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Learning About Metadata And Machines: Teaching Students Using A Novel Structured Database Activity, Andrew Iliadis, Tony Liao, Isabel Pedersen, Jing Han
Learning About Metadata And Machines: Teaching Students Using A Novel Structured Database Activity, Andrew Iliadis, Tony Liao, Isabel Pedersen, Jing Han
Journal of Communication Pedagogy
Machines produce and operate using complex systems of metadata that need to be catalogued, sorted, and processed. Many students lack the experience with metadata and sufficient knowledge about it to understand it as part of their data literacy skills. This paper describes an educational and interactive database activity designed for teaching undergraduate communication students about the creation, value, and logic of structured data. Through a set of virtual instructional videos and interactive visualizations, the paper describes how students can gain experience with structured data and apply that knowledge to successfully find, curate, and classify a digital archive of media artifacts. …
The Power Of Voice: Using Audio Podcasts To Teach Vocal Performance And Digital Communication, Amanda Hill
The Power Of Voice: Using Audio Podcasts To Teach Vocal Performance And Digital Communication, Amanda Hill
Journal of Communication Pedagogy
Today’s students often speak through mediated technologies. Thus, understanding how nonverbal cues impact meaning-making is key to understanding effective communication across mediums. This case study explores a group project where students created audio podcasts to teach others about a specific aspect of communication studies while considering the way sound and vocal performance affect the transference of the message. This article examines the use of audio podcasts as a vehicle for teaching university students about the power of paralinguistic and chronemic nonverbal behaviors.
Students And Digital Projects At Wmu: Working And Learning Together, Marianne Swierenga
Students And Digital Projects At Wmu: Working And Learning Together, Marianne Swierenga
University Libraries Faculty & Staff Presentations
Western Michigan University Libraries uses undergraduate and graduate students in many stages of their digital projects, from finding aid creation and translation, to scanning and editing digital images. Using the recent digitization and description of a WWI German soldier’s scrapbook, we will examine how students are incorporated into the overall workflow, often bringing needed skills to the project and gaining valuable hands-on experience with archival materials, scanning equipment and software, and metadata creation.
March 16, 2017: Scholarly Speakers Series, Department Of English
March 16, 2017: Scholarly Speakers Series, Department Of English
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Trans*+ing Classrooms and Schools: The Pedagogy of Refusal as Mediator for Learning Under a Trump Regime
Putting Gender Revolution into Practice: A Workshop with sj Miller
February 27, 2017: Ellis Series Scholar Sj Miller Lecture And Workshop, Department Of English
February 27, 2017: Ellis Series Scholar Sj Miller Lecture And Workshop, Department Of English
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The Department of English Anthony Ellis Scholarly Speakers Series: sj Miller
February 26, 2017: New Film Premiere For Department Alumni Chuck Bentley, Department Of English
February 26, 2017: New Film Premiere For Department Alumni Chuck Bentley, Department Of English
Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive
No abstract provided.
February 6, 2017: Buff Visit Next Ellis Series Event, Department Of English
February 6, 2017: Buff Visit Next Ellis Series Event, Department Of English
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The Department of English Anthony Ellis Scholarly Speakers Series, WMU Faculty Keynote Lecture: Allen Webb
January 7, 2017: Mlk Day Teach-In Event: A Day Of Learning And Action, Department Of English
January 7, 2017: Mlk Day Teach-In Event: A Day Of Learning And Action, Department Of English
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Addressing Threats to Justice, the Climate, and Civil Rights: A Day of Learning and Action
December 4, 2016: Kazoo Books Open House, Department Of English
December 4, 2016: Kazoo Books Open House, Department Of English
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Local authors including Grace Tiffany and Andy Mozina will be hanging out at Kazoo Books on Sat., December 10th, 2:30 to 4:00.
October 28, 2016: Elizabeth Wardle Next Visiting Speaker In Ellis Speaker Series, Department Of English
October 28, 2016: Elizabeth Wardle Next Visiting Speaker In Ellis Speaker Series, Department Of English
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The Department of English Anthony Ellis Scholarly Speakers Series featuring Elizabeth Wardle
October 6, 2016: "Gunpowder Percy" Reading In Ann Arbor, Department Of English
October 6, 2016: "Gunpowder Percy" Reading In Ann Arbor, Department Of English
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Grace Tiffany will be reading from her novel, Gunpowder Percy, on Wed., October 19th, 7 p.m., at the Literati Bookstore in Ann Arbor, 124 E. Washington St.
October 6, 2016: Melody Graulich Visit Next Event In Ellis Scholarly Speakers Series, Department Of English
October 6, 2016: Melody Graulich Visit Next Event In Ellis Scholarly Speakers Series, Department Of English
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The Department of English Anthony Ellis Scholarly Speakers Series featuring Melody Graulich
September 24, 2016: Ellis Series Opens With Roundtable On History & Literature, Department Of English
September 24, 2016: Ellis Series Opens With Roundtable On History & Literature, Department Of English
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The Department of English Anthony Ellis Scholarly Speakers Series featuring History's Fictions: A Roundtable
September 7, 2016: Nagle Abop Essay Reviews New Austen Musical, Department Of English
September 7, 2016: Nagle Abop Essay Reviews New Austen Musical, Department Of English
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Chris Nagle recently attended the regional premiere of the award-winning musical Austen's Pride: A New Musical of Pride and Prejudice, featured at this year's Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival in Rochester, NY.
June 13, 2016: 2016 New Issues Poetry Prize, Department Of English
June 13, 2016: 2016 New Issues Poetry Prize, Department Of English
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No abstract provided.
April 10, 2016: English Department Alum Premiers 40th Feature Film, Department Of English
April 10, 2016: English Department Alum Premiers 40th Feature Film, Department Of English
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Chuck Bentley's latest film features a host of WMU alum as well as several current faculty members. The premiere is free to the public and will appear on PMN and YouTube shortly thereafter for those unable to attend the screening.
April 2, 2016: Grace Tiffany Book Launch Party On Shakespeare's 400th Deathday!, Department Of English
April 2, 2016: Grace Tiffany Book Launch Party On Shakespeare's 400th Deathday!, Department Of English
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Join Shakespeare and fiction aficionados on Shakespeare's 400th Deathday at Kazoo Books, 2413 Parkview Avenue. Saturday, April 23rd, at 1 p.m., at Kazoo Books, Shakespeare scholar and author Grace Tiffany will read from her new novel about the Gunpowder Plot, Gunpowder Percy, and local Shakespearean actors Chuck Bentley and Kitty Kashniewicz will perform explosive Shakespearean dialogues.
March 3, 2016: Cuny's David Gerstner Lectures On Baldwin And Cinematic Imagination, Department Of English
March 3, 2016: Cuny's David Gerstner Lectures On Baldwin And Cinematic Imagination, Department Of English
Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive
The Department of English Anthony Ellis Scholarly Speakers Series Featuring David Gerstner
January 28, 2016: Deidre Lynch Talk On Austen Next Event For Ellis Series, Department Of English
January 28, 2016: Deidre Lynch Talk On Austen Next Event For Ellis Series, Department Of English
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The Department of English Anthony Ellis Scholarly Speakers Series featuring Deidre Lynch
January 11, 2016: Rear Window Screening Precedes Mckittrick Keynote, Department Of English
January 11, 2016: Rear Window Screening Precedes Mckittrick Keynote, Department Of English
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Free screening in conjunction with the Anthony Ellis Scholarly Speakers Series Keynote Lecture by Prof. Casey McKittrick (English), author of the forthcoming book, Hitchcock’s Appetites (Bloomsbury, 2016).
December 30, 2015: Mckittrick Keynote Opens Ellis Series Spring Season, Department Of English
December 30, 2015: Mckittrick Keynote Opens Ellis Series Spring Season, Department Of English
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The Department of English Anthony Ellis Scholarly Speakers Series WMU Faculty Keynote Lecture Casey McKittrick
December 17, 2015: 2016 Green Rose Prize From New Issues, Department Of English
December 17, 2015: 2016 Green Rose Prize From New Issues, Department Of English
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The 2016 Green Rose Prize Chrysanthemum, Chrysanthemum by Nadine Sabra Meyer
December 16, 2015: The Gwen Frostic Reading Series Spring 2016, Department Of English
December 16, 2015: The Gwen Frostic Reading Series Spring 2016, Department Of English
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The Gwen Frostic Reading Series Schedule for Spring 2016 Semester
December 12, 2015: Spring 2016 Anthony Ellis Scholarly Speakers Events, Department Of English
December 12, 2015: Spring 2016 Anthony Ellis Scholarly Speakers Events, Department Of English
Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive
No abstract provided.
November 6, 2015: Carol Symes Lecture, Department Of English
November 6, 2015: Carol Symes Lecture, Department Of English
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The Department of English Anthony Ellis Scholarly Speakers Series featuring Carol Symes
October 5, 2015: David Bleich Lecture, Department Of English
October 5, 2015: David Bleich Lecture, Department Of English
Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive
The Department of English Anthony Ellis Scholarly Speakers Series featuring David Bleich
October 1, 2015: Safe On Campus Training, Department Of English
October 1, 2015: Safe On Campus Training, Department Of English
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Learn to be a better advocate and ally to lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender people. Participants receive information on practical strategies for addressing homophobia, learn ways to support students who are coming out, and gain an understanding of respectful language use.
September 24, 2015: Cfp: 2016 Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference, Department Of English
September 24, 2015: Cfp: 2016 Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference, Department Of English
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Call for Papers: 2016 Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference
September 13, 2015: Ellis Series Kick-Off Event: New Discussion Forum, Department Of English
September 13, 2015: Ellis Series Kick-Off Event: New Discussion Forum, Department Of English
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The Department of English Anthony Ellis Scholarly Speakers Series featuring The New Discussion Forum
July 16, 2015: New Issues 20th Anniversary, Department Of English
July 16, 2015: New Issues 20th Anniversary, Department Of English
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A special gathering of the Kalamazoo community, writers, and Creative Writing and English alumni to celebrate 20 years of New Issues Poetry & Prose. Featuring music, readings, and an art sale.