The last time I provided an update on my teaching, we had gotten into the course content in earnest, with our readings addressing decolonization and systemic racism. On November 18th, we officially wrapped up the course readings for the semester, as we’ll be dedicating the last two weeks of class to student presentations. Let’s take… Continue reading Museums & Crisis, November Update
Category: Academics
Museums & Crisis: October Update
In my last update about my Museums & Crisis course, I talked about our initial foundations unit and the adjustments I’d started making in response to student interests and needs. Now that we’ve had a few weeks to get into the course’s primary contents, let’s take a look at what we’ve been doing. We first… Continue reading Museums & Crisis: October Update
Museums & Crisis: September Update
A few weeks ago I told you about the course I’m teaching this fall, Museums & Crisis. Let’s take a look at what we’ve been doing. The first weeks of class were primarily an opportunity to lay down foundations regarding museums, their history, and how they operate. One of the reasons why I stuck to… Continue reading Museums & Crisis: September Update
This Year’s Assistantship: Teaching Museums and Crisis
Since coming to William & Mary, I’ve been able to participate in a variety of assistantships. Whether I’ve been inventorying maps at the Mariners Museum, organizing virtual conferences with the Equality Lab, or guiding students with career readiness at the Cohen Career Center, I’ve been able to expand my professional experiences while approaching the work… Continue reading This Year’s Assistantship: Teaching Museums and Crisis
Reflecting on the JDP Assistantship
Last month I formally concluded my assistantship as the JDP Fellow at the Office of Career Development and Professional Engagement. Today, I’d like to reflect on what I’ve gained from the experience. In terms of hands-on projects, this is probably one of the most involved assistantships I’ve had since coming to William & Mary. In… Continue reading Reflecting on the JDP Assistantship
JDP Update, Part III: Visiting St Andrews
As I hinted at in my last JDP update, part of my assistantship includes visiting the campus at St Andrews. From April 23-29, that tentative visit became a reality as I spent three full days in St Andrews, as well as time in Edinburgh. Now that I’ve returned from that trip, I’ll tell you about… Continue reading JDP Update, Part III: Visiting St Andrews
JDP Update, Part II: Alumni Outreach
In my last update as the JDP Fellow, I talked about the new workshops I had developed in consultation with both current students and Programme alumni. As good as it feels to have created new career-related content for the JDP experience, however, these workshops only represent one part of a larger, ongoing project: developing alumni… Continue reading JDP Update, Part II: Alumni Outreach
JDP Update, Part I: Three New Workshops
Although I haven’t posted about it recently, my assistantship at the Career Center (now known as the Office of Career Development and Professional Engagement) has been keeping me quite busy. After spending last semester getting acquainted with the JDP experience, I’ve been spending this semester making my own contributions in two different ways: creating new… Continue reading JDP Update, Part I: Three New Workshops
A Story About Pedagogy
Brandon and I traveled to Florida last week for his grandfather’s funeral, so here’s a post from the stash I keep handy for when I don’t feel up to writing. Today, we’re going back in time, to the 1996-1997 academic year, and an experience I had in fifth grade. Overall, I remember fifth grade as… Continue reading A Story About Pedagogy
Translating the JDP Experience: A Career Center Workshop
During the past few weeks, I’ve been settling into my role as the Graduate Fellow for the William & Mary/St Andrews Joint Degree Programme at the Cohen Career Center. In mid-October, after several weeks of observing the Center’s career advisors, I started accepting my own advising appointments, and have been meeting one-on-one with JDP students… Continue reading Translating the JDP Experience: A Career Center Workshop