by Jenae Cohn | Jul 12, 2018 | National Endowment for the Humanities Institute
Today is the day that our exhibits go up at the Salt Lake City Public Library, an exciting moment for our group to showcase the products of our work to a larger audience. I’m glad that there is a forum to share some of what we’ve been thinking about and to...
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...
by Jenae Cohn | Jun 23, 2018 | National Endowment for the Humanities Institute
What does it look like to pay attention to someone? As an instructor, there are few obvious signs that a student is paying attention: they sit up straight in their chairs, they make eye contact with me, and they’ll often nod their heads as they listen in...
by Jenae Cohn | Dec 5, 2017 | Digital Literacy, Functional Literacy, Web Culture Musings
As a child, I had a recurring bodysnatching nightmare. In the nightmare, I would be safely tucked into my bed, but I would then sense a glowing presence moving down the hallway that separated the front door to the house from my bedroom door. I would stay frozen under...
