MiniEssay6
Humanities
A short mini-essay (approx. 500 words) based on the course readings listed for the given two topics. Within the mini-essay incorporate aspects from the concepts in the course that is provided for you. The purpose of this mini essay is to synthesize and compare/contrast material from these two topics using some (but not all) the reading information provided to back it up.
Topic: Please create a unique creative title for the essay.
Citation: Be sure to cite all the relevant readings, and when you paraphrase or directly quote from a course reading, give a citation both within the text and at the works cited page. You may, but you do not need to use outside sources beyond the assigned materials.
Topic 1: Digitalizing Education at Schools
LECTURE SESSION 13: Digitizing Education, Part 1File
TED Talks on Educational ExperimentsURLView short videos by Robinson, Mulgan, Sethi, Eggers, and Bose, as well as any others that interest you: TED talks on K-12education.
Kolibri ProjectURLKolibri Project a unique effort to bridge the digital divide by taking online educational materials and making them available offline.
Further Reading on Digital Humanities ScholarshipURL
Topic 2: Digitalizing Education at Universities
LECTURE SESSION 14: Digitizing Education, Part 2File
Parry, “End Knowledge Cartels” URL
Nalder, “Will MOOCs Break the Education Cartel?”URL
Toyama, “Why Technology Will Never Fix Education”URL
Coleman, Reinvent the Liberal ArtsURL
Jemison, Teachlng the Arts & Sciences TogetherURL
Please be as comprehensive as possible in writing and editing of your work before handing it into me because I need to be receiving A+ on the assignment 🙂
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