Sunday, April 28

Today is Sunday of Week 14. So, if you are using any of those the Week 14 assignments to finish up the class, now is the time. You can also work on the Week 15 assignments. Any combination of assignments to finish up the class is good!

Class Procedures and Reminders

Project Stack. As always, you can check the stack to make sure I received your email. On Monday, I'll focus on the new stories turned in by people who are not done yet with the class, and then I'll move on to the revisions.

Finishing the class (repeat announcement). When you reach your goal — 410 for an A, 360 for a B, 320 for a C — just fill out the "Finished" form you will see in the Canvas menu. And congratulations to everybody who will be finishing up today! And remember: the class is over this Friday, May 3, at noon.

The following items are for fun and exploration:

Blog Stream. Alena's been working on Wonder Woman stories, and she made a Wikipedia Trail from Hindu Mythology to Wonder Woman, plus here's a Wonder Woman page at her Portfolio.

Free Book Online. Today's free book is The Tale of Beowulf translated by William Morris and A. J. Wyatt.

Free Audiobook. Today's free audiobook is Tales of the Enchanted Islands of the Atlantic by Thomas Wentworth Higginson.

Featured Storybook. Here's an incredibly fun project! Rate My Rishi. If you've ever used RateMyProfessors.com, you'll feel right at home at Rate My Rishi, where the rishis' students, fans, and enemies sing their praises and dish the mythological dirt too. And check out the news below for a kind of RateMyProf specifically for OU!

India Video. Here's a TEDx video from Sydney, Australia: Fabulous Indian Tabla and Tanpur.

India Video. This is a video about one of the epic heroes of India: Miracles of Lord Krishna.

Myth Video. This is a Crash Course video on Native American storytelling traditions: Coyote and Raven, American Tricksters.

Myth Item. Here's a cool example of animated GIFs: Ancient Ruins Restored, including the Temple of Luxor in Egypt:

Writing. You never know where you might find a story: Rock-Paper-Scissors.

Growth Mindset Cats. To grow, indulge your curiosity: The future belongs to the curious.

Your curiosity could even take you to the stars! Here's the inspiring story of Ronald McNair, as told by his brother: Eyes on the Stars.

Event on Campus. This is an online event: the window is open at eval.ou.edu. Your course feedback is really important, especially for the online course program. The only reason these online courses exist is because students find them valuable: your support for online courses matters! Also, there is going to be an app making the OU course evaluations searchable, sort of like RateMyProf. That means your information will be very useful to other students! You can read more about the new OU Course Eval app at the Daily.

Find out more about this and other events at the Campus Calendar online.

April 28: Terry Pratchett. Today is the birthday of Terry Pratchett, one of my own favorite authors, best known for his Discworld fantasy series of novels. After being diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's, Pratchett died in 2015; you can find out more about his life and career at Wikipedia.

This image comes from an obituary: We Love You, Terry Pratchett.

Here is a BBC news tribute on his passing:

Check out the Twitter stream for information and fun stuff during the day, or click here for past announcements.