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Creativity in science education is essential
There is a pervasive meme in the collective consciousness that science is a purely rational pursuit with no room for bringing in personal experiences or points of view. This, in my experience, is entirely false. Science is fundamentally a creative pursuit. Good...
Chance versus Planning in SIF projects
One of the charming features of the SIF's development is the haphazard way it has accumulated projects to work on. We were founded with the idea of being a labor force for faculty with ideas that needed implementation. This open-ended mission contributed to a...
Alternative Assessment Criteria, but How?
There has been a tremendous amount of discussions concerning the goals and practices of Digital Humanities within the setting of undergraduate instruction, and I welcome not only the increased attention but also the marked shift that has taken place on how this...
Unity Training
Last week I got a chance to attend the workshop of James Simpson, fondly known as Doctor Unity. He is known for his extensive work in the field of Unity, developing Unity tools, games and even a full MMO (massively multiplayer online game). As you can see my...
Washington High School Male Students make Documentary about Booker T. Washington
On Wednesday, January 27, 2016, the male students of the African American Male Initiative (AAMI) met a difficult deadline and presented a 20+ minute documentary to fellow students of Booker T. Washington high school in Atlanta, Georgia. The students were led by Tene...
SIF work highlighted at national conference
This March, historians from around the country will be gathering at Drew University to discuss the state of graduate education in the field. Like many disciplines, particularly (but by no means exclusively) in the humanities, history departments have been...
After Malcolm Project to Exhibit at National Civil and Human Rights Museum
Figures like Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X are central to the history of the Black Freedom Struggle; however the larger story of African American Islam before, during, and after the Civil Rights Movement remains to be told. The religious tradition of Islam has been drawn...
Getting UP To Every Last Detail
The 1928 Atlanta project has one essential question that we are trying to answer: How has the city changed since 1928? WHAT has changed since 1928? Well, it seems like almost everything has. The exceptions might be the few select buildings that still stand today from...
Historical Photos: Why It’s Nice We Can’t Always Geotag Them
Recently I met with two of the heads of the SIF program, Joe Hurley and Brennan Collins, concerning the photo geotagging project. The photo geotagging project involves determining the location where various photos from the GSU Digital Collections were taken from. The...
What a journey !!!
In July 2014, I was in India, not knowing what lies in future for me. This was the first time I was coming to USA and was going to be here for my masters in computer science. Fortunately, I was selected as Student Innovation Fellow right from day one of my studies at...
Supporting GSU’s Tradition of Innovation
Georgia State University is developing a national reputation for innovation and excellence in undergraduate education - the U.S. News & World Report, for instance, recently named it the 14th best school in the country at educating undergrads, in company with some...
SIF Fellows Present at Atlanta Connected Learning Digital Pedagogy Meetup
On Tuesday December 1st at 7 PM, SIF fellows Valerie Robin and Dylan Ruediger will speak to the Atlanta Connected Learning Digital Pedagogy Meetup about the evolving role of the SIF Program in Graduate Pedagogy. They will describe how the program is being expanded to...