by Jenae Cohn | Apr 24, 2019 | Digital Literacy, information literacy, Web Culture Musings
A rock face from Petroglyph National Monument in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Markings upon rocks often served as warnings between indigenous peoples on New Mexican lands. I speak to warnings and otherwise in this post (Photo taken by me). Over the past 24 hours,...
by Jenae Cohn | Apr 3, 2019 | Pedagogy, Personal, Professionalization, Writing
I’m always buzzing on the first day of a new academic term. The opportunity to start afresh, to see the possibilities of a few weeks of ideas before me activates a mixture of different energies: anxiety, excitement, uncertainty of what to expect as everyone...
by Jenae Cohn | Mar 22, 2019 | Pedagogy, Professionalization
No matter what work we do in the university, maintaining our roots in whatever discipline(s) we came from can help us deepen our empathy and our ability to communicate well with our colleagues. Last week, I attended the Conference on College Composition and...
by Jenae Cohn | Mar 14, 2019 | Digital Literacy, information literacy, Pedagogy, Personal
Our digital footprints may last a bit longer than these footprints in the sand, which may require us to be ever more mindful of what traces of ourselves we make visible. I Googled myself yesterday. This is not unusual; I “Google” myself with regularity, seeing what...
by Jenae Cohn | Feb 28, 2019 | Pedagogy, Professionalization
My conference badge and swag from ELI 2019. I got pretty into all of the stickers, identifying my pronouns, my role at my institution, and the fact that I was a first-time attendee! Last week, I attended the EDUCUASE Learning Initiative (ELI) conference for the first...