Welcome to Simon's Digital Home!

 

Hello from Muncie, Indiana, a peaceful middle town in mid-west America!

 

I started this website in summer 2005, when I was visiting my sister in Cumberland, Rhode Island. As my sister teased me that I didn't have a personal website and it was a shame for a Telecommunications major, I decided to "give her a color to see see." In chinese, this means to show her a little bit of my "talent."

 

The construction went smoothly and one cozy summer's night saw the debut of Simon's Digital Home. When I got back in Indiana, I found I already fell in love with my new cyber space. Now Simon's Digital Home is not only a piece of work to "give somebody a color to see see," but also serves as my electronic portfolio, video art gallery, photo album, bussiness card, and plus, a place to vent!

 

I'd like to give my acknowledgments to my sister Ling, whose teasing always inspired me to do something new, my wife Shirley, whose harsh critiques always push me to "giving people more colors to see see," and my daugher Amy, whose unconditional love and support keep me proud of what I have done so far.

 

 

Shirley, Amy, and Wei (Simon)

 

A Borrowed Confession

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I am just another writer

Still trapped within my truth

A hesitant prize fighter

Still trapped within my youth

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Dan Hill, Sometimes When We Touch

 

 

About Educational Technology

 

Salinger said, "the mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of a mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one."

 

In a technologically and multiculturally transforming era of today, how do we judge the "maturity" or "immaturity" of teachers and learners as the value system and the global ecosystem change dramatically?

 

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About me

 

Name: Wei Ma (Simon)

 

Current Status: Doctoral Student, Educational Studies (Technology Track)

M. A. '05 Telecommunications,

Ball State University

 

Family members:
My wife Shirley, a graphic designer, and my daugher Amy, a 5-year old kindergartener

 

Favorite Sports:

Soccer, pingpong, football, swimming

 

Favorite Teams:

Indianapolis Colts,

AC Milan,

 

Favorite Singer:

Paul Simon

 

Favorite Food:

Hotpot, Bulgogi

 

 

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