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Review: Introduction of Cathy N. Davidson & Christina Katopodis’ The New College Classroom
The New College Classroom. Cathy N. Davidson & Christina Katopodis, The New College Classroom. Harvard University Press, 2022. Pp. ix, 303. ISBN 9780674249954. Review by Waleska Solórzano, Cornell University. wds79@cornell.edu
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Review of Chapter 5 (“The First Class”) in Davidson and Katopodis’s The New College Classroom
Partway through Chapter 5, Davidson and Katopodis offer a straightforward statement that functions as a double-reminder to classroom instructors. They write, “Effective learning isn’t magic—and it’s not the same for everyone” (p. 103), which reminds instructors that (1) students come to class with a range of learning styles and experiences, and (2) there is more […]
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Scholar Spotlight: Calvin Olsen
Why did you apply to HASTAC? Aside from the fact that it’s the best acronym of all time, I applied to HASTAC because my PhD program is interdisciplinary and a half. My list of academic and personal interests has skyrocketed over the last few years, and HASTAC seems to be a never-ending source of interesting […]
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A Digital Project for a Digital Generation
Building and Implementing DH into Language/Culture Curricula Let me recount an anecdote as point of departure: I was dining at a fine restaurant of Kansas City when I received “You have been assigned a course on Transatlantic Hispanic Cultures to teach next semester because… (the given reasons)”. As an advanced graduate student about to enter […]
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HASTAC Scholars Application Link Here (Due Nov 15)
HASTAC Scholars 2022 – 2024Applications Are Open!The deadline to apply has been extended.Applications for the 2022-2024 Cohort are due Tuesday, November 15th.Join a community of scholars dedicated to rethinking pedagogy, learning, research, and the role of higher education today. The HASTAC Scholars program is an innovative student-driven community of graduate and undergraduate students. This year, scholars will be participating […]
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Scholar Spotlight: Erin Lane
Why did you apply to HASTAC? I applied to HASTAC to grow my network of fellow Digital Humanists and to learn more about our field. I am in my last year of my Ph.D. in Spanish Literature and Culture and I know how important it is to seek out opportunities to learn and grow after […]
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CSI Skill Tree: Cloud Gardens
The CSI Skill Tree series from the Center for Science and the Imagination at Arizona State University examines how video games envision possible futures, build rich and thought-provoking worlds, and engage people as active participants in unfolding stories. In our latest episode, we discuss Cloud Gardens, a 2020 game about using plants to overgrow and […]
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50 Years of Text Games: 2010
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CSI Skill Tree: Outer Wilds
The CSI Skill Tree series from the Center for Science and the Imagination at Arizona State University examines how video games envision possible futures, build rich and thought-provoking worlds, and engage people as active participants in unfolding stories. In our latest episode, we discuss Outer Wilds, a 2019 adventure game about unraveling the mysteries of […]
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Coming Soon Online and in Print: Elements in the Global Middle Ages
HASTAC leader and contributor Geraldine Heng and her collaborator Susan Noakes are launching the first four titles of the Cambridge University Press Elements in the Global Middle Ages next month. The first group of texts to be published are: Swahili Worlds in Globalism; Eurasian Musical Journeys: Five Tales; Southeast Asia: Geography, Networks, Trade; and Global Medievalisms: An Introduction. Elements in the Global Middle Ages is a series of […]