Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching. Title of course: Red Dead’s History: Exploring America’s Violent Past Through the Hit Video Game What prompted…
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Searching for the right angle – students in this course shoot pool to learn about journalism
Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching. Title of course: “News Writing and Reporting II: Multimedia” What prompted the idea to use pool to…
To better understand addiction, students in this course take a close look at liquor in literature
Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching. Title of course: Alcohol in American Literature What prompted the idea for the course? I got the…
This course examines the dark realities behind your favorite children’s stories
Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching. Title of course: “Children’s Literature” What prompted the idea for the course? The idea came from a…
This course explores the long, interrelated history of two ways of seeing the world
Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching. Title of course: Art & Science from Aristotle to Instagram What prompted the idea for the course?…
This engineering course has students use their brainwaves to create performing art
Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching. Title of course: “Arts and Geometry” What prompted the idea for the course? After a serious injury…