Assignments: Extra Credit: CALS Webinar Reflection

Final Grade Point Value

1%

Deliverable

A 250-word reflection on the CALS webinar "The Role of the Humanities in Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy” submitted in Canvas. File format can be .TXT, .RTF, .DOCX, or .PDF.

Due Date

February 4 at 11:59 p.m.

The purpose of this assignment is

• To incentivize watching the CALS webinar, which will expose you to the work of professional scholars in the humanities and specifically English.
• To stimulate reflection on how the humanities and specifically the English discipline engages with the pressing problems and challenges of today.

Assessment Notification Timing and Criteria

Within a week of the due date, I will enter the grade earned. For the reflection to earn credit, it must meet all of the following binary criteria:

• Completion, Length: is the reflection at least 250 words long?
• Completion, Question: does the reflection end with a question?
• Completion, Demonstration of Having Watched the Thing: is the reflection specific enough to demonstrate that the writer actually watched the webinar?

Instructions

1. Watch the The Role of the Humanities in Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy Webinar, either live after class on January 21 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., or watch the recording.
2. While watching, write down notes on any comments that are of particular interest to you.
3. Review your notes and reflect on what you heard and saw during the event. Consider questions like:
   • What held your attention? Why?
   • Did any solutions or suggestions seem particularly good? Why?
   • Are there any arguments or approaches that we might apply in our class?
4. Write 250 words containing your thoughts on the event.
5. End your reflection with a question.
6. Submit your reflection on Canvas.