̶r̶n̶i̶v̶a̶l̶ AcademiaA recurring theme in my writing for this class has been that capitalist influence on media and academia negatively affects what we learn…
Amanda Sharkey·Apr 7, 2021Games, Agency, and Education- a Response to “How Should Games Teach?”I was so excited to see Rishi’s post in my feed because he brings up a valuable topic that is rarely discussed in the game studies field…A response icon1A response icon1
Amanda Sharkey·Mar 20, 2021Post 6: Claiming my Education from a CompanyLast semester I took five classes which totaled to 16 units. Starting college remotely in a pandemic introduced an entirely new challenge…A response icon1A response icon1
Amanda Sharkey·Mar 13, 2021Post 5: What Can be Learned from CTIN 290Something Freire emphasizes in Pedagogy of the Oppressed is the importance of a student-teacher relationship where the teacher is willing…A response icon1A response icon1
InWriting 150 Spring 2021byAmanda Sharkey·Mar 7, 2021WP2: I Never Grew UpMy academic and professional path is full of creativity, imagination, and play. I get a lot of this from my childhood, and the pieces of…
InWP2: I Never Grew UpbyAmanda Sharkey·Mar 7, 2021PBS Kids Go! and the Value of EdutainmentI was a kid who absolutely loved learning. The “gifted kid” teacher’s pet who knew advanced math and wanted to be a neuroscientist when…
InWP2: I Never Grew UpbyAmanda Sharkey·Mar 7, 2021Barbie Dolls and BeybladesMy elementary school had these large, dried out, shallow sinks by the playground. They made the perfect Beyblade arenas.
