Teaching Tools Archive | American Studies Blog Thu, 21 Sep 2023 13:37:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 It’s A Wrap: Beginning with Endings http://blog.asjournal.org/its-a-wrap-beginning-with-endings/ Wed, 06 Sep 2023 06:00:53 +0000 http://blog.asjournal.org/?p=6197 At the end of the semester, I always like to include a wrap-up exercise for one final creative writing task: “It’s a Wrap” – which also … Continue reading It’s A Wrap: Beginning with Endings

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Going Green with Gamified Learning: Advancing Sustainability through Interactive Learning http://blog.asjournal.org/going-green-with-gamified-learning-advancing-sustainability-through-interactive-learning/ Wed, 30 Aug 2023 06:00:55 +0000 http://blog.asjournal.org/?p=6194 As I compose this blog post, a disquieting reality is emerging: record-breaking temperatures are soaring to unprecedented heights, thrusting the world into the clutches of dire … Continue reading Going Green with Gamified Learning: Advancing Sustainability through Interactive Learning

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An A‑May-zing Month for Animals http://blog.asjournal.org/an-a-may-zing-month-for-animals/ Wed, 17 May 2023 06:00:06 +0000 http://blog.asjournal.org/?p=6111 I like to think of May as one of the most amazing months – not only because it’s National Pet Month, but also because May 20 … Continue reading An A‑May-zing Month for Animals

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What Does the Fox Say? A Simple Tale with a Plethora of Possibilities http://blog.asjournal.org/what-does-the-fox-say-a-simple-tale-with-a-plethora-of-possibilities/ Wed, 14 Dec 2022 07:00:51 +0000 http://blog.asjournal.org/?p=5981 When I first read George Saunders’ fable-like tale, Fox 8, I initially felt amused, then sad, and finally outraged. I also felt a blog brewing – … Continue reading What Does the Fox Say? A Simple Tale with a Plethora of Possibilities

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Having Fun with Language on German American Day 2022 http://blog.asjournal.org/having-fun-with-language-on-german-american-day-2022/ Wed, 28 Sep 2022 06:00:30 +0000 http://blog.asjournal.org/?p=5899 In countries, such as Poland and the Netherlands, learning German is on the rise. Yet, in the U.S., it’s been declining for the past hundred years. … Continue reading Having Fun with Language on German American Day 2022

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All the Stories That We (Were) Told http://blog.asjournal.org/all-the-stories-that-we-were-told/ Wed, 11 May 2022 06:00:55 +0000 http://blog.asjournal.org/?p=5792 Life writing – which includes a wide spectrum of sub-genres such as (auto)biography, memoir, letter, diary, (digital) life stories, and oral histories – has a long … Continue reading All the Stories That We (Were) Told

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