by Jenae Cohn | Aug 27, 2018 | Digital Literacy, Pedagogy, Professionalization
For many years, I supported students in writing and editing their college application essays. I worked primarily with students transitioning immediately from high school to college, and when they would write about developing their “personal brand,” I often...
by Jenae Cohn | Aug 23, 2018 | Digital Literacy, Functional Literacy, Pedagogy, Professionalization, Web Culture Musings
I remember the first time that someone told me that my work could not “scale” and, as a result, was not going to advance any entrepreneurial interests I harbored. I had just graduated from college, and was working a lot of odd jobs: working for a tutor...
by Jenae Cohn | Jul 11, 2018 | National Endowment for the Humanities Institute
I have to admit that I almost shed tears at the thought of sewing pages together today. It’s the last full day for us here to complete the projects that we’ll be exhibiting at the Salt Lake City Public Library and I had only a few steps left for the project I had...
by Jenae Cohn | Jun 25, 2018 | National Endowment for the Humanities Institute
I remember making papier mache for the first time in elementary school and marveling at how ingredients like delicate paper could be turned into something as sturdy as a mask. The mask I created – a purple and yellow parrot’s face – took a...
by Jenae Cohn | Jun 24, 2018 | National Endowment for the Humanities Institute
“This was a well-curated day!” exclaimed one of my NEH institute colleagues as we waited for our train in downtown Salt Lake City. Indeed, we enjoyed a rather full and playful break day from the institute, starting with a tour of Temple Square and the...
