Grad school struggles for LJ Idol

[oxymoron67]

I returned to grad school last year, to get a degree in Digital Humanities. The first year went well, but this term, due to scheduling concerns, I could only take one course, on Technology and Pedagogy, and that course was a disaster area.So, I met with my program's department chair to discuss my issues

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[adoptedwriter]

Sad reflection on higher education. And then students get screwed on loans to boot.

[oxymoron67]

A course about the development and future of public higher ed ould be fascinating. Just that isn't this course.

[karmasoup]

Yeah. Walking was the appropriate solution to that problem (except for the bill, of course).

[rayaso]

Maybe this is what "radical teaching" is all about. As usual, your dialog is wonderful. I always look forward to it. It has been a long time since I was in school. We had Humanities, but what is Digital Humanities?

[halfshellvenus]

Ugh-- the one class that you could fit in, and it was a complete (and baffling) waste of time and money?

At least you're free of it, and of having to work for a good grade in something that is such utter B.S. I hope the Chair slams the profs for that fiasco.

[oxymoron67]

The Chair is using it as evidence that DH needs its own pedagogy classes, which I can get behind.

[static_abyss]

You should get what you pay for, especially given the amount of money school costs. And someone should take a look at that Digital Humanities curriculum.

[oxymoron67]

This class is actually separate from the DH curriculum. It's part of a certificate rpgoram for all the grad programs there.

Having said that, DH is developing its own pedagogy classes.