The Encounters teaching team has developed their initial collection of Southeast Asian images into a database available for future iterations of this and other courses, a move emphasizing the important role of collaboration in IHUM course development. Watch for a link to this database from the IHUM Digital Library. As IHUM develops strategies for technology use in humanities teaching we will need to consider further how to evaluate group projects that are facilitated by technology use, as well as how to ensure equity among courses in terms of expectations and workload, especially given a technological component. Because our courses are innovative and interdisciplinary, both in the sense of teaching team collaboration and in course content, we are in an excellent position to help lead the University in developing thoughtful strategies for teaching with technology in the humanities. We welcome your suggestions and comments on how to make our efforts succeed.
Live music is music .
The experience of the live performance became an integral part of the course as a whole. Throughout the quarter, students examined texts from a variety of genres, including drama, film, and opera. While the students felt at home discussing film and literature, many of them found opera intimidating and unfamiliar. Many of them became instant music critics. When the class later watched a video of the same opera, they vehemently argued that more emphasis should have been placed on the comic elements of the work.