Because Ed asked what music we use in class, and because this is the catchiest song this side of “Call Me Maybe,” and because this guy does a great job representing our profession, I thought I’d give you this “Friday Funny” on Wednesday. And for those of us who teach on Mondays and Wednesday, and…
Here is a link to a blog piece in US religious history on using music in the classroom. This gets me thinking, what songs do folks use for the pre-Civil War era? I use Star-Spangled Banner, Yellow Rose of Texas, and slave spirituals. Any good ideas?
I’m not a witch at all — witches are old and ugly Caitlin Wion is a graduate student at San Diego State University writing a thesis on Louisa May Alcott. I do not think I could have been more excited when I saw The Salem Witch Trials in Hist; I had to plan a discussion around it.…
You may remember that (given my luxury of small classes and this term just one section) I have my survey course students vote in the first week on topics to explore in greater depth. Most of them have never been asked this question by a professor: what do YOU want to learn about in this…
Tona J. Hangen I recently wrote about the “SkillBuilder” assignment I use in the survey class – which is a recurring, low-stakes 2-page primary source analysis exercise. Each time one is graded, I return it to the students with all their previous comments plus the new ones, so they can track progress throughout the semester. I have…
“It’s not as scary as I thought” Amber Tiffany For both of my sections this week we took on the fun adventure of analyzing primary source documents from Major Problems in American History Volume 1: to 1877. The class broke up into two groups, one reading “Christopher Columbus Recounts His First Encounters with Native People,…
Today’s Friday funny hit me when I entered our department kitchen the other day and was overwhelmed by the sweet nostalgic aroma of Ramen noodles (chicken flavored, I believe). It got me thinking about the funniest parts of being a graduate student and how we know when they’re back for good: office doors suddenly have…
I recently wrote about the “SkillBuilder” assignment I use in the survey class – which is a recurring, low-stakes 2-page primary source analysis exercise. Each time one is graded, I return it to the students with all their previous comments plus the new ones, so they can track progress throughout the semester. I have found…
Being a teacher in Chicago (at a public school no less!) is an interesting task these days. I sit in my office at the University of Illinois at Chicago and look down (literally, not figuratively) at all the teachers on the street, dressed in red, demanding a new contract. I’m struck by their perseverance, the…
Here’s an interview with me about using comedy to teach race and religion in contemporary America. Material based upon new book www.colorofchrist.com (which Kevin Schultz describes as “a book, yes indeed, a book.”
