Class Procedures and Reminders
Advice for future students. Yesterday I set up a new way to share advice with future students: it's a Padlet! You'll see how that works when you get to the Week 14 Blog Comments, and of course you are welcome to add advice anytime. You can see how that works here: Advice Padlet. Some people already left advice there, for which I thank you: student-to-student advice is the best!
Project Stack. I'm nearly finished with the assignments turned in last Sunday, so today I'll start working on the assignments turned in during the break week. Meanwhile, you can check the stack to make sure I received your email.
The following items are for fun and exploration:
Blog Stream. It was fun to see that people are adding countdown timers to their blogs; Paul added a countdown to graduation! If you want to make countdown timer for your blog, here's how: Blog Tech Tips.
Myth Video. Some of you may have read this famous Japanese legend earlier in the semester: The Legend of Urashima Taro.
Myth Item. And here is a proverb from China: A weasel comes to say Happy New Year to the chickens. Watch out, chickens! It's like the fox guarding the hen-house, but with a weasel instead.
India Video. Here's a beautiful video about India and Pakistan and the legacy of the Partition: Reunion. It's a Google-Search story:
India Item. Here's an Amar Chitra Katha Fact Sheet about the god Indra.
Writing. When in doubt: write!
And here's something to ponder as the season changes to winter: Constant Change.
Growth Mindset Cats. The key is to just start climbing: that is how you develop your abilities.
Remember "feedforward" from way back in Week 3? Here's a video about that idea: Feedforward: Coaching For Behavioral Change.
Event on Campus. It's the annual Holiday Lights today at 5PM at David Burr Park on South Asp (details).
November 28: William Blake. Today marks the birthday in 1757 of the visionary English poet and artist William Blake. You can read more about his remarkable life and career in this Wikipedia article. Much of Blake's artwork was religious in nature, like this painting of Satan and Job:
This is one of Blake's illustrations for Dante's Inferno showing the giant Antaeus:
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