Fall 2021. It was the first semester that I taught biological anthropology. While I have done the lecture course for over six years, the lab was new. I do not like using commercial material and want to keep things affordable for students, so I tasked myself with making sixteen lab… Read more“Introducing Legend of the Leukocytes”
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Bean Pong, Spring 2017
A while ago I dreamed up playing a version of beer pong as a final review activity. With each semester that has passed, I have adapted the game to various class sizes. This semester was my second with a class of over 50 students and I have arrived at a set… Read more“Bean Pong, Spring 2017”
Beat the T.A.!
Last time, I wrote about adapting a common college game for the purpose of education. Another type of game that I came up with as I hungrily took in ideas about teaching is something I call “Beat the T.A.!” The purpose of “Beat the T.A.” is to have the students… Read more“Beat the T.A.!”
Beer(less) Pong Study Session: Rules and Guidelines
Update: read this post, then continue to the 2017 update here. I’ve been reading and rereading a lot of the pedagogy of college teaching recently. I started by digging out my copy of Ken Bain’s What the Best College Teachers Do (2004), combined with a lot of web reading centered… Read more“Beer(less) Pong Study Session: Rules and Guidelines”
Folsom Projectile Blues 2
Oh yeah, the away team was being attacked by giant gorillas. All arguments are thus rendered invalid.
Las Vegas, Part 2
Monday was the first full day in Las Vegas. We had lunch in Chinatown again and drove to the MGM Grand to see the lions. Unlike at a zoo, these lions are treated like pets. Two or three keepers are actually in the exhibit with the two lions. One of… Read more“Las Vegas, Part 2”
Anthropology in Games: Red Dead Redemption
“Grand Theft Auto with Horses” is a pretty accurate synopsis of Red Dead Redemption. One of the characters the main character runs into is an anthropologist. A cocaine-addicted anthropologist. Here is one of the cutscenes involving this character (warning: swearing):
Anthropology in Games: Shadow Complex
This is how I imagine my dissertation defense will go (Youtube video via splicd.com) From Shadow Complex, an Xbox LIVE Arcade game :).
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I’M GONNA TAKE YOU FOR A RIDE. I’M GONNA TAKE YOU FOR A RIDE. I’M GONNA TAKE YOU FOR A RIDE. I’M GONNA TAKE YOU FOR A RIDE. I’M GONNA TAKE YOU FOR A RIDE. I’M GONNA TAKE YOU FOR A RIDE. I’M GONNA TAKE YOU FOR A RIDE. I’M… Read more“omgomgomg”
We Were Braaaaagging….
The irony is that I think Within You Without You is the worst song on Sgt. Pepper.