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    Readings in Late Antiquity

    This spring semester, I’m teaching a class on Late Antiquity. When I say that, people usually ask, “What is Late Antiquity?” Late Antiquity is the period of transition… Read more “Readings in Late Antiquity”

    January 16, 2017 by Collin Garbarino

    What We’ll Be Reading this Spring Semester

    Today is the first day of the spring semester so I thought I’d give a run down of what we’ll be reading in my classes. Western Civilization I… Read more “What We’ll Be Reading this Spring Semester”

    January 19, 2016January 19, 2016 by Collin Garbarino

    What I’ll Be Doing in the Fall Semester

    Today is the first day of the fall semester. Expectations run so high that the beginning of the new academic year takes on a sacramental quality. Incoming… Read more “What I’ll Be Doing in the Fall Semester”

    August 24, 2015August 23, 2015 by Collin Garbarino

    My Year of Grading in 25 GIFs

    Sometimes teaching a freshman-level college course feels like a game of Chinese Whispers. I give the students the information, but the information isn’t the same when I… Read more “My Year of Grading in 25 GIFs”

    May 19, 2015August 10, 2015 by Collin Garbarino

    The Lecture Works, and It Always Has

    Over at First Things I argue that the lecture is still the best way to educate a large group of learners. The Atlantic ran an interview with David Thornburg,… Read more “The Lecture Works, and It Always Has”

    November 19, 2013 by Collin Garbarino

    When Curriculum Gets It Wrong

    Sometimes you have to take education into your own hands.

    September 20, 2013September 21, 2013 by Collin Garbarino

    Some Good Advice for my Students, From Ashton Kutcher?

    Ashton Kutcher surprised me by giving some helpful advice to young people. These are the kind of things that my incoming freshmen need to hear. I further… Read more “Some Good Advice for my Students, From Ashton Kutcher?”

    August 15, 2013 by Collin Garbarino

    The Liberal Arts: An Education in Cattle Raiding

    A few days ago, I was trying to convince the freshmen and sophomores in my Western-Civilization survey to signup for my upper-level class in the fall. The… Read more “The Liberal Arts: An Education in Cattle Raiding”

    April 24, 2013April 23, 2013 by Collin Garbarino

    Five Tools for Improving Your Writing

    Writing has been on my mind this week. It probably has something to do with reading a stack of student papers and essays. Unfortunately, these papers and… Read more “Five Tools for Improving Your Writing”

    February 14, 2013August 9, 2015 by Collin Garbarino

    How to Write an In-Class Essay

    As I was grading my first round of exams this week, I was reminded that many students have no idea how to approach an in-class essay. Too… Read more “How to Write an In-Class Essay”

    February 5, 2013February 5, 2013 by Collin Garbarino

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