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South Phoenix Oral History Project2.51. Boundaries (ie: You’re Not a Therapist)It's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.Today's prompt: Read about establishing boundaries with your narrators. Do some research, then make a list of dos and don’ts for yourself. Resources Yow, Valerie. “‘Do I like Them Too Much?": Effects of the Oral History Interview on the Interviewer and Vice-Versa.” The Oral History Review, vol. 24, no. 1, 1997, pp. 55–79. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/3...
2021-05-3111 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.50. Collecting, Archiving, and Analyzing – Caution for Oral HistoriansIt's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.Today's prompt: Today’s challenge, therefore, is two-fold. Listen to or watch an interview you’ve previously recorded and evaluate your use of silences. Next, take a look at Sander’s suggestions linked in the show notes, select one, and give it a try.Resources Howard Levin, “Authentic Doing.” The Oral History Review (2011). https://www.jstor.org/s...
2021-05-2807 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.49. Confidence, Nerves, and SilencesIt's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.Today's prompt: Today’s challenge, therefore, is two-fold. Listen to or watch an interview you’ve previously recorded and evaluate your use of silences. Next, take a look at Sander’s suggestions linked in the show notes, select one, and give it a try. Resources Donald Miller, A Million Miles in a Thousand Years...
2021-05-2707 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.48. How Much Do You Really Want to Know?It's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt. Today's prompt: Track down Susan Kraft’s piece. Read it and then respond her questions in your journal. What do you want to know and why? Resources Susan L. Kraft, “Private Lives in Public Places–Oral Histories of Performing Artists: How Much Do You Really Want to Know?” Journal of Archival Organization, 2003: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/cit...
2021-05-2604 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.47. Oral Histories with Family MembersIt's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt. Today's prompt: Think of a family member you’d like to interview. First, take a look at the UCLA source and think through some of the pre-interview steps. Then, scroll to the bottom and consider their family history sample outline. Make your own or adapt theirs, and then call your family member to get them scheduled! Res...
2021-05-2509 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.46. Building a TimelineIt's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.Today's prompt: Create a timeline for your narrator. How has your narrator’s life been woven into local, national, and global history? How does your narrator’s story help to further explain the history of your specific research? Resources Nina Willner, Forty Autumns: A Family’s Story of Courage and Survival on Both Sides o...
2021-05-2405 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.45. Considering Oral History and the LawIt's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.Today's prompt: Set a timer – I’m going to go with 2 hours. In that time, do a deep dive on all things legal and oral history. Resources John A. Neuenschwander. A Guide to Oral History and the Law. Vol. Second edition, Oxford University Press, 2014. EBSCOhost, search-ebscohost-com.ez2.maricopa.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e000xna&AN...
2021-05-2104 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.44. Your Philosophy on Shared AuthorityIt's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.Today's prompt: First, write your philosophy of shared authority when it comes to oral history work. I encourage you to do some research in developing your philosophy. Then, establish a plan for following this philosophy for every interview you conduct. Resources Tracy E. K'Meyer, and A. Glenn Crothers. “‘If I See Some of This in Writin...
2021-05-2006 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.43. MetadataIt's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.Today's prompt: Identify the metadata of the interview or interviews you’ve already conducted. Resources Oral history Association, White Paper, “Oral History Metadata and Description:A Survey of Practices” https://www.oralhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/OHA-MTF-White-Paper_2020.pdf Eleanora Anedde, “Determining Metadata From Website to Archive: Designing Metadata for the South Phoenix Oral History Pr...
2021-05-1906 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.42. Curating Your Interview MaterialsIt's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.Today's prompt: Once you have your curation plan in place, revisit your materials. Make sure they are all titled (including supplemental things like background research and forms) according to your plan. And if they’re not, start making improvements now! Resources File Naming in the Digital Age by Dean Rehberger and Brendan Coates http...
2021-05-1808 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.41. After the Interview – Cataloguing & Storing: Creating a PlanIt's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.Today's prompt: Create a plan for naming and storage, and then follow it. Resources File Naming in the Digital Age by Dean Rehberger and Brendan Coates http://ohda.matrix.msu.edu/2012/08/file-naming-in-the-digital-age/“Oral History Curation in the Digital Age: A Framework for Choices and Planning,” Michael Frisch, Douglas Lambert, Mark Tebeau, and E...
2021-05-1711 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.40. Using Your Oral Histories – TranscribingIt's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.Today's prompt: Transcribe, or begin to transcribe your interview. **If you don’t have your own interview to transcribe, you are more than welcome to request a sample interview from me! Please reach out to us @SMCChistory #MoreandMoreEveryday and we’ll happily share our sample materials with you.Resources Baylor, Oral Histo...
2021-05-1405 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.39. Using Your Oral Histories – Transcription: Creating a PlanIt's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.Today's prompt: Create a plan for formatting and working through your transcript. Resources The Library of Congress, American Folklife Center: “Indexing and Transcribing Your Interviews” https://www.loc.gov/vets/transcribe.html Columbia University, Center for Oral History Research: “Oral History Transcription Guide.” https://static1.squarespace.com/static/575a10ba27d4bd5d7300a207/t/5a5f95a2652de...
2021-05-1308 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.38. Using Your Oral Histories – Biographical Stories Part III of IIIIt's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.Today's prompt: Using the interview you have conducted, draft a biographical story of your narrator including all of these elements: Title, role, 500 words about him/her and his/her context, quotes, and a conclusion. Throughout the story, identify good spots for audio or video clips, and/or images. Resources Swain, Ellen D. “Oral H...
2021-05-1210 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.37. Using Your Oral Histories – Biographical Stories Part II of IIIIt's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.Today's prompt: Explore our signature collection at Southphoenixoralhistory.com, looking common elements in our biographical profiles. And a special note to our listeners who may not be writing for our collection specifically, that’s okay! Use our collection as a jumping off point, or find a different collection that’s more up your alley. Eith...
2021-05-1105 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.36. Using Your Oral Histories – Biographical Stories Part I of IIIIt's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.Today's prompt: Read the article and reflect. As you read this article in preparation of writing your final story for publication, what does it make you think about? Try to explain how your writing will fit within the framework of your personal research.Today's Resources: History Matters, “Interpreting Oral History” http://historymatters.gmu.edu/mse/o...
2021-05-1006 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.35. Using Your Oral Histories - Indexing Your Interview II of IIIt's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.Today's prompt: practice indexing an oral history. Today's Resources: Indexing as Engaging Oral History Research: Using OHMS to “Compose History” in the Writing Classroom by Douglas A. Boyd, Janice W. Fernheimer &Rachel Dixon, Oral History ReviewTranscribing Oral History” https://www.routledge.com/Transcribing-Oral-History/Bergen/p/book/9780815350934Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History Resources: https://libraries.uky.edu/libp...
2021-05-0708 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.34. Using Your Oral Histories - Indexing Your Interview I of IIIt's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.Today's prompt: brainstorm and define the components of an oral history index. Today's Resources: Indexing as Engaging Oral History Research: Using OHMS to “Compose History” in the Writing Classroom by Douglas A. Boyd, Janice W. Fernheimer &Rachel Dixon, Oral History Review Transcribing Oral History” https://www.routledge.com/Transcribing-Oral-History/Bergen/p/book/9780815350934 Louie B. Nunn Center f...
2021-05-0611 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.33. Technology - CurationIt's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.Today's prompt: write a curation plan, with specific focus on your technology storage needs. Today's Resources: Steven Siellaff, “Brave New World: A Guide to Twenty-First Century Technology forOral History.” 2017. https://www.baylor.edu/toha/doc.php/310617.pdf Nancy MacKay, Curating Oral Histories: From Interview to Archive, Routledge, 2016. Share your progress with us...
2021-05-0508 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.32. Technology - RecordingIt's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.Today's prompt: reflect on those questions, but make a plan going forward. Grab your notebook and a pen, and write your answers to these questions: What kind of recording (audio or video) works best for your purposes and why? What kind of recording technology do you already have access to for your purposes? What additional technology would you like acc...
2021-05-0407 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.31. After the Interview: GratitudeIt's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.Today's prompt: Write a thank you note to your narrator. Reflect on what they've taught you and how you plan to follow up.Today's Resources: Nancy McKay, Curating Oral Histories (Routledge, 2015). https://www.routledge.com/Curating-Oral-Histories-From-Interview-to-Archive/MacKay/p/book/9781611328561 Michael Frisch, A Shared Authority (SUNY, 199). https://www.sunypress.edu/p-766-a-shared-authority.aspx Baylor University Institute for Oral His...
2021-05-0306 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.30. Taking Care of YourselfIt's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.Today's prompt: Reflect on how you reacted to the interview you just conducted. Throughout the interview and after, how did your eyes feel? Your head? Your back? Were you tired afterward or invigorated? Write down your responses to these prompts on your own. Now, rest! Take a break. We’ll see you next time! Share your progress with us:
2021-04-3004 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.29. Storing and Backing Up Your InterviewIt's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.Today's prompt: Save and protect your interview recording. Bonus prompt: The interview is ____________ to an oral history _________________ (example: The interview is the main dish to the oral history dinner party).Share your progress with us:@SMCChistory (Twitter and Insta)historysouthmountain@gmail.comMore and More Every Day is b...
2021-04-2905 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.28. The InterviewIt's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.Today's prompt: Go forth and interview! Let us know how it goes. Today's Resources:Not sure where to get full oral histories? Here are a few places that might have something interesting for you:https://www.oralhistory.org/best-practices/ Share your progress with us:@SMCChistory (Twitter and Insta)
2021-04-2805 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.27. Mock InterviewIt's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.Today's prompt: Conduct a full mock interview with someone you don't know too well. Go through the entire process – get consent, test your equipment, record the conversation, and ask the questions. Pay special attention to how you perform as an interviewer. Are you nervous? Does anything happen that distracts you? What happens when your narrator answers a question you were planning to...
2021-04-2705 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.26. Listen to an InterviewIt's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.Today's prompt: Listen to an available oral history (about an hour) that relates to your topic. React and respond to what you do or don't want to emulate in your own interview.Today's Resources:Not sure where to get full oral histories? Here are a few places that might have something interesting for you:
2021-04-2603 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.25. Nuts and Bolts - The Interview ChecklistIt's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.Today's prompt: Find or create an interview checklist that works perfectly for you and incorporates all the elements you need in your oral history interviews. Today's Resources:University of the Pacific, “Oral History Checklist” https://www.pacific.edu/sites/default/files/users/user379/Oral%20History%20Checklist.pdf DOVE Oral History Tool Kit: https://www.odu.edu/con...
2021-04-2308 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.24. Nuts and Bolts - Scheduling the InterviewIt's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.Today's prompt: Write the script for your initial ask and send it to a potential narrator. Today's Resources:The University of Southern Mississippi, Center for Oral History & Cultural Heritage, “Three P’s of a Successful Oral History Interview,” https://www.usm.edu/oral-history-cultural-heritage/cohch-documents/how-to-conduct-successful-oh-interview.pdf Share your progress with us:@SMC...
2021-04-2210 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.23. Nuts and Bolts - GatekeepersIt's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.Today's prompt: Find a gatekeeper and reach out to him/her/them. Write an email or make a phone call, explaining your project or intentions and how he/she/they can help you get in contact with ideal narrators for your oral histories. Today's Resources:Baylor University Institute for Oral History Workshop on the Web:
2021-04-2108 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.22. Nuts and Bolts: Ethics, Consent, Future Use, and Shared AuthorityIt's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.Today's prompt: Research oral history consent forms. Do an online search, or ask your special collection for an example of their consent forms. Select one or two and review them for ethics, consent, future use, and other best practices. What does this consent form to well? What is it missing?**Remember to share criticism with an academic, neutral...
2021-04-2009 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.21. Nuts and Bolts: The Craft of Doing Oral HistoryIt's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.Today's prompt: Take time today to read about the craft of oral history. And reflect on these questions: Before you started doing these challenges, what did you think oral history entailed? And now that you’ve done some research today, how (if at all) have your opinions on oral history changed? Today's Resources:Oral History Association: Et...
2021-04-1906 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.20. Pre-interview research: Questions based on the pre-interview phaseIt's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.Today's prompt: Using what you've learned through your pre-interview research, review your interview questions and edit, adjust, reorder, or otherwise improve your questions with your new-found contextual and biographical knowledge. Share your progress with us:@SMCChistory (Twitter and Insta)historysouthmountain@gmail.comMore and More Every Day is brought to you by the South P...
2021-04-1606 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.19. Pre-interview research: Sharing and Collecting the Biographical QuestionnaireIt's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.Today's prompt: Identify which of these strategies you think will work best for you when it comes to pre-interview biographical research: Email the questions to your narrator;Schedule a pre-interview phone call;Do your own researchSelect which ever strategy works best for you, and try it! Draft an email, schedule a phone call, or start doing research. I...
2021-04-1505 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.18. Pre-interview research: Biographical QuestionnaireIt's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.Today's prompt: Create a biographical questionnaire. A sort of profile of your narrator that you develop with or about them before the interview. Come up with 7-10 factual details you’d like to know about the person you will interview in advance. In a future challenge, we can discuss how you might go about getting this information. But fo...
2021-04-1405 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.17. Pre-interview research: Historical Context QuestionnaireIt's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.Today's prompt: Create your own Historical Questionnaire of topics about the world around your narrator you need to research before your interview. On your own, brainstorm an action plan for how you can begin researching to complete your Historical Questionnaire. Share your progress with us:@SMCChistory (Twitter and Insta)historysouthmountain@gmail.comM...
2021-04-1307 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.16. Pre-interview research: What do you need to know?It's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.Today's prompt: Come up with a list of things you need to know or research in order to draft meaningful interview questions. Share your progress with us:@SMCChistory (Twitter and Insta)historysouthmountain@gmail.comMore and More Every Day is brought to you by the South Phoenix Oral History Project at South Mountain Community C...
2021-04-1208 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.15. Interviews or Projects: Your Intended ScopeIt's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.Today's prompt: Identify how you plan to work forward in these challenges, and with what lens. Are you looking at oral history as a set of interviews? Or a larger project/collection?Today's Resources:Donna DeBlasio et al., Catching Stories: A Practical Guide to Oral History.Share your progress with us:@SMCChistory (Twitter and...
2021-04-0907 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.14. Using the Five Senses to Ask QuestionsIt's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.Today's prompt: write five potential interview questions for your pie in the sky narrators. One for each sense. SightSmellTouchHearTaste Select your favorite of the five and call up a friend or relative. Ask them the question! See what kinds of answers they give you. Share your progress with us:@SMCChistory (Twitter and Insta)his...
2021-04-0803 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.13. You and Your Narrator in Historical Context, Part IIIt's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.Today's prompt: Follow along with our story, looking for biographical details and examples of historical context. Then, write your own story!This is a real-time challenge, so feel free to slow down the speed or pause the episode as you need. Today's Resources: South Phoenix Oral History Project's Training Materials: https://southphoenixoralhistory.com/resources/Yo...
2021-04-0709 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.12. You and Your Narrator in Historical Context, Part IIt's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.Today's prompt: Follow along and complete the diagram to visualize yourself and your historical context! This is a real-time challenge, so feel free to slow down the speed or pause the episode as you need. Today's Resources:South Phoenix Oral History Training Manual: https://southphoenixoralhistory.files.wordpress.com/2020/10/training-spoh-oral-history-materials-1-1.pdf Sylvia's* His...
2021-04-0610 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.11. Trust and Memories in Oral HistoryIt's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.Today's prompt: I’m going to give you a few options. Do one, do them all, it’s up to you. Take a look at Monika Vrzgulova’s article. What does it make you think of?Write down some ways you can build trust with the people you are interviewing, especially during raw moments in the conversation. Write down any “tri...
2021-04-0507 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.10. Two Seconds of SilenceIt's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.Today's prompt: Wait. Two. Seconds.Today's Resources:https://www.gq.com/story/be-a-better-listener Share your progress with us:@SMCChistory (Twitter and Insta)historysouthmountain@gmail.comMore and More Every Day is brought to you by the South Phoenix Oral History Project at South Mountain Community College, in partnership with t...
2021-04-0203 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.9. Try This Nonverbal CueIt's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.Today's prompt: Look them in the mouth! Try interviewing a friend or family member, and shift your focus - look at their eyes, then their mouth, then back. Today's Resources:https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/wellbeing/how-to-talk-about-health-problems/active-listening Share your progress with us:@SMCChistory (Twitter and Insta)historysouthmountain...
2021-04-0103 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.8. Nonverbal Active Listening for Oral HistoriansIt's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.Today's prompt: Let’s work on our nonverbal active listening cues together. Select one nonverbal active listening cue and try it out! Interview a friend or family member with the intent to practice one of these nonverbal active listening cues: smiling, eye contact, head nods, mirroring, posture, whatever you think you need to practice!Nonverbal active listening cues to...
2021-03-3111 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.7. Writing the QuestionsIt's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.Today's prompt: Write 10 sample questions. Today's Resources:https://djhs.org/videooral-histories/50-questions-for-an-oral-history-interview/ http://dohistory.org/on_your_own/toolkit/oralHistory.html#QUESTIONS https://youtu.be/q9PUuksGRzM https://siarchives.si.edu/history/how-do-oral-history Share your progress with us:@SMCChistory (Twitter and Insta)historysouthmountain@gmail.comMore and More Every Day...
2021-03-3008 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.6. Getting Started with Oral HistoryIt's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.Today's prompt: Today, I ask you a series of questions, and as I do, I want you to answer on your own. Feel free to pause the recording as needed. It’s okay if you don’t know the “right” answers. Just write down what you think. You can even write, “I don’t know.” Today's Resources:
2021-03-2905 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.5. What Do You Want to Learn about Oral History?It's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.Today's prompt: I’m asking you: “What do you want out of this?” Write down your hopes for this season of More and More Every Day. Share your progress with us:@SMCChistory (Twitter and Insta)historysouthmountain@gmail.comMore and More Every Day is brought to you by the South Phoenix Oral Histor...
2021-03-2604 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.4. What is Oral History?It's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.Today's prompt: Write your elevator speech. Sit down with your journal or laptop and write up what you would say to someone if they asked you “what is oral history?” Try to avoid answering as if you’re talking to a student, a colleague, or someone who already knows the answer. Share your progress with us:@SMCChistory (Twitte...
2021-03-2504 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.3. The First Time I...It's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.Today's prompt: What were your first interviews? Did you ever try to transcribe a movie, or song, just because you wanted to? For today’s challenge, write down any memories you have of doing oral history before you even knew what oral history was. Share your progress with us:@SMCChistory (Twitter and Insta)historysouthmountain@gmail.com...
2021-03-2404 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.2. Can I do oral history?It's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.Today's prompt: What makes (or would make) you suited for oral history? There are no wrong answers.Share your progress with us:@SMCChistory (Twitter and Insta)historysouthmountain@gmail.comMore and More Every Day is brought to you by the South Phoenix Oral History Project at South Mountain Community College, in partnership with the...
2021-03-2304 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project2.1. What is it about oral history?Here we go! It's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt. Today's prompt: What is oral history, and why are so many non-historians attracted to it?Today's resources: https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/oral-histories-ghostbusters-nirvana-clueless-er-cheers-kanye-westhttps://www.vulture.com/news/oral-history/ Share your progress with us:@SMCChistory (Twitter and Insta)historysouthmountain@gmail.com More and More Every Da...
2021-03-2209 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project1.50. Season 1 Finale: Our Highs and Lows of 2020For our last episode of 2020, Summer and Andrea reflect on all that we've learned. We've grown as teachers, as colleagues, and as first-time podcasters. Join us as we look back and look ahead. Shout outs to some of our earliest narrators, and to those of you who took a chance on us when we were first learning how to do this! In 2020, we conducted 74 interviews, published 50 episodes, and published 99 blog posts about #LearningintheCOVID19Era and #TeachingintheCOVID19Era.Special thanks to our first listeners: Wasim & Andrew. We hope you come back for Season 2! Find o...
2020-12-1643 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project1.49. My Whole Career Has Prepared Me for This (with Patricia Herrera)Look back with us on one of the first interviews we conducted in the spring of 2020. Patricia Herrera is a Training and Development Consultant at South Mountain Community College's Center for Teaching and Learning. In late March when many of us were feeling overwhelmed and unprepared, Patricia was energized by the challenge. Her only low was not having enough time to help everyone. Like so many educational technologists across the world, Patricia was a true rock star in a time of confusion, stress, and anxiety. She overextended herself at times, knowing that it was "unrealistic at this...
2020-11-1342 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project1.48 Racism is Pandemic As Well (with Drs. Mary Raygoza, Raina León, and Aaminah Norris)In the spring of 2020, a team of educators at Saint Mary’s College of California in the Teacher Educator Program got together to meet the challenge of transitioning to online teaching head on. Together, Drs. Mary Raygoza, Raina León, and Aaminah Norris collaborated on an open document, titled "Humanizing Online Teaching," inspired by one of the classes in their program. They shared it widely, and within a few days, several hundred educators across the country viewed the document. "Humanizing Online Education" emphasizes the following categories: Building and Maintaining Beloved Community; Be Prepared; Fostering Equitable Participation; Group Work and...
2020-10-301h 39South Phoenix Oral History Project1.47. Compassion and Empathy are Infinite (with Dr. Stevie Stanford)Dr. Stevie Stanford is a nationally sought-after psychologist and expert on trauma and addiction. Whether you're a teacher or a student, Dr. Stanford knows this period of social isolation is going to be difficult. She doesn't want you to feel guilt or shame as you're working through the COVID-19 era. "Pain is pain. We all have feelings."For some of us, school is a place of respite. The expectations are clear, the setting is safe, and we have regular access to all kinds of resources. In some cases, it's where students can find a healthy meal and...
2020-10-2336 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project1.46. Online is the New Normal (with Dennis Kibbe)Dennis Kibbe teaches Computer Information Systems at Mesa Community College in Arizona. In the spring of 2020, Dennis and Summer touched base about the rapid switch to online teaching and learning during the outbreak of COVID19. An expert in teaching using technology, Dennis had a lot of excellent advice for his fellow teachers about teaching online, and doing it well. Dennis suggests his students use the Pomodoro technique to help them to focus getting work done for classes. It's a tried and true method that writers use all the time. But students in any class can...
2020-10-0931 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project1.45. It's Time to Breathe (with Melanie Ho and David Attis)Today's interview is with two experts from EAB: Education Technology, Services, and Research in Washington, D.C. Melanie Ho is Senior Vice President of Research and David Attis is a managing director. They've known each other for several years, this is their first time being interviewed together! Lately, Melanie has been thinking a lot about the impact of COVID19, grief, and isolation. As difficult as it is, she's heartened to discover new ways to connect with family, friends, and even strangers! "It allows us to face our common humanity" with people we do not know.
2020-10-0231 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project1.44. Beyond Making Statements (with M. Gabriela Torres)Gabriela Torres is a Professor of Anthropology at Wheaton College. She is also a co-director for her college's Center for Teaching and Learning. Gabriela's watershed moment was at the end of Spring Break when her college decided to keep the campus closed. She found that she didn't have many answers to questions students were asking. "I saw my students really processing something that in my own head, I hadn't begun to process myself. It was a cognitive watershed moment." Before COVID19, she noted that students of color and Latinx students were graduating with "some degree...
2020-08-3132 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project1.43. The Best We Can Be is Vulnerable (with Jon Newman-Gonchar)Jon Newman-Gonchar is the head volleyball coach at University of New Mexico. In April 2020, he called in to talk with Summer and Cody about the new challenges facing higher education and athletics. Jon's watershed moment was on March 17th when a recruiting trip was cancelled and UNM's Spring Break was extended. "The next thing we knew, it was all moving online."He's missing his players, missing his staff, and missing the routine that used to come with the seasonal nature of college sports. As information was constantly changing, Jon had to navigate competing stories and...
2020-08-2231 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project1.42. Coaching & COVID19 (with Brittney Matta)Brittney Matta in the head softball coach at South Mountain Community College. In her first year as a head coach, Brittney's program was cut in the middle of the season. The setbacks seemed enormous, and Brittney tries to continue coaching despite the new challenges of COVID19. She tries to keep a team motto, "Greatness is a way of life" front and center in her mind. For Brittney, a game against Mesa Community College on March 17th was the turning point. The game was supposed to be rained out, but both teams agreed to push through it. She's...
2020-08-1933 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project1.41. A Remarkable Time, and Not a Forever (with Donna Philippot)Donna Philippot is a Middle School Drama, Language, and Literature teacher at Hopkins West Junior High near Minneapolis, MN. She joined us today to talk about overhauling her classes into an online system in only a matter of weeks. For Donna, it seemed the watershed moments kept coming, as COVID19 affected her both personally and professionally. When she worries about her students, she emails, calls, or shows up in their driveways to let them know she cares. Donna worries about the students who are sad, as they are coming into the long term realization of the realities...
2020-08-1334 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project1.40. Black Engineering Faculty Speak (with the Black in Engineering Team)Today's episode is a conversation with the team behind Black in Engineering. Drs. Carlotta Berry (Rose-Hulman University); Brooke Coley (Arizona State University); Leroy Long III (Embry-Riddle, FL); Tahira Reid (Purdue); and Monica F. Cox (Ohio State) called in to talk about their moving video, "Black Engineering Faculty Speak." Their collaboration is a true testament to bravery, innovation, and commitment to social change. The discussed their collaborative process, and how they cared for each other while working together across distance and space. Out of their work also came their Call to Action - a list of priorities and r...
2020-08-1159 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project1.39. People Do Great Things When Presented with a Challenge (with Denise El Habach)Denise El Habach (BryantDee@gmail.com) is a High School Counselor in Phoenix, Arizona. When we talked in April, she was just about to send off the graduating class of 2020 from Moon Valley High School. Denise was surprised to discover in the quarantine just how much she was able to reach out and help students and parents. As for lows, she was sad for the high school seniors who missed out on the rites of passage that come with prom, graduation, and moving on to adulthood. Her watershed moment was Friday, March 13th when her...
2020-07-3023 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project1.38. Privileged Just to Witness (with Dawne Anderson)Dawne Anderson is an adjunct instructor teaching English Composition at South Mountain Community College. She's used to living on her own, knitting and painting in her home, so the quarantine wasn't a difficult adjustment for Dawne. However, she does feel lonely at times, and misses getting sufficient exercise during the sweltering Arizona summer. For Dawne, the watershed moment was around Friday, the 13th of March when her substitute teaching position fell through, and classes at SMCC were suspended for a week. As someone who is used to balancing way too many things at once, she...
2020-07-2822 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project1.37. You Need to Un-Learn the Things You Were Taught (with Miranda Rivers)Miranda Rivers from the US Institute of Peace joins us to talk about nonviolent action, protest, and social change in the #COVID19era. She's the first people we've interviewed outside of the field of education to get some perspective on the role of schools, teachers, and students in the move toward a better future.Miranda's watershed moment was the national reaction to the murder of George Floyd in May 2020. She finds herself pondering why our current social, economic, and political environments shaped the call to action in May and June 2020. Along with her nonviolent action t...
2020-07-2334 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project1.36. I'm Living Through History (with Paul)Today we talk with Paul (@berlin_and_company) who is a student and future history teacher at South Mountain Community College (@SouthMountaincc). Paul shares how COVID19 has affected his home and work life. He loves studying history, and reflects on how 2020 has been a historic year for him. Hear Paul's interview wherever you get your podcasts.Show notes: Check out Paul's custom-made guitars @berlin_and_company and follow his band @rosedivisionband. Interview Date: 5/11/20Connect with us:Write for us.Tell us your st...
2020-07-2026 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project1.35. Weekly Recap III (with Andrea and Summer)Summer and Andrea are back at it with a look at all that happened in the week of July 13th, 2020. Weekly Recap Highlights:New episodes! "Sit in the Discomfort" with Guy Goodman of South Mountain Community College"Ordinary People, Extraordinary Times" with Jessamyn Neuhaus of SUNY Plattsburgh. (@GeekyPedagogy)Student essays:Lashonna's faith keeps her centered during difficult times Tationnya reflects on the fear and anger that she felt while trying to grocery shop in spring 2020Thanks to Any Good Thing for supporting our work! Looking ahead to the coming weeks:Futu...
2020-07-1754 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project1.34. Ordinary People, Extraordinary Times (with Dr. Jessmyn Neuhaus)Meet Dr. Jessamyn Neuhaus (@GeekyPedagogy), Professor of Popular Culture and History at State University of New York, Plattsburgh. Dr. Neuhaus is the recently named Interim Director of her campus' Center for Teaching Excellence. She's greeting the challenge head-on, learning for the first time how to teach online while also navigating the new realities of #TeachingintheCOVID19era. Like many of us, Dr. Neuhaus believed she was able to change with any demands, accept certain realities, and in many ways roll with the punches, but she wasn't expecting COVID19. For example, she spent weeks investing effort into...
2020-07-1648 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project1.33. Sit in the Discomfort (with Guy Goodman)Today's interview is with Guy Goodman, Dean of Enrollment Services at South Mountain Community College. Our conversation with Guy included discussions of historical and modern-day lynchings, the urgent need for change now, and the hopes he has for the future. Guy reflects on the responsibilities we as educators hold to embody social change. He complicates our understanding of conduct and discipline on a college campus, and he challenges us to question our policies as well as how we talk about protests, politics, race, and oppression.At the end of the day, he says, "We are...
2020-07-1439 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project1.32. Weekly Recap II (with Andrea and Summer)Back in the studio, talking all things #COVID19, #BlackLivesMatter, and #CulturallyRelevantTeaching. We remind ourselves of the Your Divided Classroom concept. We ask age old questions, like "Are we the sum total of 5 with whom we spend the most time?" "Where did the term social distancing come from?" "What can I do?" and, "How many pumpkins does one person need?" Weekly Recap Highlights:Interviews with the remarkable Dr. Timothy K. Eatman and student-entrepreneur Megan of Texas A&MMiranda Rivers' collaborative piece on nonviolence. Looking ahead to the coming weeks:Ep...
2020-07-111h 09South Phoenix Oral History Project1.31. Finding Something Positive (with Megan)Today we talk with Megan, an inspirational college student. When Megan had to move home from college, she found herself missing her routine and friends at Texas A&M, while trying to figure out how to succeed in online classes. Megan is majoring in molecular and cell biology, and hoping to go to medical school in the future. In the middle of the semester, her lab classes were switched to online, with Zoom and video lectures, and she wanted to find a way to release the stress away from a screen. Megan's had lots of...
2020-07-0929 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project1.30. The Possibilities are Amazing (with Dr. Timothy K. Eatman)Today's interview with Dr. Timothy K. Eatman invites us to expand instead of shrink, create instead of cower, and stretch beyond our reach. Dr. Eatman is the Inaugural Dean of the Honors Living-Learning Community at Rutgers University, where he is also Association Professor of Urban Education. Professor Eatman studies, writes, and teaches about the power of imagination. His interview is passionate, probing, and timely as we navigate questions on equity and inclusion while teaching in the COVID19 Era. As faculty continue to face new challenges in this space and time, Dr. Eatman encourages us to...
2020-07-0756 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project1.29. Weekly Recap I (with Summer and Andrea)Oh wow! So much has changed since March. We kept finding that our conversations centered around topics of race, privilege, and equity. As a result, we decided to bring on a new co-host. Meet Andrea Rivers - English Faculty at South Mountain Community College and Social Justice Warrior! Andrea is an expert and facilitator on race & privilege. She is currently working on a PhD, focusing on equity and cultural relevance in higher education. Weekly Recap Highlights:Summer and Andrea discuss their first collaboration - a day-long symposium called "Your Divided Clas...
2020-06-2655 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project1.28. Equity is Part of the Conversation (with Dr. Kevin Kelly)Today we talk with Dr. Kevin Kelly, consultant, lecturer, and higher education scholar. Kevin, who teaches a class called "How to Learn from Your Mobile Device" at San Francisco State University, gives us lots to think about when it comes to developing meaningful online classes in the context of a global pandemic. He suggests a variety of creative solutions to questions like, "What if a student doesn't own a computer or mobile device to submit assignments?" As he looks to the future, Kevin hopes that educators across the country continue the wave of collaboration that...
2020-06-2528 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project1.27. 2020 Has Been Painful (with Andrea Rivers)Join us today for a conversation with Andrea Rivers, English Faculty at South Mountain Community College. Andrea's pursuing a PhD that focuses on race, cultural relevance, and teaching at Arizona State University. In her discussion with Summer, Andrea conveys the shifting realities of the COVID19 era, as our perspectives change to include conversations about black struggles, violence against people of color, and uncertainties about the future. Show notes: Andrea discussed the murder of George Floyd and its historical impacts. As part of her work with SMCC's Equity Team, she developed a short v...
2020-06-2329 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project1.26. What is Juneteenth (in 8 minutes and 46 seconds)Today's episode, "What is Juneteenth? (in 8 minutes and 46 seconds)" will be released at 8:46am. Our choice to highlight 8:46 is in commemoration of the death of George Floyd. Written by English Professor Andrea Rivers, this brief history of Juneteenth explains the origins of the holiday and its contemporary significance in the year 2020. It features information about the national and local celebrations of the holiday, along with a call for our country to do better. Show notes: Produced by the South Phoenix Oral History Project and members of South Mountain Community CollegeWritten by Andrea R...
2020-06-1910 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project1.25. A Better Normal (with Chandra)Today's episode is a conversation with Chandra, a recent graduate from South Mountain Community College. After a lot of hard work, Chandra was gearing up for a well-deserved commencement celebration. But when the graduation ceremony was cancelled in Spring 2020, Chandra was disappointed. During the quarantine, however, Chandra is maintaining high spirits by focusing on her faith. She's a mom of three kids, two who are learning online, just like her. She's found a lot of joy in spending time with her children, and deepening her relationship with God. Show notes: Chandra quoted s...
2020-06-1625 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project1.24. I Don't Expect Normalcy (with Liz Warren)Today's episode is an early interview with Summer and Liz Warren. Liz and Summer collaborate regularly at South Mountain Community College. Listen to them talk through the initial shock of the rapid move to online teaching and telecommuting. Liz Warren is the founding director of the Storytelling Institute, the first program in the country to offer an academic certificate in Storytelling. She is a co-founder of the South Phoenix Oral History Project. This is an early interview, one that is a conversation between two women who are first starting to talk through the realities of t...
2020-06-0931 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project1.23. It's Not the Great Equalizer (with Dr. Jean Beaman)Dr. Jean Beaman called in to talk about the realities of living through history and societal change. She discusses the racial and social realities of COVID19, and dispels the notion that the pandemic is the "great equalizer." She also considers the spring 2020 protests regarding the death of George Floyd, and how they are connected to the coronavirus.Dr. Beaman is Assistant Professor of Sociology at University of California, Santa Barbara. She is the author of Citizen Outsider: Children of North African Immigrants in France. To read Dr. Beaman's profile, take a look at our daily...
2020-06-0330 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project1.22. Six COVID19 Student Stories (with Community College Students)Today's episode combines six student stories. Each narrator was asked, "How has COVID19 affected your life as a student?" They responded in a variety of ways. I'm worried about my wife, who is in the armed forces. Am I risking the health of my family by keeping my essential job? How can I learn public speaking in an online class?Sometimes I forget I'm a student because I'm distracted by supporting my family without a full-time job. I'm learning - not just in my own classes, but because now I'm homeschooling a kindergartner and a high school senior while...
2020-05-1323 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project1.21. I Have Another Graduation To Look Forward To (with Clarissa)Clarissa was supposed to walk in the commencement ceremony for her AA from South Mountain Community College in the Spring of 2020. But she's not letting the cancelled ceremony get her down. She says, "I have another graduation" to look forward to, when she transfers to a university for her Bachelor's degree. In the last few weeks of the semester, she was spending a ton of time online in class meetings and MEChA functions. But, when the semester comes to an end, she plans to start a garden. As a student leader, Clarissa noticed that people were a...
2020-05-1215 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project1.20. Weekly Roundup V (with Summer and Cody Cherland)In this week's roundup, Cody and Summer discuss themes and patterns in episodes, interviews, and posts from the first week of May. Highlights from the Weekly Roundup V:Cody and Summer are elated with their new dual microphone setup! National Teacher Appreciation Week - we dropped a new episode every day featuring a classroom teacher. Reviews of each episodes: Phillip Martinez, Stephanie Burke-Liggett, Jennifer Syler, and Lalo Quezada.We dropped a special graduation episode for our class of 2020. Cody's A-ha and Oh-yeah moments about appreciating all educators on a school campus.Lots of love to o...
2020-05-1045 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project1.19. Always Thinking About the Kids (with Lalo Quezada)It's National Teacher Appreciation Week! To celebrate, we are dropping an episode every day during the week of May 4-8th. Each episode will feature an interview with a classroom (K-12) teacher. Lalo Quezada is a special education teacher for the Long Beach Unified School District. He is an expert in teaching mobility and orientation to students with visual impairments. He dropped in to talk about using every resource to his advantage, teaching something like orientation in a virtual format, and missing his kids. See Lalo's profile at https://southphoenixoralhistory.com/more-and-more-every-day/S...
2020-05-0826 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project1.18. I'm Still There (with Jennifer Syler)It's National Teacher Appreciation Week! To celebrate, we are dropping an episode every day during the week of May 4-8th. Each episode will feature an interview with a classroom (K-12) teacher. Jennifer Syler is a 1st Grade teacher with the Peoria Unified School District. We conducted her interview very early on - when there was still a promise that school would be back in session before the end of the school year. Listen while she talks through the initial shock of learning to teach remotely, and posits the varied and obscure plans for reopening schools.
2020-05-0730 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project1.17. Nothing Can Take Away Your Education (Special 2020 Graduation Episode)Today's episode is a special message to our graduating class of 2020. May 6th was the original date for South Mountain Community College's commencement - an event that we look forward to every year! Since we can't celebrate together, a few special guests dropped by to share their congratulations. They include our Vice President of Learning, one of our original faculty members, and even one faculty member who is teaching this semester for the very first time! We all wish our graduates luck and success in the future. We know this challenge has only made them stronger and...
2020-05-0613 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project1.16. Connect First; Teach Second (with Stephanie Burke-Liggett)It's National Teacher Appreciation Week! To celebrate, we are dropping an episode every day during the week of May 4-8th. Each episode will feature an interview with a classroom (K-12) teacher about his/her experiences teaching in the COVID19 era. Stephanie Burke-Liggett is a Middle School Language Arts Teacher at Woodrow Wilson Academy in Westminster, Colorado. She joined us to talk about migrating her classes to an online format. Her suggestion that we connect first; teach second demonstrates her approach to working with middle school students during the COVID19 era. See Stephanie's profile at...
2020-05-0538 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project1.15. From Student to Teacher in the COVID19 Era (with Phillip Martinez)It's National Teacher Appreciation Week! To celebrate, we are dropping an episode every day during the week of May 4-8th. Each episode will feature an interview with a classroom (K-12) teacher. Phillip Martinez is a student teacher in his last semester before teaching full time. As spring break approached, Phillip spent 10 days of lead teaching. He wished his students a happy vacation, and then they never came back to school. Listen to how Phillip's journey of teaching and learning has changed as a result of COVID19. See Phillip's profile at https...
2020-05-0433 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project1.13. Where is the Va? (with Dr. Helen Sword)Dr. Helen Sword joins us to talk about writing during the COVID19 era, our new understandings of productivity, and transitioning her face-to-face master classes to online "Stay-Home" writing retreats. Dr. Sword is Professor of Humanities at University of Auckland, and a prolific writer. In her interview, she makes special mention of the Samoan word "va," which means relational space. She asks us to consider, "where is the va" in an online, digital classroom during a global crisis? To read Dr. Helen Sword's profile, take a look at our daily blog at southphoenixoralhistory.com
2020-04-3038 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project1.12. These Are Not Normal Times (with Esther C.)As part of our #international week, future journalist and aspiring photographer Esther called in to talk about #learningintheCOVID19 era. Originally from the Netherlands, Esther's interview features a woman with a global perspective and a researcher's approach. To read Esther's full profile, check out: https://southphoenixoralhistory.com/more-and-more-every-day/Show notes: Follow Esther on Instagram @Esthercphotography Esther's book suggestion: Acosta, The Enemy of the People Connect with us:Click here to tell us your story.Why is it called More and More Every Day? Click here to rea...
2020-04-2723 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project1.11. Weekly Roundup III (with Summer and Cody Cherland)In this week's roundup, Cody and Summer discuss themes and patterns in episodes and posts from the fourth week of April. Highlights from the Weekly Roundup III:Cody and Summer’s highs of the week (learning about positivity and the power of "yet"! Epiphanies for students!) Student spotlights, one student interviewBloopers sponsored by Andrew Review of Dr. Pete Facciola's episodeShout-outs to our loyal listeners, Wasim & Andrew Wasim's Challenge: Email or send via social media your reactions to his favorite quote. One lucky person who responds will get a prize!L...
2020-04-2545 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project1.10. Are you Enthusiastic? (with Dr. Pete Facciola)Peter Facciola calls himself an introvert. So he was surprised to discover that the isolation which comes with teaching in the COVID-19 era wasn't sitting with him well. He called in to talk about "feeling wobbly," and adjusting to #teachingintheCOVID19era. Dr. Facciola's not sure when he'll feel a sense of normalcy. Maybe it will be when he sets up a permanent work space at home. He wants to know how others are finding ways to feel more and more like teachers. He wants students to tell him what they're worried about, or what they're af...
2020-04-2420 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project1.09. It Gave Me Purpose (with Jessica)In today's episode, future law-school student and bartender Jessica calls in to talk about how she's dealing with the quarantine. Jessica is facing an unsure future, as she deals with putting off the LSATs, fighting boredom, and the consequences of her bar closing during the COVID-19 era. Throughout our conversation, Jessica maintains a noticeable optimism, even as she acknowledges that the future is unclear. To read Jessica's full profile, check out https://southphoenixoralhistory.com/more-and-more-every-day/. Connect with us:Click here to tell us your story.Why is it...
2020-04-2218 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project1.08. Weekly Roundup II (with Summer and Cody Cherland)In today's Weekly Roundup, Cody and Summer talk through our reflections on student posts and interviews this week. We remark on the sadness many are feeling, like our student athletes who unwittingly played their last games, or the single moms who are worried about feeding their families. We comment on how Zoom meetings may violate our students' privacy and security. We also recognize that as teachers, we will model the way through this disaster in slow-motion. Here are some highlights from the Weekly Roundup II episode:Cody and Summer’s Highs (Thursday Takeout! Seeing col...
2020-04-1734 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project1.07. You're Not Working From Home (with Dr. Rebecca Barrett-Fox)Dr. Rebecca Barrett-Fox wants you to do a “bad job” putting your class online. Why does this suggestion make us uncomfortable? It gets to the core of who we are as academics and teachers.Listen to Dr. Barrett-Fox's illuminating interview as she contrasts the advice many of us are getting (e.g., don't survey your students, don't do synchronous telecommunication with students; don't expect too much of yourself or each other). Dr. Barrett-Fox, an expert on the sociology of disasters, talks all things mental health, domestic violence, and self-preservation as we struggle to adjust to #teachingintheCOVID19era and...
2020-04-1758 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project1.06. Appreciation for the Game (with Alexa)Today, we talked with Alexa, a student-athlete at South Mountain Community College. Alexa shares with us how she's filling her time and missing her teammates. She also describes how the quarantine has made her appreciate the game now, more than ever. Connect with us:Instagram: @SMCCHistoryEmail: Historysouthmountain@gmail.com Daily Blog: More and More Every DayWeb: Southphoenixoralhistory.com Interview date: 3/27/20
2020-04-1526 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project1.05. Weekly Roundup I (with Summer and Cody Cherland)Not sure where to start? Each Weekly Roundup provides the hosts' overview of the week's posts and episodes, along with teasers for the More and More Every Day podcast and blog. Highlights from Weekly Roundup 1Our highs and lows of the weekShout outs to some of our recent and future guests, Dr. Anna Switzer, Dr. Rebecca Barrett-Fox, Dr. Helen Sword, and others. Special thanks to Jake and Emily Speck for providing our new musicSome of our favorite pop culture escapes, including Better Call Saul, and the Gilmore Guys.Mention of our new favorite lightweight c...
2020-04-1031 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project1.04. The Alligator (with Dr. Anna Switzer)Dr. Anna Switzer, author of Licence to Learn describes chosen and un-chosen learning opportunities. She celebrates discomfort as an agent of growth, and she recognizes that teaching and learning in the COVID19 era is an un-chosen experience. In some cases, she reminds us, the learning must stop - however briefly. Listen to Dr. Switzer's interview as she compares teaching and learning in the COVID19 era to meeting an alligator in the wilderness. To read Anna's More and More Every Day profile, check out southphoenixoralhistory.com Show notes: Dr. Switzer mentioned Debra Cohan's "W...
2020-04-1032 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project1.03. Calm Optimism (with Cameron)Today, we talked with Cameron, who is in his last semester at South Mountain Community College. Cameron's calm optimism will delight you as he talks about his plans to transfer to a university next fall, and how he's spending his time. Connect with us: Instagram: @SMCCHistoryEmail: Historysouthmountain@gmail.comDaily Blog: More and More Every DayWeb: Southphoenixoralhistory.com Interview date: 3/27/20
2020-04-0122 minSouth Phoenix Oral History Project1.02. The Blue Light (with Azra Mahmood)Our very first guest is Azra Mahmood, Communication faculty and club advisor to the Black Student Union at South Mountain Community College. Azra called in to chat about how she's going to maintain a sense of community in her online classes, her new mantra, and "catching the blue light." Azra's thinking a lot about movement these days. She reads and watches a lot of Jay Shetty's stuff. She suggests you check him out! Follow Azra on Instagram @2exotic. Connect with the South Phoenix Oral History Project: Instagram: @SMCChistoryEmail...
2020-04-0141 minSouth Phoenix Oral History ProjectPilot - (with Summer and Cody Cherland)In our pilot episode, co-hosts Summer and Cody interview each other. We introduce our daily blog and interview series to capture and preserve the stories and experiences of teachers and students in the COVID-19 era. Check out our blog, called "More and More Every Day" at southphoenixoralhistory.com. Connect with us: Instagram: @SMCChistoryWebsite: southphoenixoralhistory.com More and More Every Day Blog: https://southphoenixoralhistory.com/more-and-more-every-day/Email: Historysouthmountain@gmail.com
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