Class Procedures and Reminders
Check your progress. The class is now 20% over, and you can use this Chart to see if you are on track for the grade you want. If you are not on track, you can start doing more of the assigned work, plus you can make up past missing work with extra credit now or later in the semester when you have some available time.
Project Stack. As usual, the stack is huge on Monday, and I'll start working through the assignments in the order they were turned in, beginning with items from Friday. Meanwhile, you can check the stack to make sure I received your assignment.
The following items are for fun and exploration:
Blog Stream. There are all kinds of great animal pictures in people's Introduction posts, and here's a remarkable one: macaws on the balcony of Antonieta's cousin's home. Here's her post about Caracas, Venezuela.
Twitter Stream. Here's a fascinating BBC item that Lane Greene shared at Twitter: Alphabets at Risk of Extinction.
Storybooks. This is a Storybook on a musical theme, with music videos included: Musical Demon Slayers: Devis of the Vedic Age.
Myth-Folklore. From the world of Mythology and Folklore, here's a map of Monsters in America.
H.E.A.R.T.. Books are great, and so are libraries, as Hermione understood: When in doubt, go to the library!
Mindset Video. And here's a useful video about the science of learning from Barbara Oakley: How to Turn Information into Intelligence.
Event on Campus. There will be talk tonight in the Sam Noble Museum Auditorium, 5:30-7:30PM: Iran-US Conflict: What’s Next for the Region? with Trita Parsi, Samer Shehata, and Joshua Landis (details).
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