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OK, I have already made a facebook page for us and suggested some sessions, but I got this idea today and thought I would throw it out there.

I am going to be teaching World Literature next semester, a class I have never taught at this school.  On their exit exam is Tartuff, which I have never even read, lead alone taught.

I thought it would be fun, as a kind of “Iron Chef” challenge, to ask that we do a session on  digital humanities solutions to teaching Tartuff.

How can I make it interesting, relevant, and make sure my students know the text as well as they possibly can?

Maybe everyone can come with their favorite programs, ideas, and teaching suggestions.  What do you think?

In the spirit of cooperation and collaboration, I have just established a Facebook page for THATCamp LAC.  I thought we might like a place where we could connect casually, get to know one another, post things we come across, and generally interact. If you want to join, I please click on the link below!  After I get your “like,” I will make you and administrator so you can comment freely.

www.facebook.com/pages/ThatCamp-LAC/210037149016658

I didn’t see anyone posting yet, so I thought I would start the discussion myself and invite others to join in to this post, if you want (i.e. go ahead and edit it, or respond).

I have a few things I would love to discuss, but as this is my first THATcamp, I am not sure exactly how specific I should be . . . so, I’ll just jump in!

IDEAS . . .

Using Social Media in the Classroom

I use Facebook and Twitter to interact with my students, mostly just as a communication tool . . . but I have also begun to use Facebook as a tool for classroom “group presentations.”  How have others used FaceBook, Twitter, and MySpace in the classroom?

What Happened to “Humanities” in Digital Humanities?

I don’t know about you, but when I try to look into the field of “Digital Humanities” I find it mostly populated with computer geeks who seem to have learned programming in utero.  I’m an English professor, not a programmer!  How can we make this field more accessible to people who love technology as an end-user, not as a developer?

Using ePortfolios in the Classroom

This is probably passé for many participants at THATcamp, but my program uses WordPress blogs as ePortfolios for our students (and for class websites).  I would love to share my experience doing this, and hear some great new ideas for ePortfolios.