by Jenae Cohn | Nov 2, 2018 | Functional Literacy, Professionalization
As an Academic Technology Specialist, I am often asked things I know nothing about. My job title, admittedly, is confusing. Do I work in IT? Do I work in audio-visual engineering? I do neither of these things: I’m an educator who builds curriculum, develops...
by Jenae Cohn | Jul 18, 2018 | AmWriting, Pedagogy, Personal, Professionalization
I’m nearing the end of my first week back in my office after attending the NEH Institute in Salt Lake City, and, already, I feel myself sliding back into some bad writing habits. For one, I’ve had my browser window open all morning with the Dashboard of...
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 | 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 | Jul 11, 2018 | National Endowment for the Humanities Institute
Fold the paper in half. Fold the paper along the diagonal. Do it twice. Square the four corners. Turn the paper inside out. Tuck in the flaps. Repeat. I followed these steps, repetition upon repetition, until I reached a point where I finally felt satisfied with what...
