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The Classroom As Interface Call for Papers MLA 2013 Boston, MA Jan. 3-6 300-word abstract & bio due Wed. 3/15/2012 to kathiberens [at] gmail [dot] com The classroom has always been an interface, a point of interaction between the physical … Continue reading

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The first-ever show of electronic literature to be exhibited at an MLA comes to Seattle Jan. 5-8, 2012. Featuring more than 160 works of e-lit displayed on 10 desktop computers and 6 mobile devices, this show aims to introduce electronic … Continue reading

It had been a long time since I’d felt surprised by stories. I wondered where had gone the woman who devoted her life to the study and teaching of them? I taught writing. It was a good job. I thought … Continue reading

[Xposted in course blog DIY 499.] Class Thursday Nov. 3rd, a discussion of Bennett and Mousli’s Seeing L.A., A Different Look at a Different City and Baudrilliard’s Simulacra and Simulation, set us up for the two final assignments of our … Continue reading

My father-in-law, a recently retired cardiologist, taught at UCLA Medical School for many years. I asked one day how med students learn so quickly the many procedures they perform on human bodies? “Watch one, do one, teach one,” he replied. … Continue reading

“If you’re not paying for something, you’re not the customer; you’re the product being sold.” –Andrew Lewis qtd in Eli Pariser’s Filter Bubble Due Monday, Sept. 19 at 5PM posted to your blog (COMM 499 students will post to collective … Continue reading

I keep classroom time improvisational, responsive & dynamic. I save the lectures for video students can consume on their own time alone. Main ideas I cover in this video: Students told me in office hours they want to make media … Continue reading

In his recent TED Talk [March 2011 in Long Beach, CA], Eli Pariser calls on leaders of Facebook and Google to encode civic ethics into the algorithmic editors that serve up links to us based on our click history. (What’s … Continue reading

Candid observations about their own learning practices from students of COMM 499. Share this: