Keywords for American Cultural Studies

Now at the end of its second year, the Keywords Collaboratory has hosted 17 undergraduate and graduate courses at institutions ranging from University of Washington to Fordham to Cornell University to Ursinus College.

To develop new resources for future instructors or working group leads, we’ve invited the second cohort of instructors who used the website to post comments, ideas, or feedback. As a springboard for discussion, please read the transcript from last year’s end-of-year instructor chat, where our pilot year instructors signed online to discuss the unique benefits and challenges of using a wiki in the classroom.

Four instructors who used the Keywords Collaboratory during the 2007-2008 school term recently signed online to chat about the unique benefits and challenges of using a wiki in the classroom. Read their transcript, and then post comments and questions here in the Keywords Blog by clicking on “join the discussion.”

In the chat room are Glenn Hendler (glennhendler), Jentery Sayers (jentery), Steven Tobias (tobiasucla), and Deborah Kimmey (dkimmey).

Planning on using Keywords for American Cultural Studies–the book or the website–in a course? Thinking about organizing a course or working group around a keyword project? Have some advice to share? Post it in this forum.