Listen and watch a diverse group of Missouri State University students from ENG 222: Writing for Social Change discuss their reservations, limitations, and ultimate rewards in creating and conducting conversations about social change and social justice issues via podcasting. Viewers will be inspired and instructed in strategies for approaching podcasting on topics most of us … [Read more...] about “Going There: Having Difficult Conversations via Podcasting” – MSU Student Podcasting Panel Discussion
Poems are not puzzles to solve but messages from actual people. But why would someone communicate with a poem? When we seeing poetry as communication, and ask who is talking, and who they expect to be listening, we are in a better position to ‘dissect’ or ‘close read’ a poem. Students in this demo will encounter relevant present-day poetry with these goals in mind. About … [Read more...] about “Beyond Close Reading, or How Poetry Matters” by Dr. Jonathan Newman
During this video, we will visit several sites on Missouri State University campus and through downtown Springfield, MO, using the surroundings as a way to generate our own poetry. In the PowerPoint before the video, I’ll introduce the details of the session and explain two types of poems: the ekphrastic poem and the found poem. You will need paper, a pen, and some time to … [Read more...] about “Writing in the City: A Virtual Writing Marathon” by Sara Burge