March 2017
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Seminar Strategies 1: Exploring heroics by writing thesis statements
I mentioned when I was hosting @wethehumanities on Twitter that I have a number of stock seminar (class) activities that I pull out from time to time, and, as requested, I plan to write about some of them here on the blog. This is, hopefully, the first in an occasional series! Continue reading
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Blogging your way to better writing
[B]logging is in and of itself academic writing and academic publication. It’s not an add-on. It’s now part and parcel of the academic writing landscape. As such, it is of no less value than any other form of writing. Even though audit regimes do not count blogs – yet – this does not lessen their… Continue reading
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Podcasting the Humanities
I had the privilege to write about podcasting for British Naval History this week. It’s a pretty decent post, if I do say so myself, and I invite you to give it a read and let me know what you think! In the post, I talk about the popularity of podcasting, the use of podcasting… Continue reading
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Reverse Outlining
Reverse outlining is a new technique to me and I’m planning to give it a go. This post by Ellie Mackin demonstrates how the method works. So, what’s the point of reverse outlining? Breaking things down in a paragraph-by-paragraph way lets you look at the overall structure in a much smaller, and therefore clearer,… Continue reading
About Me
-PhD student in Interdisciplinary Humanities researching podcasting and social media under the supervision of Dr. Aaron Mauro at Brock University
-Strategic Initiatives and Outreach Officer with the Faculty of Humanities at Brock University
-Host and producer of Foreword
-Cohost and producer of MythTake
-MA in Classics from Brock University (2013)
-BA from McMaster University (2009)
-BA from Glendon College, York University (2003)
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