Of Note: Public Writing Projects from the Classroom
Curated by the Jacobson Center
Teaching Romance Languages. Students in FRN/ITL/POR/SPN299 explored the resources for language learning in Neilson Library to develop multimedia online resources for language instruction in Italian, Portuguese, French, and Spanish. Student collaborated on the design of a resource website and created multimedia learning resources for different languages. Accessible only via Smith credentials. Instructor: Simone Gugliotta, Education & Child Study + Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, French
LAS 310: Senior Capstone Seminar. Students in LAS310 created independent multimedia capstone research projects, ranging from a handbook of community resources for immigrants, to a salsa class for children, and beyond. Accessible only via Smith credentials. Instructor: Michelle Joffroy, Latin American Studies
The Art of the Steal. Students in ENG 118 explored the concept of remixing as a necessary tool for cultural transformation, creating digital multimedia projects and writing academic essays on the topic. Instructor: Jonathan Ruseski, Jacobson Center
Writers on Writing: An Anthology. Students in this ENG 110 course published creative work in a variety of genres, including fiction, nonfiction, word and image, and sound. Instructor: Julio Alves, Jacobson Center
Taking the Archives Public. Capstone students in ARX 340 created portfolios on a class blog that included public writing, mini exhibits, and a final project. Instructor: Kelly Anderson, Study of Women & Gender
Food For Thought. Incorporating images, sound, and video, Students in Chinese 352 authored multimedia articles themed around health and wellness. Instructor: Lu Yu, East Asia Languages & Cultures
The Black Radical Imagination. This site showcases two of the major assignments for AFR202: Art, Activism, and Media – artist activist profiles and final independent creation projects. Accessible only via Smith credentials. Instructor: Traci-Ann Wint, Africana Studies
NSC 312: Race and Gender in the Study of Neurological Disorders. Class Archive: Student final projects from Interterm 2021.
Introduction to Comparative Politics. Intermediate government students (GOV 220) created this multimedia class project combing podcasts, videos, op-eds, and more. Instructors: Sara Newland, Government
La memoria e i ricordi. Students in intermediate Italian created a blog with the theme of “Memory and Recollection,” about the process of learning a language.
