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Alternative Teaching Pedagogies in Honors
Esther Hanson, Prince George’s Community College
This session will explore alternative formats and approaches to teaching honors curriculum
beyond the honors seminar with faculty who have taught honors at the community college level
in a variety of formats, including in-class, hybrid, and online instruction.
Digital Storytelling in Honors
Lora Taub– Pervizpour, Muhlenberg College
Digital storytelling is widely recognized as an innovative pedagogy that supports growth in both
traditional and emergent literacies. New digital media can be mobilized to connect the currents
and rhythms of storytelling with new narrative flows, hybrid forms that merge image, word and
voice. These hybridized, mediatized forms are especially meaningful in the context of two
honors courses, a first year seminar and a senior capstone. As honors students use new digital
tools to tell the stories that matter to them most and share them with each other, they create
opportunities for intellectual growth and community building with the honors program.
Examples from both the freshman and senior seminars will be presented and discussed.
Friday, October 22
9:30 AM – 10:40 AM
Marriott Tower 3rd Floor, Julia Lee B
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Classroom Rhythms: Strategies for Success in Media-Intensive Classes
Donna Bowman, University of Central Arkansas
Richard I. Scott, University of Central Arkansas
Classroom technology is common in honors, but wall-to-wall media presents a special challenge.
The intensive preparation and class-time orchestration required for a media-intensive class can
be daunting. Two examples of media-intensive classes -- on Beatles songs and on films and
filmmaking -- will be mined for lessons on presentation and pedagogy.
Building a Resume
Friday, October 22
9:30 AM – 10:40 AM
Marriott Tower 3rd Floor, Lester Young A
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Student Moderator: Bryan Brantley, Hillsborough Community College *
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