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Putting popularity of government action on COVID19 in context by comix XKCD
XKCD is a comic about range of geeky issues, but it is often about how to present data in interesting and honest ways. This one does a great job of putting the popularity of government efforts to protect us from … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 10
Tagged comics, covid19, XKCD
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Lin-Manuel Miranda talks with AP History Students on Primary Sources and Writing Hamilton
Our time of COVID19 isolation has led to a wide range of unusual media content out there. But for me, nothing has been as cool as all of the Hamilton content that has sprung up in the last month. … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 10, Chapter 6
Tagged covid19, Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda, youtube
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“If we break quarantine, we could all die.” Alien, 1979
My favorite bit of social distancing art is this tattoo design done by artist Genevieve Kent-Bethley out of Kitchener, Ontario. It’s been circulated heavily on Twitter without credit to the artist.
Remembering John Prine – “Plant a little garden, eat a lot of peaches”
And I always will remember these words my daddy said He said, “Buddy, when you’re dead, you’re a dead pecker-head” I hope to prove him wrong… that is, when I get to heaven –John Prine, When I Get to Heaven … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 7
Tagged audio, John Prine, music, Steve Goodman, tiny desk
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COVID19 Patrol: How the world changed in 2020
It’s difficult now to think back to a time when most of us had not heard of words like coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic, community spread, social distancing and self-quarantining. A time before all classes were abruptly moved online. A time before … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 1
Tagged covid readings, covid19, Going Online, Hamilton, media changes
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Teaching Mass Communication in the Time of COVID-19
It’s been a difficult time for all of us the last few weeks with the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for social distancing, self-isolation, self-quarantine, working remotely, dealing with shortages of medical equipment and hospital beds… For faculty and students, it … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 5, Chapter 8, Chapter 9, Teaching Hint
Tagged black mirror, Course Helps, covering the president, covid19, Going Online, horror movies, Teachable Moment
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Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 23 years in prison for sexual assault
Earlier today, movie producer Harvey Weinstein was sentenced in New York to 23 years in prison for sexual assault and rape. Here’s an updated account of his victims’ search for justice and how this story played out in the news media. … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 2
Tagged me too, sexual harrassment, Weinstein
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Taking a look at the current textbook marketplace
Textbooks are different from other books in one major respect—the people who select the books aren’t the same as the end users, the people who must buy and pay for them. Students charge that, because of this disconnect, faculty members … Continue reading
Great work from my commentary and blogging students
It’s been a rough time during the second part of this semester for my blogging and commentary students, with all of their classes going online/remote. Some of them are graduating into an uncertain world; all of them are dealing with … Continue reading →