Hist 109 ON1 Fall 2019 Market Revolution Soundtrack
Each semester, I have my early American history students create a soundtrack to the themes of the Market Revolution: communication, transportation, slavery/freedom, work/wages, etc. This is what my Hist 109 ON1 course came up with this fall! A milli (Lil…
Happy International Talk Like a Pirate Day!
Happy International Talk Like a Pirate Day! If you’ve been living under a rock for the last (almost) 25 years you may be asking yourself: What is international talk like a pirate day? Well, according to our friends over at…
A Few of My Favorite Things: Fall 2018 Projects
This semester I did the same project I’ve done for several semesters prior. And I wanted to make sure to highlight some of my favorite projects. This semester, I seemed to have a bit less engagement and creativity with the…
Market Revolution: An Active Learning Exercise
We’re halfway through the semester at my wonderful, small liberal arts college. As my survey classes are almost ALWAYS filled with non-majors, I’m always trying to find new ways to engage my students in active learning exercises that they’ll enjoy.…
Hello, November: Monthly Goals
I’ve said it once, but I’ll say it again: How is it already November? Thanks to Emily Ley for this lovely November art! I know that I’m probably the world’s worst blogger, but I keep coming back and I keep…
Hello, Autumn: Pedagogical Experiment
Can you guys believe it’s already November!? Is Autumn really here? [To be fair, it hasn’t really started to feel like fall just yet…but the leaves are turning!] I feel like the semester just started and I’m already like…where the hell…
June Goals: It’s Never Too Late to Start Fresh
Hello, June! When did you get here? How many of you looked at your calendar today and thought: Oh crap…June is already halfway over! I certainly did. As you can see from my lack of posts lately, May got the…
April 2017 Goals: Hello, Spring!
And just like that, it’s April! Last month I made progress on some goals. On others…not so much. But as Lara Casey says: progress happens little-by-little. So I’m going to celebrate my little wins and ring in Spring with exuberance!…
Review: Click! The Ongoing Feminist Revolution for HASTAC
Recently I reviewed Click! The Ongoing Feminist Revolution for the Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Alliance and Collaboratory (HASTAC). It was my first opportunity to do a digital humanities exhibition review. Normally I’m tasked with doing traditional book reviews. I…
TEDx: Stevenson University–My Experience
This post about my TEDx experience originally appeared on my guest blog for the British Naval History website. A few months ago a call came across our university Portal asking for TEDx speakers. For those unfamiliar, TEDx is a way…
