Notes from the Electronic Cottage 11/22/12

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

On this day to be thankful, let’s look at some of the things that the web has brought us that we can be grateful for, one of which is the emerging phenomenon of MOOCs – Massive Open Online Courses. If you’d like to see some of what is available for free in this fast-growing MOOC world, take a peek at www.class-central.com

Wabanaki Windows 11/20/12

Producer/Host: Donna Loring
Studio Engineer: Amy Browne

Issue: Holidays and Native American Stereotypes

Program Topic: October and November Holidays Columbus Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Native American Heritage Month
a) What is the image of Native People projected by these holidays
b) What is the myth about Thanksgiving
c) What lessons can we learn from this

Guests by name and affiliation:
A) Dr. Darren Ranco, Chair of Native American Programs at the University of Maine Orono
B) Jamie Bisonnette, Chair of the Maine Indian Tribal State Commission
C ) Dr. Alex Wilson, University of Saskatchewan Canada