Discover strategies for teaching American politics in a polarized climate. Professor Nemacheck demonstrates how to create civil discourse in the classroom and manage heated exchanges.
Join author and Professor Michael Cothren in our Looking Through the Canvas webisode series where he will discuss unique perspectives on Giotto's Kiss of Judas. The frescos wealthy banker Enrico Scrovegni commissioned from Tuscan painter Giotto di Bondone in the early years of the fourteenth century are among the most important works of the Western painting tradition. They appear in most introductory courses to demonstrate the movement toward the use of modeled, weighty figures to enact sacred narrative with a humanizing focus that moves this history of painting toward the Renaissance in Italy. For centuries after they were completed, artists journeyed to Padua to study and draw from these murals, which became an inspirational aspect of their training. During a semester in France studying studio-art, my own instructor sent me to Padua to study and draw. But instead of guiding me to the solution of problems in my own painting (her reasoning for sending me there), the days I spent in the Scrovegni chapel fueled within me a curiosity about the objectives and enigmas of visual narrative that converted me to a life in art history.
Join author Henry Sayre in our Looking Through the Canvas webisode series where he will discuss the politics underlying Édouard Manet’s The Battle of the “Kearsarge” and the “Alabama” painted in a matter of weeks after, on Sunday, June 19, the U.S.S. Kearsarge engaged the Confederate sloop Alabama in international waters just off Cherbourg, France in the English Channel and sank her in a battle that lasted some 70 minutes. Manet’s first painting to directly address current events, it encapsulates French attitudes toward the American Civil War. Its centrality to the painter’s own political leanings are perhaps best illustrated by the fact that eight years later, after France had been defeated by Germany and radical Paris had fallen to more conservative French forces, in what itself amounted to a Civil War, it would be Manet’s sole entry to the Salon of 1872.
Explore various perspectives on Pedro Figari and Afro-Uruguayan Culture with author Patrick Frank, who focuses on the artist's portrayal of Candombe ceremonies and the issue of cultural appropriation.
Learn how to help students think culturally about development in adolescence and emerging adulthood, emphasizing the importance of understanding cultural context in modern times.
Join Holly Moore, author of MATLAB for Engineers, as she explains how to use MATLAB GRADER to improve student comprehension and reduce faculty workload.
Help your microbiology students escape learning silos and confidently handle complex material with these teaching techniques from Dr. Norman-McKay.
Explore perspectives on Sultan Muhammad's Court of Gayumars with author Michael Cothren. Discover the painting's significance in the Persian narrative tradition and its journey from the royal court.
Discover the fascinating origins and meanings of the Easter Island Moai with author Patrick Frank. Explore the unique functions of these iconic sculptures through the latest archaeological research.
Gain practical strategies to become a more student-centered educator. Dr. Steven Beebe shares tips for enhancing your instructional practice and keeping students engaged in the learning process.
Discover how to combat corruption and support the achievement of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 by using education and accountability to address unethical decision-making.