Happy Saint Patrick’s Day: The Indomitable Human Spirit

*That nun is a bottle opener. The Guinness is a saint. *Favorite Irish song: Paul Brady’s “Arthur McBride” (original recording) *Favorite kind of Guinness: from the tap, not too cold. From the can otherwise. *Favorite film: In the Name of the Father, In Bruge after that. 😏 *Favorite Irish food: Curry. 😏 *Favorite Irish literature:…

Preparing to Teach Online: Lights, Camera, Action.

The whole of academia is metamorphosing into a virtual classroom in order to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Many educators plan to use Zoom or Blackboard Collaborate. I am worried that the increased traffic on those platforms will be a problem. With that in mind, I plan to use YouTube, WordPress, and my already existent…

Paradigm Shift: The Year of COVID-19

Addendum: One particular reason that I plan to post course videos on YouTube is that it’s likely that online educational platforms won’t be able to handle the massive spike in activity.