Wednesday, March 25

Today is Wednesday of Week 10. Here is a link to Week 10 for those of you who are staying on schedule in this chaotic time, and Week 9 is still available too (you'll see that in Canvas)... and Week 11 for those of you working ahead.

Class Procedures and Reminders

P/NP. I know the Covid announcements post was really long, and P/NP was way down on the list so I wanted to make sure everybody understands how that works; it will be an option for all OU classes this semester (and, personally, I think this option should be available all the time, not just this semester!). So, if you have not read about the P/NP option for this semester, take a look at the policy here along with detailed FAQs: Spring 2020 Grade Policy (FAQs down below on that page).

Project stack. There are a few projects in the stack now, and I'm trying to keep up with those each day so that those of you who do have time to work on your projects now can just go go go! As always, you can check the stack to make sure I received your project.

The following items are for fun and exploration:

Blog Stream. There have been so many microfiction experiments, and Dani did one inspired by folklore here; so cool! With the Tick, Tick, Ticking of the Clock.


Twitter Stream. Since today is Tolkien Reading Day (see below), I knew I wanted to include this tweet from Muneeb Ata. Now we can really understand what Frodo means when he says, "I wish it need not have happened in my time..."


And for a Covid-related item, I wanted to share this great resource via Cate Denial, a professor who's active at Twitter:


Myth-Folklore. Check out this animated gif from Ranjani Chakraborty at Vox.com.


You can find out more about this map of Native American tribes here and you can click here for a larger view.


Indian Epics Today. The character of the day is Krishna's uncle, and nemesis, King Kamsa. You can read more about King Kamsa here. This shows the Goddess confronting the king:


Storybooks. Here's a wonderful storytelling experiment from the Indian Epics class a couple years ago: Post Secret Sanskrit: The Panchakanya.


India Video. This video tells the story of Rama and Sita in the context of the Diwali holiday, so I thought I would share this Rama and Sita video:


Writing. Some of you are writing today, so here's a wonderful word about that: scripturient (adj.): having a consuming passion to write.


Mindset Cats. Today's mindset cat is ready to learn:


Mindset Video. With some encouraging words about growth mindset from Eduardo Briceno: Mindset and Success.


March 25: Tolkien Reading Day. This Tolkien celebration has been organized by the Tolkien Society since 2003 to encourage fans to celebrate and promote the life and works of J.R.R. Tolkien. 



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

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