Death of Humanities and Lit Flipping

Paula Reiter, Mount Mary University, speaks in a video on “Creative Teaching Techniques: Flipping the Literature Classroom” addressing “the challenge of infusing the literature classroom with creative teaching techniques.” Reiter notes, “I demonstrate how to ‘flip’ the classroom to make time for extended creative projects that involve students directly.” Even more importantly, Reiter addresses the major concern/criticism of literature in our time: Why does this matter in my life?

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