Monday, March 11

Today is Monday of Week 9. We are officially into the second half of the semester now! Here is a link to the Week 9 assignments and also a link to the Week 8 assignments for those of you using the grace period this morning.

Class Procedures and Reminders

The votes are in! Thanks to everybody for your votes and comments on the Late labels. The majority was  for removing the Late labels, so I've removed the labels for Weeks 1-7. From here on out, each Monday afternoon I'll remove the late labels from the previous week (I can only remove the labels after the final grace period of the week is over). Here are the results: 78 votes total, of which 51 were yes [red and blue], including 22 strong-yes votes [blue] to remove the labels.

Project Stack. A lot of people have free passes this week, and there are also a lot of assignments in the stack. As always, you can check the stack to make sure I received your email.

The following items are for fun and exploration:

Blog Stream. I'm a student in Indian Epics this semester (I was in Myth-Folklore last semester), so I thought I would share a fun Wikipedia Trail from my own blog: From Cyrus Dallin to Settlers of Zarahemla, which is the Mormon version of Settlers of Catan!

Free Book Online. Today's free book is Indian Myth and Legend by Donald A. Mackenzie with illustrations by Warwick Goble. There are short versions of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata in Mackenzie's book, along with other stories, like Nala and Damayanti (and the swans):

Free Audiobook. Today's free audiobook is Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings, by Joel Chandler Harris, one of the reading options in Myth-Folklore this week! (I am a huge fan of Brer Rabbit!)

Featured Storybook. Here's a fun storytelling style: Gossip Girl: Ayodhya. Rama and Ahalya... Rama and Sita... Gossip Girl has all the juicy details you're dying to hear.

India Video. Here's another Epified video: Lokas - Seven Worlds Below Us .

Myth Video. This is a video from the BBC: Talking Drums.

Myth Item. And here's a wonderful proverb from the Congo: Little by little grow the bananas.

Writing. When in doubt, just start writing.

And here are some thoughts about meta-cognition. You might find some good strategies for managing the second half of the semester:

Growth Mindset Cats. Metacognition can help you focus your efforts, to make sure your effort is effective.

And this video has suggestions on developing your creativity: How to Build Your Creative Confidence.

Event on Campus. Come to the Bizzell Community Room at 5PM today to here Dr. Jill Irvine speak on Refugee Rights (details).

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

March 11: Douglas Adams. Today marks the birthday of Douglas Adams, the creator of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Happy birthday to you, Douglas Adams, wherever in the galaxy you may be! Here is a YouTube video interview where Douglas Adams talks about his career, life, the universe, and everything:

And here is the hitchhiker's motto, Don't Panic, translated into many different languages, including Esperanto: Ne Paniku.

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