Interviewing for your Worker Profile March 16, 2010
Posted by willmeister in : CORE, Getting started, MP3s, Uncategorized, Work & Vocation Unit , add a commentIn this episode, Zach King and William Milhans use what they know about interviewing to provide some tips: who to choose for your interview, what to say during the interview, how to take notes well, what to do with those notes, and even a bit more!
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THE BLUE LIGHT show: Art and Citizenship January 10, 2010
Posted by willmeister in : CORE, MP3s , comments closedWell, at long last, here it is. This episode does not follow the style of the others, but is rather a series of excerpts from a lecture given at the Brauer Museum, covering a broad variety of paintings that follow the theme of Citizenship, presented to Cynthia Rutz’s CORE class.
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THE BLUE LIGHT show: A Long Way Gone Discussion October 23, 2009
Posted by willmeister in : CORE, Education Unit, MP3s , comments closedThis mp3 episode of the Blue Light Show is devoted to A Long Way Gone. Three CORE students discuss ideas relevant to paper #2.
Is the book more about war or enlightenment? Why do the boys join the army? How does enlightenment occur, and what the responsibilities of the enlightened? Can family be replaced? Why is music so prominent in the text–How does it become a metaphor?
Ali McLaughlin, John Moldenhauer, and Philip Feldwisch, as well as moderator William Milhans provide serious talk about a thought-provoking text.
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THE BLUE LIGHT show: Genesis Reading September 3, 2009
Posted by jhicks in : CORE, MP3s, Origins Unit, Text & Context , comments closedCORE students . . .This podcast is a reading of your assignment from Genesis. We *totally* took advantage of the sound effects and music to create a space for the story to come to life in the oral tradition from which it came. Let the language wash over you as you relax or exercise. Consider ideas to explore in your first paper.
THE BLUE LIGHT show: Old Man Coyote discussion September 3, 2009
Posted by willmeister in : CORE, MP3s, Origins Unit , comments closedIn this episode of the BLUE LIGHT SHOW, those masters of mirth and malady, William and Kayla, decipher the intricate mysteries of “Old Man Coyote Makes the World” [Crow]. They compliment, they dis, they ponder and invite you to enter the conversation.To listen, click the gray slide arrow; to copy, right click “download” and select “Save Link As.”
THE BLUE LIGHT show: Corn Mother discussion September 3, 2009
Posted by willmeister in : CORE, MP3s, Origins Unit , comments closedIn this episode of the the BLUE LIGHT SHOW, William and Kayla tackle “Corn Mother.” On this smoke-free campus, what do they make of tobacco being a “gift”? William ponders how the Penobscot deities differ from the Greek gods and superheroes. Kayla knocks William for a Harry Potter reference.To play, click the gray slide; to copy, right click on “download” and select “Save Link As.”
CC Podcast, Episode 3: The Violent Bear It Away February 18, 2009
Posted by willmeister in : Christ College, MP3s , add a commentHello, faithful listeners! In this episode of the Writing Center’s CC Podcast, William Milhans and Tyler Gegg get their talk on concerning Flannery O’Connor’s quite religious novel “The Violent Bear It Away”. Topics covered include how every character is crazy, particularly Mason.
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Thanks for listening!
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Posted by willmeister in : Christ College, MP3s , comments closed Hello again, CC Freshmen! It’s Friday night and the odds are that most of you haven’t written your papers yet. For those who have, good for you! You are not in this podcast’s target audience, for now.
In this episode of the CC Podcast, William Milhans and Tyler Gegg talk about Lu Xun’s wacky collection of semi-depressing short stories, entitled “Diary of a Madman”. Hopefully our discussion can provide you with some fresh ideas or perspectives when you hit a rough spot with your paper.
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Have a good weekend!
- Will Milhans
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Posted by willmeister in : Christ College, MP3s , comments closedThis week, the first ever episode of the CC Podcast goes out online! This is the podcast for CC students, to help you all with those nasty little weekly papers. If you are having trouble thinking of a paper topic, or would simply like to procrastinate productively for a few minutes, then why not take a listen? Featured in this episode are Anna Schmidt and William Milhans, talking about Jane Austen’s Persuasion.
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Peer editing and Simone Weil: CORE Students Ponder and Vent! October 22, 2008
Posted by jhicks in : CORE, Education Unit, MP3s , comments closedTHE BLUE LIGHT SHOW: episode 2
How is peer editing going for you? Will your struggles with paper #3 stand as evidence that Simone Weil may be right?
In this 5-minute pod cast students from a CORE class explain how to set up a good peer editing group and also ponder Weil.
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