Discussion: Introductions

Faculty: Below is a recommended activity that helps build community in your class and introduces your students to commenting as a form of class discussion. Please delete this informational block when you are ready to share your site with your students. Learn more about managing comments in OpenLab Help.

Please add a comment to this post introducing yourself to the class. You could include your academic interests, why you chose your major, what you enjoy reading, listening to, watching, and doing in your spare time, or anything else you want to share (include your pronouns, if you wish).

Before next class, please add your introduction and read the comments.

Get to know your classmates! Reply to one of your classmates’ comments. Do you have something in common? Did you learn something? Be kind.

Author: Orwel George

Professor Orwel is a writer, educator and philosopher of art in New York City. He edits and co-hosts Culture Road, a weekly podcast on culture and history. Born in Kenya and a graduate of Columbia University, he worked as a journalist during a 25-year reporting career. He is completing his doctoral dissertation on atmospheric sculptures at IDSVA while teaching African and American American art at the New York City College of Technology. Earlier, Orwel got a BA in linguistics and literature from the University of Nairobi, a JD from Brooklyn Law School, and trained in global media law and policy and Oxford University. Besides art, he has taught modern African history and literature.

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