Decentering Technology: A Pedagogy of the Senses
Over the last few decades, instructors have been increasingly encouraged to integrate technology into their classrooms. Whether through the use … Read More
We Got Ghosted: A Failed Collaboration
We got ghosted. Not in a dating app kind of way, but in a way that seemed surprisingly similar: messages … Read More
Public Engagement Pedagogy across the Methods Curriculum
Our latest webinar focused on how — and why — we teach methods. Joined by Drs. Vanessa Gonlin (Assistant … Read More
Teaching Victimology When Trauma Is in the Room
Creating responsible spaces for learning about harm, prevention, and justice. I have been teaching Victimology in one form or another … Read More
Interview with Sarah Lageson
Dr. Sarah Lageson, Associate Professor of Technology and Social Power at Northeastern University with a joint appointment in the … Read More
Methods for/as Public Engagement
Amid attacks on higher education generally, and sociology, in particular, sociologists are feeling more pressure to show the value … Read More
Teaching Tourism through Community Voices
Recent news coverage of tourism worldwide has shown how prioritizing uncontrolled economic growth results in unsustainable visitor numbers in … Read More
Teaching Education Policy through Multiple Lenses
A section of my Sociology of Education course is devoted to primary and secondary education policy. We tackle one of … Read More
Teaching Methods in Times of Crisis
Let’s face it, teaching sociological research methods is always challenging, even in so-called “normal” times. It’s part of the … Read More
“A Clingy Friend”: AI and the First Public
When I first designed an assignment called Seeing with the Machines, I wanted students to move beyond using artificial intelligence … Read More