It’s official: my fall section of HUMN 2155 will be Macon State’s first iTunes U-supported class.
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Why Study Abroad?
I’ve been invited to talk about study abroad at the Cultural Journeys undergraduate conference. I decided to use music and images to convey my enthusiasm. So, I put together a video of my photography from my 2009 and 2011 travels.
Take Digital Humanities
Last fall, I taught a section of HUMN 2151 — a course that our catalog just calls “Humanities.” I called it “The Art of Science” and positioned it as a study of postmodern culture in general and digital culture in particular. I think it worked pretty well, so I will borrow some ideas from that course for my new offering: “Digital Humanities.”
Apple Inspiration
Last night, I was finally able to view Apple’s recent education event from New York City. Yes, I had read about their announcements and downloaded iBooks Author and the new iTunes U, but hadn’t realized just how potentially game-changing these new tools are for what I do.
The Subversive Education
Real education is subversive. It’s about nuance and irony — the challenging of the status quo. This is what I do.
Occupied?
Want to fix our current economic crisis? Start with higher education. I look at a root cause of America’s current class anxieties.
The New Store
Yesterday, with a bad case of insomnia, I was playing around with my Amazon Affiliates account. And while I’m sure some part of my brain was aware of this, I discovered that I could make my own store, and I did so on LitMUSE.
