Links of the week – hot summer links edition
Whining about the weather on the internet is hardly the most original thing I can do, but wow is it hot in Korea! Being from the perpetually temperate Pacific Northwest, I’m not accustomed to prolonged heat. Today in Samcheok, adjusting for humidity, we had highs of 36 degree Celsius! It’s been nearly a month of … Read more
Histrionic Historians – Four things historians can learn from Don Draper
I started watching Mad Men shortly after the first season aired. After making it through most of the first season I realized that I didn’t like a single character on the show. It’s protagonist, the hard-drinking, womanizing, Don Draper is not the most relatable character for a monogamous teetotaler like me. And most of the other characters on … Read more
Web Wednesday – Exploring how people share experiences online
Welcome to the first post in a new feature called ‘Web Wednesday.’ This feature will explore how the internet is empowering people from all walks of life to share their life experiences online. As a fairly optimistic person I like to believe that the vast majority of people on this planet are pretty darn amazing … Read more
Strange Bedfellows – A collaborative blogging project
A friend of mine who is working on his PhD in Archaeology at the University of York recently sent me a link to an interesting project. Strange Bedfellows is a collaborative blogging project at the University of York funded by the Humanities Research Centre and the Centre for Modern Studies. It hopes to use the … Read more
Links of the week – summer blogs
I’m in a summer frame of mind. Between planning my summer camp that starts next week, thinking about my pending summer vacation, and the perpetually humid Korean weather, I can’t stop thinking about summer. So why not chill out by reading some cool blogs? This edition of links of the week is all about blogs … Read more
JADH2012 – The Importance of Storytelling in a Digital World: Or, What the Digital Humanities can learn from TED
I am extremely happy that I have be selected to present a short paper at the Japanese Association for Digital Humanities 2012 conference. I’ll be presenting my paper “The Importance of Storytelling in a Digital World: Or, What the Digital Humanities can learn from TED” on September 17th as part of a panel called “Human Interaction” … Read more
My Summer Digital Humanities Project – Mapping Middle English Romance
One of the perks of working at a public school in Korea is the generous paid vacation time. During the winter break (which marks the end of the school year like the summer does in North America) teachers are given three weeks of paid vacation. During the summer break (which starts at the beginning of … Read more
ivrytwr video – Samcheok’s Hwanseongul 환선굴 Cave
This past weekend Beth and I visited the Hwanseongul 환선굴 Cave in Samcheok, Gangwon-do, South Korea. We were blown away (and nearly washed away by the torrential rains). This cave is the largest karstic cave in Korea and one of the largest caves in all of Asia. At more than 650 millions years old and 6.5 … Read more
Links of the week – no theme, no problem!
For the past few weeks I’ve been trying to organize my links of the week around a unifying theme. Maybe I have a case of the Mondays, but a theme just isn’t coming to me this week. Even without a theme, nothing stops links of the week – onward! 1. The Wellcome Trust Invites Researchers … Read more
My Digital Adventure – teaching ESL students digital literacy
I’m currently working as an ESL teacher in a Korean elementary school. As part of my job I get to plan one winter camp and one summer camp on a topic of my choosing. Getting to choose what I teach is pretty rare for me since I’m normally beholden to textbooks and the national curriculum. Since … Read more
