GLS eNews November 12, 2021
GLS Biweekly Update - November 12, 2021
The GLS staff currently are working a hybrid schedule. Email and phone (GLS main number - 919-684-3222) remain the best way to reach us.
Still Time to Register for Spring Seminars
The spring registration drop/add period is now underway. Please note that December 1 is the late registration deadline for Spring 2022. This includes registration in continuation. A $50 fee will be assessed to students who register after this date.
Currently there is a waitlist for The Art of Storytelling, but seats are still available in Critical Digital Knowledge and Protecting Nature in a World of People. In case you're daunted by the title, read Anne's message below on why Amanda Starling Gould's "Critical Digital Knowledge" is a course you don't want to pass up:
Dear Students,
As you are considering your registrations for Spring '22, I want to call your attention to Dr. Amanda Starling Gould's course, "Critical Digital Knowledge," described fully here.
Spring '22 will be Dr. Gould's second semester teaching with us. She is also advising several current master's projects. In case you don't know her, or are worried that somehow the course might be beyond you, I'd like to share some of the feedback we got on this amazing instructor last spring when she taught "Designing the Future."
Don't miss the opportunity for a class whose collaborative pedagogical approach will transform your experience of teaching and learning and help you rethink the technologies that shape our lives. Here are some of the comments:
- I would recommend that GLS invite Dr. Gould to teach as often as she is willing.
- I would take another course from this instructor in a heartbeat!
- Dr. Amanda is probably the most accessible professor I've had in the program. She truly believes in helping students--often our subjects deal with thinking outside the box, and that can be tough. She encourages and guides.
- This course was SO WELL organized that it likely tilts my estimation of the organization of other courses.
- This course felt like more of a collaborative endeavor than a top-down classroom. I always felt like the instructor trusted that I would always do my very best, and as a result I often pushed myself a bit harder than I would have for the more traditional (hierarchical) course.
- The wide range of assignments (including several wild-card options) meant that I could always dig deeply into the material in ways that most resonated with me. I found that I pushed myself in more than in a traditional course because of collaborative nature of the course. I wanted to bring my best for my classmates rather than just hit marks for a grade.
- The professor clearly and consistently modeled a collaborative style through all aspects of the class. This created a supporting learning environment while also reinforcing many of the core aspects of the course material.
- There was an aspect of "you'll get out what you put into" the class. For me, this felt exhilarating and validated my decision to enroll in this program. The material was consistently layered such that individual students could dig as deeply as they wanted or were able (given our preexisting knowledge).
- This course felt totally validating in my decision to go back to school. I felt valued and challenged in ways that I don't think I've ever experienced. I would gladly take another course with this professor (on just about any topic) because I feel like I could learn so much about the material and myself.
- This class was organized differently from any other I have ever taken, and I mean that as the highest compliment. Dr. Gould used the very structure of the class to inspire the ultimate question of the course, which is what are the systems that make us? How could they be redesigned or remade? So, we had options to have a more synchronous or asynchronous experience. We had a few required readings each week and many optional ones (we also had the option of listening to podcasts, audio books, videos, etc.). Our Zoom meeting was moved to a time that suited the group. We got to choose from several response modes on our readings each week (forums, challenge exercises, annotating readings). Dr. Gould's generous and failure-positive/perfection-adverse approach to teaching was very, very welcome and refreshing.
- Dr. Gould trusted us to use our class time effectively in our own ways. I'm a lot older than I was when I was last a student, and I was immensely grateful to have been treated like the adult I am. I'm only in this program because I really want to be, and I appreciated the complete lack of pressure to prove that. I would recommend that the GLS program invite Dr. Gould to teach as much and as often as she's willing. She's a terrific teacher.
LS 780-93 Critical Digital Knowledge: Seeing Data Bodies and Practicing the Future
Instructor: Amanda Starling Gould
Mondays, 2-5 PM
GLS House, 2114 Campus Drive, and online
Click here for course description.
LS 760-39 Protecting Nature in a World of People: Protected Areas, Economic Development and Tourism
Instructor: Robert Healy
Tuesdays, 6-9 PM
GLS House, 2114 Campus Drive
Click here for course description.
LS 770-45 The Art of Storytelling
Instructor: Michelle Dove
Wednesdays 6-9 PM
GLS House, 2114 Campus Drive
Click here for course description.
Professional Development for Master's Students - Emerging Leaders Institute
The Graduate School offers several professional development opportunities throughout the year. Coming up on December 7: learn about the Emerging Leaders Institute (ELI) at an ELI Information Session. The ELI is a great opportunity for developing leadership skills while collaborating on an interdisciplinary team project with other graduate students and postdocs. Click here to register for the Zoom info session.
Tiffany Farr (MALS 2020), pictured below, participated in the 2019 ELI. Tiffany's team focused on identifying resources for students experiencing sexual harassment and discrimination. See the ELI website for more examples of team projects.
Tiffany Farr (MALS 2020), front row, third from left, was among the 2019 ELI participants.
SPREAD THE WORD! Graduate Liberal Studies holds online information sessions for prospective students every Friday morning at 10 AM EST. These sessions, which last about an hour, are the best way to learn more about the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies degree at Duke University. GLS staff members are available to discuss degree requirements, the application and admissions process, and more. Click here for registration details.
Important Dates for GLS Students
Tuesday, November 9 - Drop/Add begins for Spring 2022
Tuesday, November 23, 10:30 PM - Thanksgiving recess begins; Graduate classes end
Wednesday, November 24-Tuesday, December 7 - Graduate reading period
Wednesday, December 1 - Late registration deadline for Spring 2022. A $50 fee will be assessed to students who register after this date.
Wednesday, December 8-Monday, December 13 - Final examinations
Campus Calendars
Check out the links below for events happening across Duke.
Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI)
Department of Art, Art History & Visual Studies (AAHVS)
Department of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies (AMES)
Department of Gender, Sexuality & Feminists Studies
Department of International Comparative Studies (ICS)
Online Resources for Graduate Students
- COVID-19 updates for students are available on Duke's Coronavirus Response website.
- Graduate School-specific COVID-19 updates are posted here.
- The Duke Student Assistance Fund was established better support master's students who may be experiencing difficulty providing for their basic needs during this extraordinary time.
- Blue Devils Care is a new mental telehealth service that can provide support wherever you may be located currently. You can access the service by using the key DUKE2020.
- The Duke Career Hub offers career support, content, and resources.