Discussions

Your Name and Title:

Arthur R. Smith

School or Organization Name:

WGBH Educational Foundation (at time of production)

Co-Presenter Name(s):

none

Area of the World from Which You Will Present:

United States

Language in Which You Will Present:

English

Target Audience(s):

Secondary school and post-secondary teachers and related professional

Short Session Description (one line)

This session will provide a tour of the free online educational resource, Invitation to World Literature, produced by Learner.org.

Full Session Description (as long as you would like):

Invitation to World Literature is a 13-part multimedia series introducing drama, epic poetry, and novels from many times and cultures. Half-hour videos form the centerpiece of the project, and feature a mix of writers, scholars, artists, and performers with personal connections to world literature. The course was designed for students in their last year of secondary school or first year of post-secondary study, but can also be adapted for other audiences. The project, funded by Annenberg Media is freely available on Learner.org.

In this session, one of the executive producers of the project, Arthur R. Smith, will provide a brief tour of the resource, explain the goals of the course, including its part in an effort to embed a global perspective in introductory literature courses in North America, propose curricular ideas for using this course formally or informally, and finally share some production stories that might be of help to individuals educators who might be building similar media-based literature initiatives around different works.

Websites / URLs Associated with Your Session:

http://www.learner.org/courses/worldlit/